Kantha stitch

Detailed instructions to stitch the stunning Indian embroidery - Kantha work. Step by step instructions with designs and illustrations.

The traditional folk art is famous as Kantha which means 'Patched cloth'. The original Kantha is double faced where the design appeared identical on either sides of the fabric. The great length of stitch is broken into tiny tacking's which gives almost a dotted appearance on either sides of the quilt like "Do rukha". Sometimes the embroidery is so finely done that it is very difficult to identify the wrong side.

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Сегодня расскажу об очень вдохновившем меня виде вышивки, а именно об индийском искусстве кантха. Кантха - это некое подобие квилта, только в нем нет никаких схем и правил, что очень мне по душе :) Этакое свободное творение, полет души художника. Кантха представляет из себя стеганое многослойное полотно, изначально создававшееся из старых, пришедших в негодность вещей (например, износившиеся или полинявшие сари). Такие слои складываются между собой и сначала простегиваются по кромке, а затем…

Do you remember this little piece that I made a few years ago? I decided to try to make another one, a bit larger. For both of them I made a quilt sandwich and then quilted a grid on it. Some of th…

Kantha quilts are made by stitching together flattened layers of old saris or old discarded clothes together. They look kaleidoscopic with a collection of vivid colors and designs that make …

In June we are hosting a one-day workshop, Kantha Stitching with expert teacher Ekta Kaul. Kantha is a beautiful stitch technique from the Indian subcontinent with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling. Ekta is an award-winning textile artist who creates ‘StoryMaps’- narrative cartographic textiles that

Traditional Kantha Stitching holds lots of layers of fabric together to make one larger piece of useable cloth. Wise Craft Handmade

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