The patola was traditionally woven
in a sari length of 5 to 9 yards by 45" to 54"
width.
The range now extends to include
tablecloth borders scarves, handkerchiefs
Design Elements:
Essentially the design in a patola are based on traditional
motifs called "Bhat". These designs include
"narikunj", "paan", "phulwadi",
"chowkdi", "raas", "chhabdi",
"choktha", "navratana", "paanchphul",
"sarvariya", "laheriya" etc.
Flowers, animals, birds and human
figures form the basic designs. New geometrical designs
using vegetable dyes were developed and displayed at the
Festival of India held in Paris, London, Tokyo, Washington
and Moscow.
Click
here to have a look at different traditional
designs of Patola. |
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Handkerchief
Patola Sari in 'chhabdi' Design |
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