Cotton Stylist Kantha Stitch Kurta

The traditional form of Kantha embroidery was done with soft dhotis, Kurtas, and saris, with a simple running stitch along the edges. Depending on the use of the finished product they were known as Lepkantha or Sujni Kantha. Pure cotton Kantha stitch embroidery Kurta -Kantha is a form of embroidery often practiced by rural women in West Bengal. The embroidered cloth has many other uses including shawls, covers for mirrors, boxes, and pillows. In some cases, the entire cloth is covered with running stitches, employing beautiful motifs of flowers, animals birds, and geometrical shapes, as well as themes from everyday activities. The stitching on the cloth gives it a slight wrinkled, wavy effect. Contemporary Kantha is applied to a wider range of garments such as sarees, Kurtas, dupatta, shirts for men and women, bedding, and other furnishing fabrics, mostly using cotton and silk.

• Brand: Tribes India
• Material: Cotton
• Product: Cotton Stylist Kantha Stitch Kurta
• Color: Red
• Design: Hand Stitch
• Pattern: Handmade
• State: West Bengal
• Care Instruction: Hand wash

Note: Although, an artisan does take care to maintain pattern and color scheme however to create identical products a little variation could be seen against the image shown here is handmade products.

Disclaimer: There might be little shade variation between the actual product and the image shown on the screen due to the photography effect.