The kantha gowns and quilts stocked by TOAST, the clothing-and-homeware brand, have been made by small groups of artisans in west Bengal who are part of the fair-trade cooperative Sasha. Alamy ...

AT THE OCTOBER HIGH POINT Market, furniture and home décor manufacturer and importer Moe’s Home Collection quietly added throws to its product assortment. What’s unique about the throws is that ...

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 ...

Because of the quilted jacket's inherently whimsical nature, styling one can easily feel intimidating. Ahead, here are the best ways to integrate the a quilted jacket into your wardrobe this spring.

Nakshi Kantha is the exquisite traditional Bengali art that converted old used saris into kanthas (embroidered quilts) with nakshas (designs). Women told stories of myths or their village life through ...

One of the oldest forms of Indian embroidery, Kantha embroidered saree originated in West Bengal. Traditionally used in quilt making, the embroidery later made way into sarees and gradually ...

Quilts of India: a patchwork chronicle by Patrick J Finn. Hindustan Times | By Manjula Narayan. Jul 27, 2014 11:49 AM IST . ... It was a small kantha with rows of embroidered men on it.

Popular in West Bengal, Odisha, Assam and Bangladesh, the traditional stitching technique, similar to the Japanese Sashiko style, is used to create multi-hued jackets, quilts etc. Over the years the ...

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 ...

Most of the people who showed up for the launch of the Exhibition of Quilts at Collective Space Studio, Coimbatore, came away thinking, “I want to quilt”. After all, we come from a culture ...