Nakshi kantha
Layers of soft cotton held together by thousands of small running stitches, then drawn over with lotus, fish and vine motifs. "Nakshi" means patterned.
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Bengal's oldest textile crafts, for American homes
AMANIL brings the nakshi kantha, hand block prints and handloom cottons of Bangladesh to the US — made the way they have been made for generations, finished for everyday use.
Hand block print
Each colour is pressed on with a carved wooden block, one repeat at a time, along the whole length.
Handloom cotton
Throws and towels woven on hand looms, including the gamcha check found in every Bengali home.
From a village in Bengal to your door
Stitched in Bangladesh, checked by us piece by piece, then shipped to you anywhere in the US.
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