Any garment or cloth with kantha embroidery (which forms or outlines decorative motifs with running stitch) is a kantha garment……………………
A kantha is rich multicolored embroidery from West Bengal. It is done with simple running stitches. Rural women’s in Bengal typically use discarded saris, dhotis and cloth and layer them with stitches to make a quilt, light blanket shawls, throws or bedspread………
There are seven different types of kantha:
Archilata kantha, Baiton kantha, Durjani/thalia, Lep kantha, Oaar kantha, Sujani kantha, Rumal kantha ….. click here for details
A kantha is rich multicolored embroidery from West Bengal. It is done with simple running stitches. Rural women’s in Bengal typically use discarded saris, dhotis and cloth and layer them with stitches to make a quilt, light blanket shawls, throws or bedspread………
There are seven different types of kantha:
Archilata kantha, Baiton kantha, Durjani/thalia, Lep kantha, Oaar kantha, Sujani kantha, Rumal kantha ….. click here for details
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