Kantha-Pinwheel Filling

Kantha Fillings with a pinweel effect

Embroidery Sample: Kantha of Bengal

Kantha fillings can be made by stacking the Running Stitch, in a way that gives a ‘slant’ feel to the stitch. This can be achieved by sacking the Running Stitch with a slight displacement during each journey. When you begin this method, you might need some lines to guide you with the stitch, but as you practice, you will learn to do without.

Fig 1: Draw your pattern onto the fabric. Mark the lines on the leaves and the flower.	Fig 2:  Start by stitching the outlines using the Running Stitch.
Fig 3: Start from one end of the pattern. Stitch a row of the Running Stitch. On the return journey, indent each stitch a bit for the earlier one.	Fig 4:  Do the same when you work flowers. This can be slightly challenging to keep up with as you go around the pattern.
Fig 5: It turns up fine!	Fig 6:  The finished pattern looks like this.

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Stitch used in this project

Running Stitch

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The pattern used in this project. Click for the printable PDF file.

kantha_pattern_6

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Now let’s learn the other variations of Kantha Work:

About Kantha Work	Outlines	Big Fillings
Geometric Motifs	Small Fillings	Aligned Fillings