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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Kantha Embroidery- Surayia Rahman

Thanks to Janet Subban and Phil Fisher's introduction to the vast subject of kantha embroidery, I did a little research myself and came across an interesting site devoted to Surayia Rahman.
http://kanthathreads.com/

Surayia Rahman is a kantha artist from East Pakistan , working for some years both as an artist and a trainer.
Her work is in museums across the world and encompasses not only traditional pieces but some amazing modern pieces.

S-o-o-o take a look and enjoy a beautiful art form.



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4 comments:

  1. Phil FisherOctober 20, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Fantastic, Glenda, and the videos are worth a visit on the site as you can see a fair amount of detail of the stitching and the amount of stitching.

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  2. janet subbanOctober 20, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Wow, Glenda , great video! What a wonderful woman! she equipped those ladies with skills to support their familes.

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  3. janet subbanOctober 20, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Love the stitches! fantastic patterns! love the story quilts too!

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  4. GlendaOctober 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Just shows what people can do if they put their mind to it and stop sitting on their hands.

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