From pinched kantha to woven shibori, heritage textiles get a fresh spin at Darshan Shah’s Weavers Studio in Kolkata.

Kantha is more than one thousand years old, dating back to the pre-Vedic times (prior to 1500 BC) in ancient India, and although it was traditionally a utilitarian, functional style of embroidery ...

Though kantha stitching is prevalent throughout Bangladesh, regions like Mymensingh, Bogura, Jamalpur, Bogura, Rajshahi, Faridpur, Jessore, and Chittagong are particularly noted for it. With the ...