THE STITCH The beauty of katha design is that the shape is formed by looping threads on one surface only, so the reverse side of the fabric remains a simple katha of straight, running stitch, while the front side is a complex geometric pattern. Stitches used would also vary enormously. From a combination of special borders made with the humble running stitch, to a vast array of European stitches can be found in some old kathas. For example, one old katha fragment has shown to have used chain, darning, satin, running, dot and seed stitches along with traditional stitches typical to a Nokshi Katha.
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