Swatches

 I have make the swatches by using my essance geometrical shapes and colour the swatches same as the patola saree in used.

Boards

COLOUR BOARD

In this board the background includes the patola saree. The elephant which is a most popular motif of patola represents the colour of patola fabrics.

MATERIAL BOARD

Top portion of the material boards includes silk mark which represents that the fabric is made up of pure silk and also includes the motifs used in patola fabrics. The left part of the material board includes the tools like Silk thread, Bamboo poles, Slant loom which are used to make patola fabric. The right part of the board includes the tie and dye and weaving techniques which are done manually. In the center the white silk represents the purity of the silk and golden represents the zari work.Top portion of the material boards includes silk mark which represents that the fabric is made up of pure silk and also includes the motifs used in patola fabrics. The left part of the material board includes the tools like Silk thread, Bamboo poles, Slant loom which are used to make patola fabric. The right part of the board includes the tie and dye and weaving techniques which are done manually. In the center the white silk represents the purity of the silk and golden represents the zari work.

MOOD BOARD

This board represents the entire feel of Patola ie from raw material to final product. Patola includessilk which comes from silkworm and it is the purest form of silk. The white & black threads which are used here to connect the picture shows the technique of tie and dye through which the final product patola gets its colour. As the black colour is used in motifs to give them a attractive look. So, same in this board the background is black to highlight all the picture.

STORY BOARD

One day the King Kumarpal went to temple and the preist didn't allowed him to temple as he addressed him impure then King Kumarpal started finding the reason was that the King Jalan of Jalanpur who use to export patola, after using them as his bedspreads. So, the King Kumarpal decided to defeated the king jalan and he did the same after he defeated the King Jalan all the salvi weavers came to Kumarpal for employment. As King Kumarpal wanted the patola so, that in return he can get patola fabric. The reason using the black  sheet as background is that black colour is the patola motif and also it highlights all the picture. I have used silk fabric to show that it is a main material of patola and the map of patan shows the birth place of patola.

Tools and Raw Materials Used

Dyeing Silk

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The Silk yarn for Patola is dyed from Natural resource i.e vegetables,turmeric,indigo etc.

A Gujarati poet wrote; 
"Padi patole bhat faatey pan phite nahin" meaning the design laid down in the patola may betorn, but it shall never fade.

Zari Silk Thread

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Zari Silk is used for work on pallu.

Silk

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Patola sarees are woven from silk called the ‘Patola silk’. The Patola silks are still made by a handful of master weavers from Patan (Gujarat).

Cotton Threads

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Cotton thread is soaked in water and tied on the warp to form the                                    design in tie and dye process.

Whetstone

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Whetstone is used to sharpen the needles.

Coal

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Coal is used as dye to mark the design on the yarn.

Iron Needles

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Iron needles are used while weaving to arrange the design patterns                                                   in order.

Vessels for Dyeing

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Vessels are used to apply the color on the silk.

Sharp Needle

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A sharp needle is used to remove the tied threads.

Bamboo Sticks

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Bamboo Sticks are inserted between the warp to seprate the threads.

Yarn Winder

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Yarn Winder is used to wind the yarn and convert them into spindles.

Cloth Beam

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             The woven fabric rolled on to the beam on the loom.

Bamboo Poles

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          Bamboo Poles are used to fasten the warp beam at the further end of the end.

Slant Loom
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         Slant Loom is used to interlace the warp and weft yarns.

Motifs, Colours and Ways of wearing Patola

Different Ways of wearing Patola
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Another way of wearing Patola

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Kiran Kher in Patola
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Undaali borders dyed naturally
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A woman belonging to the Salvi community
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Communities involved in making of Patolas
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A Pattern of two elephant
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Patan Patola with animal motifs
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Human and animal motifs
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Carvings in Patan that inspire Patolas

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 Navratna motif in green
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Navratna motif in yellow
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Navratna Patan Patola
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History & Origin

Raja Kumarpal and The Solanki Rajputs
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King Kumarpal
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Patan Patola has a special history. Year back in 1175 AD Solanki Rajputs were ruling Gujarat, Malwa, and Southern Rasjasthan. During those days weavers,singers or worker came to king for employment. kumarpal was follower of jain religion and it is said that silk is the purest form acoording to jainism. They adopted it as one of the symbol of jainism. As a follower he also started wearing the purest silk which has a other name Patola. He used to wear it at the time of worship or any special ocassion. The Patola worn by King Kumarpal used to be importes from jalanpur. One day the temple priest stop Kuamrpal from entering the temple by saying that his clothes was "IMPURE". So, King Kumarpal inquire, After this he finds that the salvi weavers used to weave Patola in Jalanpur, and the king of Jalanpur was exporting the fabric after first using them as bedspreads, For this reason Kumarpal defeated the King of Jalnpur. So, the salvi weavers came to Gujarat in search of work. About 700 weavers from the salvi caste came to the court of Raja Kuamrpal for employment. Salvi weavers also wanted work and King needed fabric that was woven by them. So, the King gave them work to weave Patola.

Patola-Gujarat famous weave

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Patola's are hand-woven silk sarees that are created in Patan,Gujarat. The name Patola is derived from the sanskrit word Pattakulla(silk cloth). Manufactured by the resist dying process using the warp & weft technique. Patolas are double ikat sarees. Almost three people would take four to six months to weave a Patola, which makes its extremely expensive and time-consuming. The sarees are painted with motifs and patterns inspired from animals and other elements of nature. The craft of weaving them rests exclusively with the salvi family in patan who manufacture patan who manufacture patolas for royalty and aristocracy.

Warp & Weft Technique
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Patola Work
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My Childhood Dreams

Patola Saree
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From my childhood, I uesd to see my mom and ladies wearing different kinds of sarees but the saree that I found different from other is PATOLA SILK SAREES. The speciality of Patola Sarees is the fabric used in the saree is very light and made up of silk. So, I wanted to know more about this interesting fabric that how this six yard saree is passes through finger ring.

Silk Threads
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