Patola saree were famous of saree of Gujarat. Patola are
known as “Queen of Gujarat”, and it will be not wrong if you call it “Charm of
west India”. Since many year patola saree are weaves by weaver. Patola has a royal history. Silk weavers of the salvi caste from the state of Karnataka and Maharashtra choose Gujarat as the home for
their renowned patola fabric. Over a period 700 weavers came to palace of
king kumarpal. These craftsmen belonged to Salvi
families for whom weaving patola sarees was a family tradition handed
down through generations. Over the centuries, with the demand for the product
seeing a downward trend, the Salvis diverted their attention to other fields.
Today, only three families are said to be practicing this art. But the process
and value have still been maintained. Vinayak Salvi, along with his brothers
and family members, are some of the few dedicated craftsmen of Patan who still
contribute to the production of patola sarees in the country. Gujarat famous
poet “premanand” narrative patola in his famous poem “KUVARBAI NU MAMERU” as
“lakho pachhedi pandar kodi, patola pachas vahuji”. It means that i will have
300upper clothes and fifty patola. One of our famous folk song of Gujarat also
narrate patola “chhelaji re mare hatu patan thi patola mongha lavjo”. It means
O’my dear bring precious patan patola for me.
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In
single ikat only vertically resist dye. This is a resist-dye process where
bound patterns (like in tie & dye) are applied to the ‘warp’ threads in
keeping with the exact design that is desired later upon weaving these threads
with extreme precision. More the number of bindings and colours, more intricate
& elaborate the design. The weft thread is of a plain colour without any
bindings. Sambalpuri, Pochampalli, Rajkoti Patola are fine Indian examples of
single Ikat work.
SINGLE IKAT PATOLA
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In
double ikat only horizontally resist dye. The double ikat
weave is a difficult weave to produce. The procedure involved in making
double ikkat type of sarees is very complicated and time consuming. It
requires great care and skill. In these type of saree both side have same
design so you can wear from any side. The colour used in these type of saree
are from vegetable extracts. As natural dye are used for these saree so there
is no fear of any allergies. The colour durability is very high
and the colours of the sarees never become pale even with continuous
wash. The difficult method of weaving and using of natural extracts
increases the price of these sarees… Thus owning these sarees has become a
status symbol for the rich. The most difficult method of making patola
sarees can be seen in Sadvi Wada.
DOUBLE IKAT PATOLA
The designs used to create patola
sarees have a wide range of variations like human figures, birds, animals, and
flowers. The designs used in these sarees typically fall into three types that
include-
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ajrak –
complex geometric print designs of the Sind
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evocative
of Islamic architectural embellishments
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purely
symmetrical forms
Patola are very famous throughout worldwide. Girls of Gujarat use wear
patola saree in their wedding as “PANETAR”. Now a days fashion of patola saree
is fast going fashion. Now city textile “surat” is also producing patola saree. Patolas are generally produced
in the red color with white, dark green and yellow patterns.
very nice collection.....
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