Hand Embroidered Garden Pillow India (18x18)

Hand Embroidered Garden Pillow India (18x18)Fine hand embroidered garden pillow with a delicate white embroidered floral pattern on an indigo cotton cloth with a hidden zipper in the back. Made by the West Bengal (Kolkata, India) artists who produce a form of stitched story telling known as 'West Bengal kantha, one of the oldest forms 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

Years ago a Fakir (a religious ascetic who lives solely on alms) was treated kindly by the Khatri community in the Kutch

Handwoven organic cotton curtains with embroidered circle mirrors

The floral pattern is done using different embroidery and crewel stitches in white and gray

Please allow for variances as each is uniquely made by hand and magazines available

bright blue

buttercup yellow and black

slight variations make each piece truly one of a kind

providing context and rare insight into what textile work means as a living heritage of the Quechua people

Small family run business

On a queen size mattress the drop on the sides is 17" and on a full mattress the drop is 20"

Back is a deep blue cloth with piping

Extraordinary natural vintage fabrics come together with colorful string to create an engaging effect