Patola Patan

Patan

One of the best hand-made textiles in the world, Patola sarees, are known for being produced in Patan, the former capital of Gujarat. This beautiful fabric is being weaved right here. One of the best hand-woven fabrics ever created is the patan patola.

Brief History

Gujarat is known for its world famous double ikat patola from patan. It is a colourful and ostentatious weave with its figured body, along with the subtle merging of one shade into another. It is generally worn on auspicious and important occasions. The magic of patola textile is created by the art of lying and dyeing both the warp and west silk threads and then weaving them with great skill and precision into priceless fabric forms with clear and crisp patterns. The raw material used for weaving is cultivated silk single ikat patola is also woven in some villages of surendranagar and Rajkot district in which only weft in separately: ie-dyed before weaving to create patterns. The patterns through similar are simpler than the intricate one and are more economical than those of patan.

How to Reach

By Road

Intercity buses from Ahmedabad to Patan take 3.5 hours, and 1 hour from Mehsana. Shared jeeps are slightly quicker, but less comfortable.

By Train

The train can take you as far as Mehsana (1 hour). From there you will need to catch a bus to Patan.

By Air

The nearest airport from Patan is Ahmedabad, situated at a distance of 125 km. The airport here, in turn is connected to International and Indian cities. Patan has a railway station for easy access.

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