I am so excited! My daughter, Ruth, works from Kuala Lumpur but is in India a lot. She asked me some months ago if there was anything I wanted from India and I said 'Yes, a sample of patola'. I said I thought she could get a hanky-sized piece done for tourists. So she trailed round Delhi for hours and ended up in the Gujarat Government Crafts Shop which appeared to be the only place in Delhi selling patolas but only saris. And one was my Christmas present! Ruth said that the shop had about 30 of them and she insisted on inspecting every one of them. Mine is dark green with a pattern in red, white and metallic gold with a plain gold border. The pattern photo above is about 12 inches by 16, with each complete pattern about 6 inches square. It is fantastic - wonderful and a stunning example of warp and weft ikat in silk. I shall not be cutting it up! I will just gloat over it.
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