Nakshi Kantha is a rare form of textile poetry, where needlework becomes a language of memory. Long before “sustainability” entered design discourse, rural Bengali women reimagined worn sarees and dhotis into layered quilts, then embroidered them into living tapestries. Using the running stitch as its primary technique, each Kantha unfolds slowly, often taking weeks or months, until motifs emerge like quiet revelations: winding rivers, stylized flora, village rituals, and abstract dreams. Every line is deliberate, every pattern personal, and each finished piece carries the artisan’s intimate story. The result is not merely fabric, but a stitched chronicle of life, resilience, and creativity.

Artisans from three generations- Afsana, Beauty, & Nihari, Magura, AAF

 

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