The Circle of Life ~ Antique Kantha Motif
CIRCLE OF LIFE Welcoming a new cycle … A fresh year, a clean slate ….a new beginning. Let’s move on, let’s leave behind the old, let’s make more memories, let’s … Continue reading
January 4, 2022 · Leave a comment
A Step into the Kantha World
A first tentative step into the new world of old Kantha textiles. Or should I say Old World? Here is a small section of one with a scene, that I … Continue reading
December 26, 2020 · 4 Comments
Textiles in Indian Literature
Heartwarming excerpt referring to the making of kantha textiles in Bengali literature
November 15, 2014 · Leave a comment
BOOK OF THE MONTH – KANTHA EMBROIDERY
Kantha is a traditional art from Eastern India. Old pieces of textiles – usually worn out saris and dhotis (usually made of mulmul or thin cotton cloth) were layered and … Continue reading
December 22, 2013 · 3 Comments
