The kantha motifs are drawn from everyday life and include representations of folk tales, epics, mythological figures, animals, fish, plants, and ceremonial themes. Last year, Mahua Lahiri was the ...

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 ...

The thousand-year-old upcycling handicraft was traditionally a canvas for ordinary women to tell their stories and express their fears and hopes. Now it's hugely popular again, writes Kalpana Sunder.

Fashion’s future is often created by reinventing the past and finding fresh inspiration in tradition. A renewed appreciation of the centuries-old, artisanal craft kantha offers a new perspective on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is not a single household in Bangladesh that does not know of the Nakshi Kantha. Every newborn has his own 'Kantha' (quilt) – even if not the 'Nakshi' variant, but one possibly made by a close ...