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.