Kantha Threads

Hand/Eye’s incredible world

kanthathreads — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:04:59 +0000

Posted by: Len One of the great pleasures of working on Threads over the past two years has been the opportunity to learn thousands of new things, and to come in contact with many many creative and passionate people from around the world. Hand/Eye magazine, which we have blogged about before, continues to be a [...]

The Day of the Girl

kanthathreads — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:27:59 +0000

Posted by: Cathy I grew up in a family that was rich in spirit. My parents gave me opportunity by working hard. They helped me learn to read and to excel in school, and encouraged me to participate in community events (including cheering my brother on at his hockey games at the neighborhood ice rinks). [...]

A new year and new possibilities

kanthathreads — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:53:00 +0000

Posted by: Cathy On New Year’s Day, I often think back on the past year and look forward to what I would like to accomplish in the next. And then I read an email in Daily Good about Resolution12 and a New Year of “hope, possibility and new beginnings.” It is about a different kind of New Year where [...]

Surayia’s art in Gig Harbor, WA

kanthathreads — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:31:31 +0000

Posted by: Cathy Len and I had the pleasure recently of speaking to a group at the new Harbor History Museum, not far from our home in Gig Harbor, Washington. We talked about Surayia, her artistic evolution, and its context — Bangladesh, traditional nakshi kantha, and Surayia’s re-imagining of a traditional craft as the finest [...]

Challenge grant

kanthathreads — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:21:48 +0000

Posted by: Len We are thrilled to have received the first challenge grant for Threads. A donor has offered to match the first $750 in contributions to the film by mid-December via the International Documentary Association. This means that your tax-deductible contribution can be doubled. Funds raised will be used to pay for filming [...]

Bangladesh Winter Mela in Seattle

kanthathreads — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:00:49 +0000

Posted by: Cathy Len and I were very excited to receive an invitation from the Bangladesh Cultural Committee to the community’s winter celebration. For those not familiar with it, the word “mela” comes from Sanskrit and is used in Bangladesh and elsewhere in South Asia to denote a gathering or fair, originally in rural [...]

Fiscal sponsorship!

kanthathreads — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:01:25 +0000

Posted by: Len We are very pleased to announce that Threads has been approved for fiscal sponsorship by the International Documentary Association (IDA) of Los Angeles. IDA, which is a not-for-profit organization with tax exempt status in the U.S., supports documentary film making worldwide and is dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation for the [...]

Presentation on Bangladesh and Threads

kanthathreads — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:52:06 +0000

Posted by: Cathy I recently had a wonderful experience talking about Bangladesh, Surayia, nakshi kantha and the film project to a large and very interested group at a Seattle retirement community. The questions were well-informed and it was great to meet many life-long stitchers who really appreciated Surayia’s work. We have been invited back to [...]

Another Article about Threads

kanthathreads — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:50:54 +0000

Posted by: Cathy Many thanks to the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh for publishing an article in their October 2011 Journal about Surayia and the film. Members of AMCHAM Bangladesh continue to be strong supporters of the film as a way to promote Bangladeshi culture at home and abroad. We appreciate their help and [...]

Documentary Films in Kazakhstan

kanthathreads — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:14:00 +0000

Posted by: Len We had a wonderful experience in September screening and discussing six films from the U.S. State Department’s Documentary Showcase in Almaty and Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Film expert and educator Diane Carson and director (Kids with Cameras) Alex Rotaru led the discussions and contributed an immense amount of knowledge about the history of film [...]