Inspiration Kantha: Creative Stitchery and Quilting with Asia's Ancient Technique

A guide to the vivid art of kantha embroidery/quilting, featuring over 200 photographs and projects for beginner and expert stitchers alike.

Kanthas, embroidered fabrics traditionally created by the women of northern India and Bangladesh, capture culture, history, and stitching creativity in their layers of repurposed old cloth. This book reveals the beauty in kantha's simplicity—it is based on simple running stitch—and offers step—by—step instructions that enable today's textile artists t...