Brief about Kantha Quilts
Fabrics
transfer so many emotions and memories. Traditions of Kantha Quilts are one of the examples to support this
statement. This art is carrying so much passion from last 500 years. It is
believed that old clothes have protective power and keeping in mind this
feature Kantha Quilts were originated.
History of Kantha Quilts
Birthplace
place of Kantha has many question marks. The oldest form of embroidery can be
traced from eastern South Asia to Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha. But it is
referred as craft of Bengali (Bengal). Kantha have been practiced in Bengali
region since ancient times.
In
early 19th century this art got disappeared and later it was revived
by daughter in law of Rabindranath Tagore in 1940s.
Krishnadas
Kaviraj in his book titled as ‘Sri Sri Chaitanaya Charitamrita’ mentioned the
word ‘Kantha’. He wrote that mother of Chaitanaya send homemade Kantha to him
in Puri with traveling pilgrims. That Kantha is still in display at ‘Gambhira
in Puri’.
Meaning of Kantha Quilts
Kantha
is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Kontha’ which means rags but they are not made
from rags. Kantha Quilts were made from discarded clothes which were stitched
together to form something useful and possessive.
The
main reason behind building Quilts were to provide protection from harm and
keep individual warm. Originally the word “Kantha” is pronounced as KAHN-taa
but now it is wrongly continued as “caan-tha”.
It
is actually a form of embroidery and depicts various symbols like tree, bird,
women etc. In short Kantha is a combination of both:
1)
Tradition of
fabricating union of discarded and old clothes to make something useful and
2)
A craft,
running stitch or Bengali embroidery on clothes.
Guidelines
for rich quality Kantha Quilts
There
are wide ranges of Kantha available online and in traditional market. But before
we choose any material Shivalaya
Jaipur have jotted down some points which
can help us in picking best value for worth.
·
Layers of the Kantha
Generally,
the Kantha are made from Saris or dhoti which are thin. So, if we are expecting
to get warm from Quilts, we need to pay attention on thickness and heaviness.
Shop from the wide variety of Kantha Quilts
online.
·
Stitching method
This
depends on our choice. But the standard stitching methods have distance of 1 cm
from each other. Also, an expensive Kantha Quilts have straight edge stitching
ensuring no interior cloth coming out.
·
Cost efficient
Since
it is a handmade process which requires high involvement of labors these are
little expensive. But we are cost reactive. That’s the reason shivalaya jaipur have incorporated our
pocket friendly Kantha Quilts. Look at the widest range of vintage Quilts.
I
strongly believe you all are in love with the Kantha Quilts and amazed by its
story. Are you still unsure of buying Kantha? Well, if you are you really need
to look at the amazing designs online which will not stop you from loving them.
Have a look at Indian Kantha
Quilts.
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