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

and quilted accessories

it is used with a double needle

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

Cutting charts for main/contrasting fabrics

and fabric embellishment

Vintage Kantha Blanket | Leaf & Vine X Design | West Bengal India Indonesia Folk Art and quilted accessoriesA 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.