BODHI

Kanthas exemplify thrift, as pieces of old cloth are patched together to make something new. Old cloth also has a magical purpose, often believed to ward off the evil eye. The kantha made of old cloth is thus considered to keep its user safe from harm. Antique Lohori kantha blankets hail from Bangladesh in which thick yarn is used for close pattern darning. In the most intricate of pad tola kanthas, there is no space between the concentric border patterns so that the entire kantha seems a piece of woven cloth.