Long before we heard of words like ‘circularity’ and ‘zero-waste’, a homegrown craft of transforming old, worn-out textiles into quilts and keepsakes was a part of regular life in India.
Wow, never heard of Kantha before! Just Googled and researched more on it, and it says a lot! I've always known about the kind of regular household upcycling that happens in Indian households, like repurposing old sarees into new dupattas or transforming embroidered sheets into tablecloths, worn clothes into new functional ones!
Wow, never heard of Kantha before! Just Googled and researched more on it, and it says a lot! I've always known about the kind of regular household upcycling that happens in Indian households, like repurposing old sarees into new dupattas or transforming embroidered sheets into tablecloths, worn clothes into new functional ones!
True! Upcycling is such a big part of Indian households. It’s so regular that we often overlook it. 🥹