The trending fashion of Indian Vintage Kantha Quilts

If you have been hearing a lot about Kantha in the fashion world lately, then you must know that Kantha has become the hottest trend in the fashion world today. Not only in terms of fashion, the popularity of Kantha is reaching almost everywhere and this form of embroidery is popularizing itself by each day. Indian Kantha quilts have taken the entire fashion and textile world by storm and the same have received a huge recognition at the global lever as well.

Kantha is a famous style of embroidery which hails from West Bengal, India. This embroidery is considered to be a significant symbol displaying the skill as well as the talent of the rural women of Bengal who are the faces behind such beautiful creation and art. Kantha embroidery or Kantha stitch is similar to running stitch which is very simple in terms of its nature. Traditionally, this kind of embroidery is being used for designing quilts, dhotis and sarees, however, today Kantha has evolved and made its debut in the fashion world as well, wherein it is admired and used by a majority of fashion designers. The yarn is collected from the old saree borders. After this the design is traced and eventually covered with running stitches. This kind of embroidery is being found on various dupattas, shawls, pillow covers as well as home furnishing.