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Nakshi Kantha
Etymology
Kantha The word has no etymological root satisfactorily. The exact time of origin Kantha is not precisely known but it probably had a precursor in Kheta (khet Hindi and Bengali means "field"). According to the Zaman Niaz Kantha kontha word originated from Sanskrit word means rags Kantha is made of rags.
Kantha Tradition
Like any folk art making Kantha influenenced by other factors such as available materials, daily needs, climate, geography, economic factors. Probably the oldest form of Kantha was the work of Kantha Kantha patch and decorative-applied evolved from this.
Kantha literature
The earliest mention of Bengal Kantha is found in the book, "Sri Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita" by Krishnadas Kaviraj which was written some five hundred years ago.
Make Kantha
Traditionally ancient saree, dhoti Lungi and were used to Kantha. Kantha was not making a full-time employment and women in nearly all households were skilled in the art. Rural women have worked on during free time or relaxing days and rainy season, so take months or years to finish a Kantha were normal. At least 5 / 7 sarees are needed to make a standard size Kantha. Today, the old materials are replaced by new cotton cloth. Traditionally the wire were collected from old saris is rarely in practice today.
When you make a first Kantha Sharee met to achieve the required size, then the layers are spread on the ground. The canvases are smoothed leaving no creases or folds between the two. During the process of painting is kept flat on the ground with weights on the edges. Then the four edges are sewn and two or three rows of large operating points are taken to maintain all Kantha. At this stage, Kantha can be folded and sewn in spare time.
The original drawings and designs have not been drawn on the canvas. The design was first described with a needle and thread followed by focal points and patterns have been made. In Kantha with a predominant central motif of the center was done first, followed by drawings of angle and other details. In some types of Kantha (carpet, and lik sujunis, etc.) blocks of wood were used to print the map. The blocks are now replaced by motifs from tracing paper.
Different types of Kantha
Niaz Zaman in his book The Art of Kantha embroidery kantha classified into the following categories of employees by location:
Kantha Stitch Running: Running is really the point Kantha Kantha indigenous. They are subdevided Nakshi and Tola nominal or figured or patterned. Nakshi or kantha figured are again divided into Kantha pattern or landscapes.
Lohori Kantha: The name derived from the Persian word meaning FSD vague sense. This is particularly popular Kantha Rajshahi. These are subdivided into soybean kantha (right or simple) Kantha, charchala Kautar Khupe (Coop pegion or triangle), or diamond borfi (, atchala or barachala etc..)
Anarasi or Lik (pinecone) Kantha: Found in Chapainawabgonj and Jessore area. The variations are tan Lik, lik tile, jhumka lik, lik lohori.
Cross stitch or rug Kantha: This Kantha was introduced by the British during the British rule in India. Point kantha are employed in these cross stitch.
Sujunis Kantha: This Kantha is found only in Rajshahi popular motif used is hilly area.The floral and vine.
Influence of religion and belief
Kantha Stitches
The point earlier and more fundamental point is kantha running. The predominant form of this point is called camphor or Kantha Kantha point. The other form of points used are punished or pattern darning, sewing Kaitya or folding, weaving, darning suture at the point of Jessore (a variant of the point of mending), threaded point before, or phor Lik anarasi or Hasia Ghar (point of Holbein). Points used in fashion.