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\n#19\/100. Times gone by, the women of Bengal would layer two-three pieces of discarded sari or cloth together, use threads from the border of an old sari and embroider intricate motifs \u2013 birds, mythological figures, folk stories, personal feelings \u2013 on the layered garment to make a Kantha (embroidered quilt) In times gone by, the women of Bengal would layer two-three pieces of discarded sari or cloth together, use threads from the border of an old sari and embroider intricate motifs \u2013 birds, mythological figures, folk stories, personal feelings \u2013 on the layered garment to make a Kantha (embroidered quilt)
\nThe embroidery primarily consisted of the running stitch and its spin-offs (archilata, lep, ooar, sujani stitches) and thus \u2018Kantha work\u2019 came to be associated with this particular type of stitch.
\nIt was then Rabindranath tagore fondly known as Thakur da..started kantha work in shantiniketan. He gave kantha a new dimension it was his forsight that helped people of Bengal introduce this beautiful craftsmenship to the world.
\nKolkatta love reloaded. Picked this beautiful kantha saree from the heart itself. “Shantiniketan “.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Weaves as special as you are: #19\/100. Times gone by, the women of Bengal would layer two-three pieces of discarded sari or cloth together, use threads from the border of an old sari and embroider intricate motifs \u2013 birds, mythological figures, folk stories, personal feelings \u2013 on the layered garment to make a Kantha (embroidered…<\/p>\n