Bangladeshi Handmade Crafts

Introduction Cane and bamboo works are two of the well-known Bangladeshi crafts. The most widespread craft practised worldwide involves the use of natural fibres like cane and bamboo. The majority of the rural population's basic needs in Bangladesh are met by fibres made from reed, cane, and bamboo; the houses they live in, the mats they use for sleeping and praying, the trays, baskets, and sieves they use for various tasks, and the caskets they use to store their produced crops. Raw Material The giant bamboo is one of the most widely used, which grows aplenty in the forests. Bamboo forests can be found in the deltaic area of greater Dhaka, the rocky terrain of Mymensingh, the hill tracts of Chittagong, and farther north in Sylhet and Nilphamari.  Cane is a tough and prickly creeper that has been often used by artisans as a second type of vegetation. A superior variety of cane grows naturally in Sylhet while a wild and inferior variant grows in other places. Today, c...

Nakshi Kantha, A Centuries-old Bengali Art Tradition Bangladesh is one of the world's smallest countries yet has a rich tradition and culture. Nakshi kantha is one of the old traditional art of Bangladesh. It is a type of traditional stitching. The term 'nakshi' is derived from the Bengali word 'naksha' which refers to decorative patterns and 'kantha' refers to quilts. The basic material used is thread and cloth. It is an important component of Bengali culture. Various forms of design, flowers, birds, and herbs are embroidered on the cloth with red, blue, yellow, and other colours by combining the sweetness of the mind. Bengali ladies have been making nakshi kantha in their spare time and it takes months or even years to finish a kantha. It is an element of West Bengal and Bangladeshi culture. In the seams of sewing, the image of rural Bengali life has been reproduced on the body of kantha. History of Nakshi Kantha It is impossible to pinpoint the exact date...

Jute, The Golden Fibre Jute is a natural fibre which is popularly known as the golden fibre. It is one of the cheapest and durable natural fibres available, and is regarded as the fibre of the future. In terms of global textile fibre production, jute is only surpassed by cotton. There are two main types of jute, white jute (Corchorus Capsularies) and dark jute or tossa (Corchorus Olitorius) are mainly grown in India, Bangladesh, China, and Thailand. Some also grown in southeast Asia and Brazil. By virtue of self-excellence, it once flourished the term "Bengal" internationally and thereafter contributed significantly to Bengali culture. Jute in Bangladesh     Jute is a crop that has been used for centuries. After the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971, most of the jute mills owned by Pakistan were taken over by the government of Bangladesh. Due to its quick growth rate and lack of extreme sensitivity to the environment in which it is grown, jute is incredibly a...