It is not always easy to remember these days that the kantha was once a homely piece of cloth embroidered by a woman for a newborn, or her family, a personal, intimate expression of her love, memories ...

Embroidery is the unique art of decorating fabric using needles, threads, beads and various other things using different stitching techniques. It involves creating patterns and designs by hand and ...

With #vocalforlocal in the buzz these days, it's great to witness the revival of handloom crafts to not only represent Indian craftsmanship on the global platform but also draw support to millions of ...

Kantha, an old ingenious art form originating in Bengal, is slowly emerging again from the edge of extinction. It is said to be over 1000 years old and has been mentioned in Vedic and pre-Vedic ...

The thousand-year-old upcycling handicraft was traditionally a canvas for ordinary women to tell their stories and express their fears and hopes. Now it's hugely popular again, writes Kalpana Sunder.

Kantha, an ancient embroidery style popular in the subcontinent's eastern region including Bengal, had a modest beginning as a domestic, functional handicraft. Often a contemporary fashion choice, the ...

Nearly 100 years later, the “secret pain” that Bengali poet Jasimuddin wrote of in 1929 is still being stitched into nakshi kantha. This style of hand embroidery, traditionally on old saris, has been ...

India's rich cultural heritage is eloquently proclaimed in its varied traditions of embroidery, each place has its own unique stitches, designs, and tales in the fabric. These art techniques not just ...

BHUBANESWAR: The embroidery work of “kantha” is in for a much needed surge. Along with it, a host of women from the Muslim community, are all set to become self-reliant adding handsomely to their ...