Neatly made bed with white pillows and a colorful kantha quilt in a bright, airy room with sheer curtains and a wooden nightstand.
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Two people holding a pink and purple patterned kantha quilt stretched out in an outdoor field with dry grass and bushes.
Wooden decorative sun and moon with smiling faces on green grass with small white flowers.
The word 'STYLIST' written in black, stylized font on a white background.
Text reading 'FEAR NAUT' with a stylized font and slight tilt, black text on a white background.
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ONE OF A KIND, THOUGHTFULLY CRAFTED KANTHA AND CRAFTS WITH A STORY

Colorful kantha fabric with expert stitching with pink, purple, yellow, and blue patterns, featuring kantha running stitched designs, with overlay text reading "new ARRIVALS".

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A female artisan sews a handcrafted kantha quilt

Christmas Decorations

Colorful jewellery box with a bright, handpainted, intricate design featuring interconnected circles and floral patterns in pink, orange, red, green, purple, and blue.

Christmas Lanterns

Five colourful kantha Christmas stockings, handmade from recycled sari material, each with different bright patterns and colours, arranged on a white surface. Surrounding the stockings are small wrapped gift boxes and two tiny bells with red ribbons.

Christmas Stockings

Welcome to Kantha Karma

Honouring the Handmade

From our little narrowboat in Oxford, we at Kantha Karma curate a considered collection of kantha textiles, homeware, ceramics and one off pieces. Female-run and independent, we champion artisans and makers whose work reflects a slower pace and a deep appreciation for craft, beauty, function and everyday ritual.

Our Kantha

Stitched with excellence and artistry by survivors of exploitation, our repurposed, colourful quilts are bringing new life to the artisans who created them and to the homes they arrive in. Handcrafted from recycled cotton saris and elaborately freehand stitched by the female artisans of The Centre for Development and Peace’, a fair trade non-profit in Meherpur, Bangladesh.

Trimaran Kantha (Green Tartan and Lime Green)
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Arissa Little Vintage Kantha Quilt
Piyali Kantha (Vivid Red and Blue) Piyali Kantha (Vivid Red and Blue)
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EMPOWERING ARTISANS

As a peoples first business we focus on the well-being of our artisans. We work only with fair trade organisations that put artisans first.

All of our kantha is handcrafted by Basha and the Centre for Development and Peace who support women in need in Bangladesh; women at risk and survivors of sex trafficking, by providing them with dignified work and a chance to create a safer future. 

Your purchase changes lives, builds futures and makes a difference in artisan’s lives around the world.

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UPCYCLED AND SUSTAINABLE

Our planet comes first in all that we do. Kantha Karma supports ethically made, Fair Trade products, created with the least possible environmental impact. All of our crafts are carefully sourced from eco-friendly, naturally sustainable and recycled materials.

Champions of slow-living and lovers of Mother Nature, all of our one-of-a-kind, kantha is handcrafted from upcycled and vintage materials. This means no new dyes or inks, no chemical treatment, less energy, less water and no by-products of production; the only factory-produced supplies we use are thread.

All our packaging is plastic free, recycled and recyclable.

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Our natural kantha cushions are handcrafted from two layers of soft, unbleached cotton, handsewn together using a traditional kantha stitch. Perfect for the minimalist colour palette. As with all our lovely kantha, stitching is sharp and bold and ea
Kanthas drying in the sun, preparing for their journey to the UK..❤️ Our kantha honours ancient traditions, using layer upon layer of softest, time worn saris, meticulously hand stitched together with close rows of kantha running stitch. Each kantha
“Slowly one stitches rags, slowly one traverses the path, and slowly one climbs to the top of the mountain”— This beautiful Sanskrit proverb connects the craft of kantha to the deities Chindadeo and Chindadevi, the Lord and Lady of
@kanthakarma we are proud to be part of the slow fashion movement; a movement that stands against fast fashion and is defined by the use of eco-conscious materials as well as a slow process taken to design, source, and produce textiles... textiles th
Inhale the scent of peaceful with our hand painted, incense boxes, perfect for keeping your precious incense sticks strongly scented and in good condition. Practical and also beautiful - great for preventing incense dust getting everywhere! Like al
@kanthakarma's beautiful velvet, star lanterns are handmade in India from 100% cotton waste using an environmentally-friendly process involving no chemicals ❤️. Handmade in Jaipur on a Fair trade basis, using an old heritage technique, these impress
The #kantha stitch has been passed down from one woman to another for generations. These timeless pieces with tiny stitching and unique patterns never grow old. Maybe that's why the art of Kantha has been around for over 500 years. For a gift with
You can find @kanthakarma's floating shop on the Oxford Canal tomorrow, from 12-5pm in Jericho, Oxford - fingers crossed the sun keeps his hat on!🌞. We have lots of beautiful, sustainable, fair trade goodies. Do drop by and say hi if you're passin
A grey, rainy day here in Oxford. Raise your hand if you could use a little extra colour therapy today! ✋🎨✋ Happy Friday ♥️
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    Fair Trade

  • Three recycling arrows in the shapes of leaves showing sustainability

    Sustainability

  • Hands holding in support. Creating employment opportunities for vulnerable women

    Creating Opportunities

  • A sea turtle swimming symbolising plastic free

    Plastic Free

  • Illustration of two hands gently cradling a heart inside a circle. Symbolising handmade products

    Always Handmade

  • We are a vegan business.

    Vegan

Three folded patterned vibrant kantha quilts placed on a wooden chair, with the top one being dark brown with white designs, the middle one red with a floral pattern, and the bottom one turquoise with white and purple floral motifs.
A Bangladeshi woman holding a sign that says 'I made your blankets' in front of shelves filled with folded textiles, in a colorful fabric shop.