Patched Kantha Bedspread

£225.00
Mixed Blues
Size: One Size

Lightweight bedspread made from hand-woven cotton, yarn-dyed and hand-quilted with traditional kantha stitching by artisans in India. Patches of checked and striped weaves decorate the surface, with contrast selvedge sections and a plain reverse.

Hand-woven cotton. Yarn-dyed. Hand-quilted. Kantha stitching. Checked and striped weave. Plain reverse.

Details

Hand wash only. 100% cotton. 
Made in India.
This fabric is handloom woven. Weaving irregularities are a pleasing characteristic of handloom woven items and should not be considered a fault.
245cm x 225cm.

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Kantha

The kantha cloths, typical of Bangladesh and West Bengal, are an ancient tradition of resourcefulness and fine stitchery. The word kantha itself derives from the Sanskrit for ‘rags’, a reminder of the humble materials from which each kantha is made.

Layers of old, discarded saris and dhotis form the kantha, held together through intricate rows of running stitch. Embroidered stitches unite the multiple layers of salvaged cotton to form an un-wadded quilt, and characterise the kantha with a pleasing regularity.

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