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What started as a simple way to reuse old saris and dhotis by turning them into quilts and wraps has now become one of ...
LaToya Chanel Thompson, MMS, is a passionate, dedicated, committed quilter/fiber artist who now shares her artistic and ...
Magnolia Boutique is an online boutique that offers 24/7 online shopping with the option for local pickup at their warehouse at 2850 N. Graham Road, Franklin. Ashley Brooks, website merchandiser and ...
Each Kantha-style quilt, she said, "has a word on it. I chose 'perseverance,' because hand stitching this quilt required perseverance on my part." ...
It’s been over three decades that Sarita Handa has had a stronghold over the home décor space in India. The brand’s journey that began way back in 1992 has been ...
Kantha: Beyond folk art This kantha blends traditional techniques with elements of Kashida Kashmir embroidery, creating a distinctive fusion.
The 18th-century embroidered rebozo has a clear affinity with embroidery techniques of cross stitch used extensively by the women textile embroiders of kantha (a spread or a wall hanging in Bengal).
He shows us around his home studio in North-West London — his primary source material, embroidered kantha textiles from Bengal stacked next to a desk lined with folders and books on sacred and folk ...
At the exhibit, textile enthusiasts can look forward to seeing haji rumals (Arab scarves), examples of Indo-Portuguese embroideries, a stunning contribution by The Chanakya School of Craft of a ...
BANCAT's Alok Kantha project combines sustainability, tradition, and compassion by repurposing discarded sarees into hand-embroidered quilts and products. This initiative provides comfort to ...
The New York-based designer and boutique owner John Derian, 62, also recommends this technique and likes to use Jeanette Farrier’s neutral-colored Kantha blankets — Indian and Bengali quilts ...