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Kantha : Sustainable Textiles and Mindful Making by Kaul, Ekta

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Author: Kaul, Ekta

Textile artworks

Published on 20 June 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Herbert Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 192 pages, Illustrated throughout with more than 100 beautiful colour images
224 x 288 x 19 | 1040g

A beautiful book on the tradition of kantha, a Bengali embroidery technique with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling, with inspiration and techniques for contemporary makers.

The word kantha refers to both the style of running stitch, as well as the finished cloth: quilted textiles made from multiple layers of cast-off cloth, traditionally embroidered with threads pulled out from the borders of old saris and dhotis. These beautiful fabrics were created exclusively by women in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.

In this richly illustrated book, textile artist Ekta Kaul explores the history of the kantha tradition and finds

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Kantha : Sustainable Textiles and Mindful Making by Kaul, Ekta