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Patola~Surendranagar

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 06:32:50 +0000

Patola is possibly derived from the Sanskrit word “Pattakula-, meaning a silk fabric. It is a legendary heritage of Indian textiles from North Gujarat. A single ikat silk fabric in which, the weft threads are dyed into a complicated pattern, belongs to one of the most complex textile-weaving techniques in the world and highly priced […]

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Laheriya-Bandhani~Jaipur

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 09:43:27 +0000

There is this beauty about colours fading into each other and there is this awe about the imperfection that encapsulates a piece of fabric. Tie and dye is one of those techniques that impregnate the heavy air around with an aura of the unknown. It is one of those techniques where you do not know till the end of how the colours will flow, or how the fabric will look. There is hardly anything ever wrong with tie and dye because it is a craft which bears contradiction from the moment it begins and brings to the world, a zillion specks of serenity.

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Patola~Patan

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:08:00 +0000

The complexity of creating the Patola fabric contributes to its exquisite nature. Woven in a double ‘Ikat’ weave, with the yarn threads pre-dyed for the desired pattern, one Patola fabric takes about a year to complete. This does not stop the patterns from being intricately elaborate. Patola is exclusively produced from Patan in Gujarat.

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