We’ve sewn a limited collection of our Quilted Studio Bags from vintage Kantha quilts— layered cotton saris, stitched and patch-worked into something entirely new.
It stays with you when the seasons change a familiar length of cloth. It covers you when the sun is bold and warms you on cool evenings.
It is masterfully made, a song of dexterity and skill and all the plans that weavers make for the future. That it can say all this in simple threads ingeniously tangled is kind of a miracle.
Hand painting cloth with natural dyes is an ancient practice in India, known as kalamkari—which translates to “pen work.” The freedom to place natural colour in a painterly way requires considerable skill and natural dye knowledge.
Traditional embroidery has always had a role in the world. It has always been a visual statement of skill. It has always been an expression of beauty. It has always worked to transform a plain piece of cloth into something extraordinary.
