Tag Archives: kantha

Kantha Hair Barrette

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Hannah

This weekend I thought I’d try decorating myself with embroidery. Here is my kantha embroidery hair barrette: It’s metallic gold thread on black cotton sateen so it’s actually fairly shiny, though that’s hard to photograph. Even harder is photographing the … Continue reading →

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Examples of Kantha embroidery

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Hannah

I’ve been growing more and more interested in South Asian embroidery. It’s wonderful stuff! In fact, I’ve found some great books in the library, so you’ll be seeing the results from that expedition at some point. In my last post … Continue reading →

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Indian Embroidery II

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Hannah

One of my commenters, Sharon, requested more information on Kantha embroidery. I think she will be very happy with this post!  I found my information through Deepa’s blog, which has a nice section on Indian embroidery (other embroidery too, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Bead embroidery, Free resources online, Indian embroidery, Surface embroidery, tutorials | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments