How to work Kantha Butti?/ Kantha Embroidery Motif - Kantha Butti

 Hi all

Hope all are staying safe.  In April I have posted a kantha embroidery design based on Jod Stitch, Dhaneer Sheesh stitch and another one using Herringbone stitch, Dhaneer Sheesh stitch.  

Today We will learn another pattern used in kantha embroidery.  It is called Kantha Butti.  When we want to embroidery tiny triangular floral motifs this stitch is used.  It is used as spray all over the design.   When the stitch is worked closely in circle, it will produce a woven effect.  It looks like satin stitch. 

 

First we will see how to work the butti in the left.  It should be worked from the outer corner of any petal.

Start from the point 1.  Bring the needle up at point 1 and insert at point 2.  Again bring the needle up at 3 and then insert at 4.  Continue to work like this following the numbers in the clockwise manner till 16.  One row is completed.

For the second row bring the needle very close and below the point 1 and work in the same manner as of row 1.

Work the stitches very close to each other.  Take care it should not overlap each other.  

The circle at the centre is worked with straight stitches from the top or you can go for herringbone stitch. 

 

 

This stitch when worked with different shades of the same colour gives a beautiful effect.  Use dark, medium and light shades of the same thread from the top of the petal as shown in the following closed butti.

 

Hope this tutorial helps you to learn kantha butti.  Design with this stitch will be posted soon. Till then have a happy time with needle and thread.

Kantha Embroidery Design 2 - Herringbone stitch, Dhaneer Sheesh

 Hi all

Hope all are doing great.  Yesterday I have posted a kantha embroidery design and hope all of you like it.  Today I am happy to share with you another kantha embroidery design that uses herringbone stitch and Dhaneer stitch in triangles.  

Pattern for the design

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The whole design is worked with three strands of thread.  The triangles and the circles are worked in Dhaneer Sheesh Stitch.  The petals between the circles are worked in Herringbone stitch.  I will post the herringbone stitch tutorial tomorrow.  

Hope all of you like this design.  On Monday I will come up with another embroidery design.  Till then, have a nice time with needle and thread

Kantha Embroidery Design 1 - Jod Stitch, Dhaneer Sheesh Stitch

 Hi all

Hope all are doing well and good.  Yesterday I have shared one of the embroidered saree which I have bought recently.  It is embroidered using kantha embroidery.  Kantha embroidery uses running stitch, herringbone stitch.  Though the stitches are simple the design and the colors makes it rich.

In 2015 I have learned kantha embroidery as a part of SAL from Anita.  Thanks to her.  You can view that design here.

  I have save some pictures in my pinterest board and inspired by those pictures I have come up with this paisley design which is very easy to stitch.  This design can be used as a border or the paisley motif alone can be used as buttas all over the dress. 

Pattern for the design

In this design running stitch is used.  According to the design and working it has got different names.  I have showed the drawings for working these stitches as it is easily understandable from the picture. 

 

JOD STITCH

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I have used it as a border in the above design.  Three lines of running stitches are made in the design.  We can make any number of lines.  It is used particularly for borders.  All the stitches should be equal in size and the distance between each stitch should be the same.  The stitches in each lines be parallel to each other. 

Start from 1 and insert it at 2.  First stitch is made.  Then between 3 and 4 the second stitch should be made.  Follow the numbers and the running stitches should be made.  The gap between the first and second row of stitches should be as small as possible. 

DHANEER SHEESH STITCH

Again this is same as above stitch, instead the running stitches are made to fill in a particular space say, line of rectangular blocks or line of triangle.  The same stitch can also be used to fill in a line of circles also. 

The following pictures shows how I have worked the above design.

Hope all of you like this design.  Tomorrow I will come up with another design in kantha embroidery that uses dhaneer sheesh stitch as filling triangles and another simple stitch used in kantha embroidery.  

Have a nice time with your needle and thread.