Kudzu and Company stocks kantha products at both their locations in Decatur and Sandy Springs. The throws are handmade in India or Nepal. From $65 to 125. With their whimsical fabrics and uneven ...

Come winter, the quilting tradition of South Asia comes into the limelight and a significant aspect of that is the Kantha tradition. Traditionally, the word Kantha refers to a specific type of quilt- ...

The desire to mend, repair and reuse is intrinsic to human nature, though that may be hard to believe in this age of disposable living. Archaeologists have found needles among the ruins of the ...

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 ...

The kantha motifs are drawn from everyday life and include representations of folk tales, epics, mythological figures, animals, fish, plants, and ceremonial themes. Last year, Mahua Lahiri was the ...

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 embroidery artist Pritikana Goswami, who was among four Padma awardees from Bengal, hopes the coveted award will inspire many more women to take up the traditional art form. The septuagenarian ...