This is a blue shibori dyed linen top featuring kantha work across the yoke and sleeves. The kurta has a red accent through the piping and buttons. It has a notched neckline and long sleeves.Kantha is the traditional running stitch which originated from the way in which Bengali housewives mended old clothes by taking out a strand of thread from the colorful border of their saris and making simple designs with them. The origin of Kantha traces its history to a period not less than a thousand years and is still practiced today by millions women in rural Indian districts.