It is not always easy to remember these days that the kantha was once a homely piece of cloth embroidered by a woman for a newborn, or her family, a personal, intimate expression of her love, memories ...

KOLKATA- Tripti Mukherjee, a renowned handicraft artist from Suri in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, who has empowered thousands of rural women through the art of Kantha stitch, has credited her ...

A kantha is a great example of how you can upcycle your old clothes into something beautiful and functional. A handmade quilt, kantha is a long piece of cloth made of old rags - mostly old sarees - ...

With the wedding and party season in mind, Osaa launched its new collection called Kantha Gatha last Thursday. Spearheaded by Shamlu Dudeja, the collaboration happened when Osaa owner Adarsh Makharia ...

It’s almost hypnotic, the effect of looking at the orange cushion cover, embroidered intricately in concentric circles in delicate running kantha stitches. Anais Basu, on her first trip to India, fell ...

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- ...

Women in rural hinterland of West Bengal are becoming self reliant by making Kantha, a kind of traditional embroidery. The revival of Kantha in Bengal is the brainchild of Shamlu Dudeja, who brought ...

Winters in Bangladesh are very cold. Families with little means could not afford blankets to keep warm. One day, a group of women cut their old saris to size and placed one length of cloth above the ...

Wed Mar 19, 2025 03:02 PM Last update on: Thu Mar 20, 2025 02:16 PM In a world driven by rapid industrialisation and mass production, the quiet persistence of handcrafted traditions stands as proof of ...