Emery Sequin Kantha Vest is a short feminine statement vest made from vintage kantha blankets with handmade sequins embroidery. It is gently decorated all over by hand with sequins in a beautiful range of colors. The vest comes with a detachable belt for a more feminine shape and has wide shoulders and panel pockets at front. The inside seams have been covered with cotton tapes for an upgraded finish.
This unique item is upcycled from a vintage Kantha blanket. A kantha blanket is made of old cotton fabrics such as saris that are placed on top of each other and stitched together by hand, using the traditional kantha embroidery technique. This technique is characterized by the many rows of short, continuous stitches – a method that has been used in India for hundreds of years and especially common among women in the countryside. The kantha embroidery technique, creatively upcycles old cotton saris, that previously have been worn by Indian women, giving them new life as upcycled clothing items, blankets, or bedspreads. Each Kantha item is one-of-a-kind in both print and color combination.
