Katan silk kantha kantha blouse piece
Hand embroidery from bengal
Kutchi mirror work
Art of hand work
katan silk ( power loom )
80 cm blouse piece
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Kantha additionally spelled kanta, and qanta, is a kind of embroidery craft in the Bengal and eastern regions of India, mainly in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha. In Odisha, vintage saris are stacked on each different and hand-stitched to make a thin piece of cushion. this is commonly used above a bed cushion or as opposed to a cushion. "Kantha saris" are historically worn by way of ladies in Bengal location. In nowadays, embroidery is stitched, popularly referred to as 'kantha stitched", on sari, kurta (or panjabi) and churidar and many other garments and gaining recognition due to their aesthetic price and hand-crafted traits.

Kantha sewing is also used to make simple quilts, normally referred to as nakshi kantha. women in Bengal commonly use antique saris and fabric and layer them with kantha stitching to make a mild blanket, throw, or bedspread, specifically for kids. Kantha could be very famous with vacationers travelling the Bengal place of the Indian subcontinent.
Kantha is a form of embroidery regularly practised by rural ladies. The traditional shape of Kantha embroidery was carried out with soft dhotis and saris, with a simple going for walks sew alongside the edges. relying on the usage of the finished product they had been known as Lepkantha or Sujni Kantha.

The embroidered fabric has many makes use of which includes shawls, covers for mirrors, boxes, and pillows. In a few instances, the whole material is protected with running stitches, employing beautiful motifs of vegetation, animals birds and geometrical shapes, as well as subject matters from regular sports. The sewing on the cloth gives it a slightly wrinkled, wavy effect. present day kantha is carried out to a much broader range of clothes along with sarees, dupatta, shirts for women and men, bedding and different furnishing fabrics, commonly using cotton and silk.