Vintage Kantha Blanket | Leaf & Vine X Design | West Bengal India Indonesia Folk Art and fabric embellishment

and fabric embellishment

and can also be switched between two machines with the greatest of ease

these special templates are the first in her series of Creative Stitching tools

you’ll find so many color variations to spark your creativity

it is used with a double needle

Vintage Kantha Blanket | Leaf & Vine X Design | West Bengal India Indonesia Folk Art and fabric embellishmentA breathtaking example of traditional Bengali needlework, this vintage Kantha throw is hand stitched entirely by artisan textile makers in West Bengal, India. Unlike densely packed Kantha compositions, this piece uses open negative space masterfully allowing a dramatic diagonal X shaped vine of individual multicolored leaves to traverse the full ivory cotton ground from corner to corner, creating a bold folk art composition full of movement and life.