Today, getting a product out quickly is pivotal to success for most business, especially for consumer- facing ones. But, the business of one craft defies this norm to survive and succeed. We are ...

The royal weave from Patan, Patola, is dying a fast death with just one family in the world now left holding and struggling to propel the centuries-old heritage. SHAlINI SAKSENA finds out how the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Patan patola saris range from $1,500 to $8,500. Instead of designs being embroidered onto the textile, Patan patola requires them to be dyed onto the silk threads ...

A fabric traditionally woven in the Patan region of Gujarat. The patola yardage uses pure silk thread with a double-ikat weave — double warp and weft threads. A labour-intensive craft, a single patola ...

Patan (Gujarat) [India], November 25 (ANI): The ancient craft of Patola sarees dates back to the 11th century and the Salvi family in Patan has been carrying on their legacy of the craftwork for ...

The famous Patola handloom of Gujarat came into the limelight recently when Prime Minister Narendra Modi during G20 meet in Bali, Indonesia gifted a Patola saree to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...