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A textile design expert Professor Wendy Weiss from Nebraska, USA is helping traditional Patola or Ikat weavers of Somasar village in Surendranagar to design motifs for textile through a design software that translates designs into traditional patterns.
Ikat is a traditional form of yarn preparation for weaving by dying it, weaving, preparing warp or weft threads and binding. Patola textile has a big market outside the state and also abroad.
