tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post1977023384334017047..comments2024-03-03T13:35:06.624+05:30Comments on my room: Kantha -The folk embroidery of BengalKavita Sahariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342095914702911870noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-5426822476583057782012-01-24T17:22:43.170+05:302012-01-24T17:22:43.170+05:30I am sandhya venugopal i am intrested in hand wor...I am sandhya venugopal i am intrested in hand work and even i tried to do my suits, i have taken kantha saree from exibition i liked it very much. I liked the first design and also the colour combination.sandhya venugopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703713008091191647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-65311281976617988452009-10-07T15:11:47.213+05:302009-10-07T15:11:47.213+05:30Wow...i didn't know this was the story behind ...Wow...i didn't know this was the story behind Kantha.Great post.Thanks for sharing this.Interestingly, I have a kurta which uses Kantha work on Warli designs(from Maharashtra).An exquisite marriage of two folk arts.overturned blue shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969127567334031971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-38225408239225649842009-10-04T00:08:47.132+05:302009-10-04T00:08:47.132+05:30The making of a katha is so strenuous.I get neck p...The making of a katha is so strenuous.I get neck pain if am looking at my laptop continuosly for an hours, and they do it sitting, bending their neck forward and that too day after day.And after 1 month of hard work, they only get paid few hundreads of rupees.<br /><br />And not only as diapers, in rural areas, these are also used as another form of quilts. We use it in our house and it is so comfortable,so light and one can be used for years..Mustafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324083920602690625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-57488242406350715212009-10-03T23:12:22.128+05:302009-10-03T23:12:22.128+05:30once again BEAUTIFUL.
Thank God you came back from...once again BEAUTIFUL.<br />Thank God you came back from your retirement very quickly. LOLLazyKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107095466924598166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-13702478890147125292009-10-01T17:57:40.599+05:302009-10-01T17:57:40.599+05:30Thank you Babli,
Abraham Lincoln
Kishore
I am gla...Thank you Babli,<br />Abraham Lincoln<br />Kishore<br /><br />I am glad you all liked the post.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-69188884076477915942009-09-29T20:30:26.027+05:302009-09-29T20:30:26.027+05:30बहुत सुंदर
हमारे यहाँ इसे पेच वर्क के रूप में थोडा...बहुत सुंदर<br />हमारे यहाँ इसे पेच वर्क के रूप में थोडा अलग तरीके से किया जाता है किन्तु हमारे लोक की समझ आज के वैज्ञानिक ज्ञान से किसी भी तरीके से कमतर नहीं थी, उपयोग में लिए जा चुके कपड़े, बेहद नाजुक त्वचा के लिए बहुत उपयोगी होते हैं. अपर्णा जी बहुत बढिया लिखा है.के सी https://www.blogger.com/profile/03260599983924146461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-56958015604567433232009-09-29T14:53:43.869+05:302009-09-29T14:53:43.869+05:30I really like the patterns and designs on this clo...I really like the patterns and designs on this cloth.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-19950142356452814802009-09-29T07:27:05.644+05:302009-09-29T07:27:05.644+05:30I love katha stitch and my Mom is having katha sti...I love katha stitch and my Mom is having katha stitch sarees. Nicely described with lovely photos. Wish you a Happy Dussehra. If time permits visit my blogs.Urmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444733179920713322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-7394639520447950612009-09-29T00:03:30.694+05:302009-09-29T00:03:30.694+05:30Hi every body, thank you for your comments.. Sorry...Hi every body, thank you for your comments.. Sorry I was late in respondind but I was busy with the Durga Puja celebrations.<br /><br />Lin Floyd, you are right this is a lot like quilting. All over the world, women have had similar lives, only the customs and traditions vary a bit.<br /><br />Sujata, to be honest, I saw a woman wearing kantha stitch done on crepe silk and it looked gorgeous. The colour was muted saffron.<br /><br /><br /><br />Magiceye, thank you.<br /><br />Deeps, thank you. I am glad the post touched your heart.<br /><br />Onkar, thank you for your appreciation.<br /><br />Kay, thank you. Glad you liked the post.<br /><br />P. Venugopal, I never thought about writing for magazines. I just love connecting with my blogger friends.<br /><br />Ramesh, thank you. I know we can always count on your support.<br /><br />#167 Dad, thank you.<br /><br />Amatamari, thank you for your encouragement and appreciation.<br /><br />Kavita, thank you. A woman can never have enough of Kantha. But it is better to buy from the artisans directly. We then know the money has really reached the right people.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-24554507239286002512009-09-28T19:11:01.992+05:302009-09-28T19:11:01.992+05:30Aparna,
this is an awesome post,i love Kan...Aparna,<br /> this is an awesome post,i love Kantha-work but had never known all the history attached to it...your pictures are great and the post very informative...this makes me want to buy few more Kanthas.Kavita Sahariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342095914702911870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-57750788672333739202009-09-28T11:12:16.505+05:302009-09-28T11:12:16.505+05:30I tried in my book "Traditional designs from ...I tried in my book "Traditional designs from India" of Pradumna Tana and drawings of photographs<br />somewhat resemble to those<br />Traditional of Northwest...<br />Are really wonderful traditions<br />and I hope that all nations recognize beauty<br />of these fabrics!!!amatamari©https://www.blogger.com/profile/08787445016282970699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-59746458020729830432009-09-28T06:49:27.992+05:302009-09-28T06:49:27.992+05:30Good to see MY ROOM lives on...Good to see MY ROOM lives on...#167 Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069054405824134410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-17895742385131027302009-09-27T23:16:57.123+05:302009-09-27T23:16:57.123+05:30kavita, Suj, Aparna...hey u folks..u people were o...kavita, Suj, Aparna...hey u folks..u people were out of sight but not out of our mind..thanks for all your encouragement thru out..happy My Room has come alive again after the great shock from Kavita, my highly respected friend..take care all of u..R. Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00314470449340373184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-55817659452121634682009-09-27T19:01:25.383+05:302009-09-27T19:01:25.383+05:30Very interesting write, Aparna. Why don't you ...Very interesting write, Aparna. Why don't you target such writings to some good print magazine? I am sure they will grab it. Afterwards you can put them on your blog.P. Venugopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12145838046697625836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-22552575760885375072009-09-27T15:33:10.620+05:302009-09-27T15:33:10.620+05:30Beautiful, exquisite!Beautiful, exquisite!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-17665910258640440262009-09-27T13:08:45.192+05:302009-09-27T13:08:45.192+05:30Very informative and well-supported by pictures.Very informative and well-supported by pictures.Onkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549012098621516316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-10727323045445637562009-09-26T18:39:10.483+05:302009-09-26T18:39:10.483+05:30That was a great post, loved the designs, traditio...That was a great post, loved the designs, traditionally kantha work is done on tussar material,since then many have tried it on other silks, with varied colour schemes, but the original kantha in the butter colour tussar fabric really brings out the work at its best I think.sujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-68498234141719605052009-09-26T14:18:00.219+05:302009-09-26T14:18:00.219+05:30more than the beauty of these ... the fact that yo...more than the beauty of these ... the fact that you thought of sharing such things with us amazing .. <br />wow!<br />one more wow!<br />:-pdeepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296902414799985603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-45159255929064264912009-09-26T10:45:15.057+05:302009-09-26T10:45:15.057+05:30son interesting and informative
thank you for shar...son interesting and informative<br />thank you for sharingmagiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-45744827147909783182009-09-26T09:36:32.915+05:302009-09-26T09:36:32.915+05:30fascinating, kind of like quilting in our pioneer ...fascinating, kind of like quilting in our pioneer historyGreat Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-54183098554812665362009-09-26T09:06:58.788+05:302009-09-26T09:06:58.788+05:30Sandhya, India is so rich when it comes to traditi...Sandhya, India is so rich when it comes to traditional art and craft. I would try to write on these aspects in future. Thanks for your appreciation. The orange floral motif in fact is my saree.<br /><br />Mohan, thank you. <br /><br />Gigi-hawaii, this work is definitely not easy. One saree takes more than a month to complete. Diapers came very recently to India, about 14-15 years back. Till then, we all used these soft cloths for our babies.<br /><br />Varunavi, thank you.<br /><br />Margie, thank you. I am glad youl liked the post.<br /><br />Unseen Rajasthan, thank you.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-17556089136844948582009-09-26T00:14:01.847+05:302009-09-26T00:14:01.847+05:30Beautiful Designs !! They are so lovely and work i...Beautiful Designs !! They are so lovely and work is so neat !! Great..<a href="http://www.unseenrajasthan.com/" rel="nofollow">Unseen Rajasthan</a>Unseen India Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181236800235013022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-43066599392167306102009-09-25T23:46:08.664+05:302009-09-25T23:46:08.664+05:30I really enjoyed this post.
The designs that are s...I really enjoyed this post.<br />The designs that are shown here are very beautiful.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Margie:)Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-87495055131112246172009-09-25T23:19:28.692+05:302009-09-25T23:19:28.692+05:30Looks so beautiful and good those women go the sup...Looks so beautiful and good those women go the support of NGO's.<br /><br />Thanx aprana for sharing with us this wonderful embroidery :)Sarithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291166300345167494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741045142597397080.post-44229945152958907122009-09-25T21:55:20.188+05:302009-09-25T21:55:20.188+05:30Awesome! I, myself, would not be able to do that ...Awesome! I, myself, would not be able to do that much stitchery -- hard on the eyes, hard on the fingers, and hard on the neck.<br /><br />Interesting to read that there were no diapers. That must have been inconvenient for the baby's mother!gigi-hawaiinoreply@blogger.com