Kantha is a type of embroidery popular in eastern South Asia, especially Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha. The use of kantha is popular in "Kantha saris" traditionally worn by women in Bengal. Kantha stitching is also used to make simple quilts, commonly known as Nakshi Kantha. Kantha is very popular with tourists visiting Bengal and is a specialty of Bolpur
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ll the most popular form of embroidery practised by rural women. The embroidered cloth has many uses including women's shawls and covers for mirrors, boxes, and pillows. In the best examples, the entire cloth is covered with running stitches, employing beautiful motifs of flowers, animals birds and geometrical shapes, as well as themes from everyday activities. The stitching on the cloth gives it a slight wrinkled, wavy effect. Contemporary Kantha is applied to a wider range of garments such as sarees, dupatta, shirts for men and women, bedding and other furnishing fabrics, mostly using cotton and silk.Depending on the use of the finished product they were known as Lepkantha, Sujni Kantha. However, the variety and techniques of run stitches that were used to outline and fill in the motifs imparted the kantha its exclusivity and thereon the kantha stitch became a fine art. In the world of kantha ,Threads can talk and create their own stories. They can weave their way through centuries and be reborn in various avatars. Such has been the evolution of the kantha stitch - the fine art of embroidery from Bengal initially done on quilts - which has taken the contemporary fashion and furnishing sectors by storm with buyers in the US, Britain and Japan. "It is not kantha without the intricate fine stitching work," The kantha stitch, which was earlier restricted to folk and village motifs on quilts and wrappers, has spread its horizons. And thats where we come in:Tapasya
This is a company made for women in need, to help young ladies & elder women,who where in need of work and were unemployed . This is our own small scale company called TAPASYA .Where we give jobs to people who have a kin eye for unique ideas & a nice hand craft working background. Mostly women are employed here to lend a hand in their bright future.we started The project from the year 2010 , just a few years ago & so far its doing quite good.We create our own designs and have a team of experienced artists ,who make it all happen.We train new comers to work in a soothing environment without any flaws. Our work is mostly innovative and retro at the same time!!!We have a verity of styles of Saree's . "And like many other company's we also incorporate a lot of cave and folk art, Egyptian murals, calligraphy of West and East Asia, still life,graffiti, pop art and Picasso, miniatures and Hindu & western Mythology in our designs."
