Handmade Stitched Red Cotton Traditional Gamcha Towel India

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.