Kudzu and Company stocks kantha products at both their locations in Decatur and Sandy Springs. The throws are handmade in India or Nepal. From $65 to 125. With their whimsical fabrics and uneven ...

The kantha motifs are drawn from everyday life and include representations of folk tales, epics, mythological figures, animals, fish, plants, and ceremonial themes. Last year, Mahua Lahiri was the ...

Ethnic hand-stitched and hand-dyed fabrics continue to pique interior design interest, whether it’s vintage quilts like those on exhibit at the Indiana State Museum, resist-dyed ikats from Bali, ...

Fashion’s future is often created by reinventing the past and finding fresh inspiration in tradition. A renewed appreciation of the centuries-old, artisanal craft kantha offers a new perspective on a ...

The thousand-year-old upcycling handicraft was traditionally a canvas for ordinary women to tell their stories and express their fears and hopes. Now it's hugely popular again, writes Kalpana Sunder.

India has always been a land of jackets, whether it is the sherwani, bandhgala or the Nehru jacket. Now, designer Payal Jaggi gives them a twist with kantha fabric and a new revival story. Jaggi ...

Step into Cultural Cloth, a home design shop in tiny Maiden Rock, Wis., and expect your horizons to expand. When you open the door, you'll see Wounaan baskets from Panama, said to be among the finest ...

Winters in Bangladesh are very cold. Families with little means could not afford blankets to keep warm. One day, a group of women cut their old saris to size and placed one length of cloth above the ...