BATH MATS and Rugs / KANTHA (Upholstery pieces)

Originating from Bengal these Nkshi Kantha  are made using running-stitch throughout the fabric and then further embroidered patterns.  Made before most of us were born, it is impossible not to wonder who has made and used and enjoyed them in the past when they were cotton sarees or bedcovers.  Despite their history, they have a lightness and freshness to them which works in both traditional or the most modern rooms.  Their "flaws" are their charm - a piece might suddenly have one bit of decoration in a different coloured thread, where perhaps the maker ran out of the original, or there might be a wobble in a stripe. This is all part of their magic.

Depending on their weight, they make the most beautiful cushions, light rugs, bathmats or are perfect to upholster an ottoman, a sun lounger cushion or a window seat, combining today's drive for reworking old pieces with so much soul and history.  Each piece is unique and once it has gone, it has gone!