The Running Stitches
The Running Stitches
Address
Gwernafon Sawmills
Llawr-y-glyn
Website
www.therunningstiches.co.ukAn extensive range of vintage kantha quilts and homewares. Each item is unique, an individual piece to treasure!
Exhibitor’s Products
Embroidered Yardage
Hand-embroidered with cotton on pure Tussah silk, these exceptionally detailed stitched lengths are the work of talented artisans from West Bengal. The beautiful transparency of the silk combined with the strength of the stitches makes these fabrics Ideal for curtains, blinds, or dressmaking.
Fat Quarters
40x40cm squares in complimentary colourways. Double-sided. Ideal for adding detail to smaller projects.
Bags, Pockets and Purses
In the spirit of no waste, these bags, pockets and purses are made with the remaining smaller parts of a kantha quilt.
Kantha Quilts
Perfect in their imperfections each piece is unique. Hand-stitched, the quilts that these jackets are made from have up to 6 layers of vintage cotton sari. Sewn together with thousands of tiny running stitches. A product of female resourcefulness and creativity Kantha is an age-old Indian tradition. Every quilt is carefully selected for its condition, design, and authentic appeal. Freshly washed to ensure softness.
Kantha Quilts
Perfect in their imperfections each piece is unique. Hand-stitched, our quilts are made with up to 6 layers of vintage cotton sari. Sewn together with thousands of tiny running stitches. A product of female resourcefulness and creativity Kantha is an age-old Indian tradition. Every quilt is carefully selected for its condition, design, and authentic appeal. Freshly washed to ensure softness.
