A lot has been written about patola sarees from Gujarat and still there are a lot many things to write about this original handicraft of the world.Every feature of patola weave is unique and every small detail isextremely important for completion of a beautiful Patola Saree.

A unique feature of the Patola Saree is in its non-use of foot rule. The measurement is made through a tape with smallest measurement of1/100th of an inch. This is the kind of minuteness and precision the weavers follow. For preparing  patola silk saree, the foremost requirement is making the design on a graph paper. After making the design, certain threads are accumulated and kept open. The rest of the ends are tied by cotton threads. These open threads are called Tana and Vana. The Tana and Vana then are tied. This is now dipped in different colours. This process helps only the open threads take up the colour. After completion of this process, the coloured threads are tied. Another colour is applied to open threads by immersing the threads in colour. Depending upon the number of colours, tying and colouring are done. Cotton threads are loosened after all required colours appear on both sides of Tana and Vana. The process of colouring the threads takes nearly 75 days.

After colouring work is completed, weaving begins. Generally onlyone man works on the handloom, but for a Patola saree minimum two  men are required. Weaving of patola is a slow process; two men can weave hardly 10 inch of cloth in one day. After weaving, adjustment and finishing work is done. In the vast state of Gujarat there are only two cities which weave Patola Sarees. They are Rajkot, which is famous for single ikat and Patan which is well known for double ikat.