Kudzu and Company stocks kantha products at both their locations in Decatur and Sandy Springs. The throws are handmade in India or Nepal. From $65 to 125. With their whimsical fabrics and uneven ...
Come winter, the quilting tradition of South Asia comes into the limelight and a significant aspect of that is the Kantha tradition. Traditionally, the word Kantha refers to a specific type of quilt- ...
Kantha are works of embroidery hand-stitched by women across Bengal, which spans the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. White cloth is embroidered with plant, animal and other motifs. A ...
India has always been a land of jackets, whether it is the sherwani, bandhgala or the Nehru jacket. Now, designer Payal Jaggi gives them a twist with kantha fabric and a new revival story. Jaggi ...
With his new Kensington storefront, menswear designer Hamid Holloman is giving vintage attire a stylish second act. What I make: Military-inspired clothing handmade from repurposed materials like raw ...
Saju in the renowned poet, Jasimuddin’s Nakshi Kanthar Math (1929), weaves through intricate tales of her life as she languishes in separation from her husband. Long before, the poet had popularized ...
For generations, heart and soul, many women in Chapainawabganj, as in some other parts of the country, have sewn nakshi kantha (embroidered quilt). More than just needlework, imbued in each design of ...
An online exhibition by Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography is sparking a conversation on the historical and cultural significance of kantha quilting Front Image of Kantha quilt titled (The Turn), ...