Weeks, not hours
A queen-size kantha holds weeks of stitching. The ripples you feel are the thread pulling the layers together.
The artisans
Made by hand, never by machine
Our kanthas are stitched by women working from home in rural Bangladesh, at their own pace, with skills passed from mother to daughter.
Made together
Large pieces are often stitched by several women at once, sitting around the same cloth.
One of a kind
Hand stitching and hand printing leave small differences. No two pieces are quite the same.
A kantha is never made alone
It is stitched together, used for years, and passed down.
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