Why Kantha is so Special? Shower and show your love on these beautiful and unique pieces of Kantha. Comes in multiple patterns and designs, each piece is alluring and capable to standalone. Kantha Throw – Perfect in their Imperfections, vintage kantha quilts are a one-of-a-kind Indian cotton textile. Impregnate with the history and pride of […]
If you have browsed into our shop – vintagekanthaquilt, it is quite likely you have heard word “Kantha”. Maybe you heard by different names of it like “Kantha Blanket”, “Kantha Throw”, “Kantha Quilt”, ”Kantha Shawl” ,” Kantha Cushion Covers” or even “Kantha Scarf”. You might even perceive these colorful and alluring embroidered textiles but may […]
Pronounced KAHN-taa, this mode of quilt originates from the Eastern states of India, West Bengal. Traditionally in this region, women would hand-sew layers of old saris that needs another use after the off cuts of saris became abundant. As you can imagine, Kantha blankets or quilts are made of an array of colours and patterns […]
With countless blankets that we refer to as “kantha throws”, “kantha quilts“, “indigo kantha”, or “kantha blankets“, you might simply awe, what is kantha? Know more about – Kantha History – What is a Kantha Quilt? Kantha (simply means : “patched cloth”) refers to both the tradition of producing these unique, colorless quilted blankets (making […]
Why we love them : Vivid, Joyful colors! Wildly knotty hand-stitching! An exotic place of beginning! What’s not to love? One of these South Asian blankets will add just the suitable amount of oomph your home needs in the sunny months ahead. Where they’re from: Kantha’s originate in Bangladesh and the eastern states of India, where […]