1.0Satyam Fashion Institute, Noidahttps://satyamfashion.ac.in/blogadminhttps://satyamfashion.ac.in/blog/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pK2jG5kYMm"><a href="https://satyamfashion.ac.in/blog/kantha-from-oldest-to-newest/">KANTHA :  FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://satyamfashion.ac.in/blog/kantha-from-oldest-to-newest/embed/#?secret=pK2jG5kYMm" width="600" height="338" title="“KANTHA :  FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST” — Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida" data-secret="pK2jG5kYMm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://satyamfashion.ac.in/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://satyamfashion.ac.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/image005.jpg263245Kantha is an exquisite embroidery, once done out of necessity on the used fabrics or old saris. This age old technique is a beautiful example of textile upcycling at its source. Today, it has become a means of enhancing adornment on saris and other fabrics. It is perhaps the oldest form of Indian embroidery as it can be traced back to the first and second century A.D. It derives its name from the Sanskrit word