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| Contempoaray Kantha Embroidery from West Bengal, India Silk background and cotton thread hand worked Contempoarary Kantha style embroidery designed by Mrs Alima Khatun and her daughter Selma, National Award winners in this catagory. The Khatuns teach local women how to stitch their pieces, thus providing work in their local community. Women stitch in the Khatun's home or take the work to their own home. All backing cloth is silk [either khadi handloom silk produced locally or Southern silk, mill made in South India] Stitch is using cotton threads. The Khatun's dye silk for the backgounds and cotton for the stitching, sometimes adding handblock print designs to the piece before stitching comences. All work can be gently washed in cool water and put in the shade to dry. Email to purchase items,for larger images of work and postage rates- please quote code in first column |
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