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Handmade Stitched Red Cotton Traditional Gamcha Towel India

Sale price$39.00

Gamcha is a thin cotton towel handwoven in bright primary colors by weavers located in villages of rural Kolkata. Given the heat and humidity of the region, Gamcha towels are well-noted for their ability to wick moisture off the body. Two layers of the Gamcha cloth were sewn together with a kantha running stitch. Reversible with a loop in the middle to hang on hook. Note that the patterns may vary a bit. 

Sasha Embroidery

Meet the women of Sasha Embroidery Cooperative from West Bengal. They carry on a tradition of embroidered story-telling, called kantha, said to be the oldest form of embroidery in India. They are a fair trade group whose lineage goes back to Mother Teresa who helped them organize after a deadly exodus from the former war-torn East Pakistan. Today, the grand daughters of the original artist continue their stitched traditions producing some of the finest work we’ve seen.

Handmade Stitched Red Cotton Traditional Gamcha Towel India
Handmade Stitched Red Cotton Traditional Gamcha Towel India Sale price$39.00