Dupatta Hand Embroidered on Patola Silk Blue and Pink

Description:

• Dupatta • Material – Patola Silk • Dupatta of Patola Silk Fabric with Blue and Magenta stripes surrounded by double borders to enhance the richness and formal look, made more striking with the Chopad style embroidery using a line pattern every 6.5" apart to match the stripes in the material and motifs in

Characteristics:

Full size Dupatta of Patola Silk Fabric with Blue and Magenta stripes surrounded by double borders to enhance the richness and formal look, made all the more striking with the Chopad style embroidery using a line pattern every 6.5” apart to match the stripes in the material and a splatter of symmetrical motifs in colors that stand out against the dark fabric background.
Size - Full size, Dimensions 91" x 39"
Fully finished with fringes on both ends and ready for use.
The second picture is enlarged to detail the embroidery and material

Product:
Duppatas and stoles are available in cotton, linen, and silk fabrics. They are the perfect accompaniment to that simple black dress or be the main attraction of your ethnic wear. Either sober and subdued, or vibrant and rich, the palate of colors and embroideries available in our duppatas and stoles will leave you wanting more.

Embroidery:

Chopad
Chopad is probably the oldest indigenous game of India. The name means ' four legs' from the cross-like game board. This Chopad board was embroidered by a Rabari woman from Kutch, a remote desert region of western India. Rabari women use a particular embroidery style unique to their community. Mirrored and labor intensive, this style is beautiful and the stitching very durable and looks like the game board, hence the name. Also known as Mandee Chopad which is the embroidery design among herding Jats in Kutch, Gujarat.

Material:
Patola Silk
Patola silk is often termed as the queen of all silks. Patola sarees of Gujarat are one of the finest hand-woven sarees produced in India today. The place associated with Patola is Patan. Here, exquisite patterns are woven on sarees with great precision. Besides Patan, Surat is known for patola patterns on velvets.

Patola silk has an exciting history.It was brought to Gujarat by the Salvi community of silk weavers from Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is said that these weavers arrived in Patan in the 12th century to make the most of the patronage of the Solanki Rajputs. After the downfall of the Solanki dynasty, the Salvis were patronized by an affluent Gujarati merchant. Soon, the patola sarees became a status symbol with Gujarati girls and women and became an integral part of the wedding ceremonies in the region.

The art of weaving Patola sarees is the most complex and meticulous job in this world. The exquisite textiles designs of the fabric are unique and simply amazing. In Patan, the Patola is done in ikkat style. This is a tedious process, which takes days of hard work. Each Patola fabric is lined with a number of twisted threads. There is also a single weft thread, which binds the twisted threads together. Each twisted thread is tied and dyed according to the pattern of the saree. It is done in a manner so that the knotted portions of the thread do not catch color. This adds to the vibrance of the colors of the fabric and also makes the sarees look alike from both the sides so they can be worn either way. This is a unique feature of the Patola sarees. The weaving of these exclusive pieces is done in the traditional handlooms.

The colors used in this process are dyes made from vegetable extracts and other natural colors.These colors are so fast that there is a popular Gujarati saying about the Patola sarees that "the Patola may tear, but the color will not fade". The average time taken in creating a Patola marvel is usually 4 to 6 months, depending on the complexity of the pattern and design. These affluent sarees are thus, priced accordingly. The specialty of Patan patola is fine intricate patterns and typical geometric designs, with soft hazy outlines. This is the natural effect produced by the technique.

Originally, patola was woven in four distinct styles by the Salvi community for different ethnic or communal groups. The Ahir and Rabari community on the other hand, decorate the dark background of the fabrics they wear with strikingly vivid embroidery and mirror work. The mirrors are brought into relief by the use of dark colored thread in herring-bone or button-hole stitch.