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Kantha Stitch Cotton Throw

West Bengal

Kantha began as thrift: Bengali women layered worn saris and quilted them with rows of running stitch into something warm and new. This throw carries that logic in layered cotton, the parallel stitch lines rippling the surface so it drapes with a quiet texture. Light enough for a fan-cooled evening, and it softens further with every wash.

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Maker journey

The hands behind it

The craft
Kantha running-stitch quilting
The place
West Bengal
The hands
Layers of soft cotton are held together by thousands of small running stitches worked in long sittings, which gives the cloth its gentle rippled surface.

Buying handmade keeps a craft in work. That is the whole model — no middle story.

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