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- ...

The desire to mend, repair and reuse is intrinsic to human nature, though that may be hard to believe in this age of disposable living. Archaeologists have found needles among the ruins of the ...

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 ...

The Europeans may have lauded masterpieces of tapestry, but the iconic 'Nakshi Kantha' is a canvas indigenous to Bengal that holds a similar power to visually arrest any observer that lays their eyes ...

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.

Thanks to the efforts of revivalists, Kantha caught fashion designers’ imagination and that of the people. But there exists a similar form of quilting technique from Bihar, which despite its beauty is ...

BENGALURU : Warmth of a loving one and a familiar smell of nostalgia... Kantha quilts surely bring back a lot of memories from the past. It does not just keep one warm but also shows the craftsmanship ...

In two villages of Paba Upazila in Rajshahi, the income earned by mothers from stitching traditional nakshi kantha quilts is not only supporting their families but also financing the education of ...