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ThesisItem Open Access Adaptation of traditional Aipan designs on apparels through block printing with natural Thickening agent(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2013) Upadhyay, Hema; Babel, SudhaThe present study was carried out to study the extent of participation of farm women in post-harvest practices of kinnow, to study the knowledge & adoption & to find out technological needs of farm women in post-harvest practices of kinnow. The study was conducted in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Two panchayat samities namely Sri Ganganagar & Sri Karanpur were selected purposively .From each panchayat samiti two villages were selected on the basis of highest production of kinnow. The total sample consisted of 100 farm women selected from four villages of selected panchayat samities. Personal interview technique was used for collecting data from the respondents. Frequency, percentage, mean, per cent & mean weighted score were used for analysis of data. The result of the study revealed that 65 per cent respondents belonged to age group of 30-45 years and 30 per cent were below 30 years of age. Majority of them belonged to reserve categories i.e. SC and OBC (92%), had joint families( 88%), agriculture as their main occupation (100%) and had land holding above 2 hectare (60%) . Nearly 70 per cent respondents studied till middle and primary level. The outcome of study divulges that majority of the respondents (100%) were participating in practice of plucking of kinnow independently or jointly with male members. However, in other activities like washing & cleaning, grading, storage, processing, marketing, and transportation participation of women was found to be less. The respondents had poor knowledge in post-harvest practices of kinnow with over all mean per cent score of 28.69. Component-wise knowledge scores highlights that respondents had average knowledge in four components viz-plucking (56.5MPS), washing& cleaning (51.83MPS) , packaging (40.92MPS) & grading (35.00MPS). Poor knowledge of the respondents was found in remaining five components viz-marketing (23.16MPS),storage (21.5MPS), transportation(15.62MPS),waxing (6.9MPS) and processing(100MPS). Similarly poor adoption of respondents was noticed with over all mean per cent score of 28.80. Component wise adoption in post –harvest practices highlighted that respondents had medium level of adoption in plucking (56.5MPS) & grading (35.0MPS). In other activities like washing & cleaning, waxing, packaging, storage, processing, marketing , transportation the respondents had low level of adoption (9-26MPS). The over- all knowledge and adoption gap in post-harvest practices was high. Components wise wide knowledge gap existed in the components - storage (78.5%), marketing( 76.84%), grading (65%), packaging (59.08%). Similarly high adoption gap was observed in the components viz- waxing (100%), processing (100%) , transportation (91%) and marketing (88.86%) , storage (80.29%), packaging (77.28%), washing and cleaning (74%) and grading (65%). On the basis of findings it can be concluded that wide technological gap was found in knowledge and adoption of post-harvest practices which can be minimized through education and trainingThesisItem Open Access A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PROFILE OF URBAN AND RURAL BASED HANDLOOM WEAVING UNITS OF RAJASTHAN(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2004) Babel, Sudha; Gupta, PusphaHandloom literally refers to a traditional weaving method. Symbolically it stands for much more. It represents a philosophy, a way of life. The philosophy is the simple faith of the Indian folk artisan, the handloom weaver, the man behind the loom. His work stands in evidence of the creative skills of hands and their ability to do whole job. It stands for revitalisation of traditional creative energies that can be infused into our modern civilisation. Though the methods employed in making handloom fabrics are simple, the result is extra ordinary. The human effort results in the creation of products which are both aesthetically delightful and extremely durable. The handloom industry is the largest unorganised sector and constitutes an integral part of the rural life of the country. Despite of strong competition from mill made textiles, handloom fabrics are still in demand primarily because of the popular patronage of the weavers. The Government has taken several measures to develop the industry for achieving the objectives of providing steady and sustained employment to handloom weavers, ensuring lucrative income and increased production of cloth. Inspite of considerable efforts made to rehabilitate it, the handloom weaving units continue to be in the grip of problems. Hence the present research work on a comparative study on the urban and the rural based handloom weaving units of Rajasthan was undertaken to find out the general characteristic function, structure, mode of production, production output, marketing pattern, income generated, profit earned, role of women, time devotion pattern and problems faced by the handloom weaving units. The present study was conducted in Rajasthan by selecting one district and one village from each division of Rajasthan. Thus a total of 6 districts and 6 villages were selected on the basis of the highest number of handloom weaving units in the division, district, block and village. As per the objective of the study, samples were selected from the urban as well as the rural areas. Urban area sample was drawn randomly by the units located at district head quarters. A total of 15 handloom weaving units were selected from each district head quarter. The total number of samples from the urban area was 90 (15x6) units. Similarly the selection of the rural handloom weaving units was also done randomly. 15 units from each selected village was taken, making a sample of 90 rural units. The total number of samples for present study was comprised of 180 handloom weaving units. A pretested structured interview schedule was used for the data collection. The most involved person of the unit was interviewed. The findings of the study showed that 44-47 per cent respondents were from 41-50 years of age. Only 15 per cent of the urban and 10 per cent of the rural unit heads were females while the rest were males. Nearly 25 per cent rural and 30 per cent urban members were illiterate. Higher education was totally absent in the urban as well as the rural areas. For nearly 88-98 per cent it was the sole source of livelihood and for about 90 per cent it was a traditional family occupation. Very few of the respondents received training. Only 44.44 per cent were the member of co-operative societies. Out of a total of 180 units only 25 units were independent while 80 units were functioning through the middle men and 75 units through co-operatives. All the respondents had residence cum work place. 75 per cent of the urban as well as the rural units owned only one loom each and 19.46 per cent two loom each. Fly shuttle and throw shuttle pit looms (125) fly shuttle frame loom (124) and durrie looms (45) were found in Nagour and Bikaner district. Nearly 40 low width fly shuttle pit looms and five durrie loom were found idle. Majority of Kota unit looms had dobby and zacquard attachments. Out of a total of 180 units only 12 units were found hiring labour on part time basis. All the units were working with their own family members. The results of the study showed that nearly an equal number of units were cotton (83), woollen (75) while only 22 units were producing other textile items. Among the woollen handloom items shawls (74) tweed (72) and blanket (14 units) were woven. Sarees (34), Khes (40), plain fabric (46) furnishing fabric (19), handloom durries (6), and napkins and towels (5) were the cotton handloom items woven. Cotton durrie (16) and Jatt patti (14) were the other textile items woven. Regarding the sources of procurement of raw material it was found that the units working through middle men or co-operative societies were taking raw material other than sizing material from them while all the independent units purchased raw material from local as well as interstate yarn mandies. Weaving of fabric was the only production out put of the majority of the units while one third of independent and two third of units operating through middle men, also spun yarn i.e. cotton, wool, goat, camel hair, and polyester fibre. It provides them additional income. Regarding the production process it was found that weaving and dry finishing activity were done by almost all the units. Similarly sizing was also done by all cotton and woollen handloom units. Sizing material used were ararot, maida, rice, bazara and wild onion. Few units from Bikaner and Barmer and all Kota units were using pegwarping and brush/street sizing methods. Yarn count used for cotton ranged from 5s/5d to 120 count, for wool it was 5T to 22T or 22s and for cotton durries 6 ply twisted yarn in warp and 10 ply untwisted yarn in weft direction was used. A half of the units were weaving manufacturer's design while one quarter were making their own design. Only Kota sarees and pattu shawl were designed through extra weft with simple geometrical, floral motifs. Plain, rib, basket, twill and its variations were mainly used for cotton and woollen textile items, while discontinuous plain i.e. dovetail weave was used for other textile items. Marketing of manufactured items was done by only independent units at their own units. Price fixing was done on the basis of raw materials and labour charges and profit expected ranged from 10-20 per cent. Nearly similar labour charges were paid by the middle men and co-operative societies. Income of respondents through weaving ranged from 1500 - 8000 per month. Majority of units working through co-operatives and middle men earned Rs. 1500 - 4000 per month. To find out the gender difference in role performance of the weavers age and activity status of household population was studied and it was found that 55.18 were female workers and only 44.81 per cent were male workers. Results of work participation rate shows that it reaches up to 97.5 per cent for 36-55 years of age. The overall work participation rate was 53.20 per cent. Findings regarding the time spending pattern show that women spent maximum time (5.15 hour) on preweaving while men spent nearly equal amount of time on weaving. Post loom process was done by males and females. Spinning, Skein making, loossening and winding, prim and creel filling, dry and edge finishing were female dominated tasks while preparing warp, sizing, winding of warp, reed filling drawing in were done jointly. The salient findings indicated that independent weavers faced problems of finance and marketing while the units working through co-operative societies or middle men faced problem of inadequate and untimely supply of raw material, freedom to select the design and low income returns. On the basis of the findings of the study the need arises to train and motivate the weavers to switch on to the finer weaves and quality fabric in order to raise the quality of life by earning more. Further to educate the weaver is the need of the timeThesisItem Open Access Comparative Study on Profile of Urban and Rural based Handloom Weaving/Units of Rajastha(Department of Textiles and Apparel Designing College of Home Science : Udaipur, 2004) Babel, Sudha; Gupta, PushpaThesisItem Open Access Design and Development of Sanitary Napkin with Herbal and Antimicrobial Potentials(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2017) Mishra, Sarika; Babel, SudhaIn low income groups of developing countries like India, menstrual hygiene is overlooked since ancient times. Due to ignorance and practicing poor hygienic habits such as using unsanitized cloth, husk sand etc., a large number of women suffer from Reproductive Tract Infections. Women of these groups are not capable to afford the commercially available sanitary products. The present study is aimed at developing a low cost sanitary napkin which can be affordable for low income groups and which has antimicrobial and herbal properties. To achieve this motive, Flax (Linum usitatissimum L., Linaceae) spinning waste fibers were selected to be used as filler. Natural spinning waste fiber is generally used for low grade fabrics, as blends, handmade paper, production of biogas, fuel, etc., but not yet used for sanitary napkins. Use of spinning waste fiber for this purpose is a wise utilization of waste fiber and value addition in the sense of cost reduction. To achieve the main aim of the study, 30 college girls were asked about selection criteria for sanitary napkins and color preference for sanitary napkin covering, if flax spinning waste is used as filler. Respondents give more importance to wearing comfort and hand related features of sanitary napkins in comparison to its visual appeal. As per the respondents’ opinion, beige color was selected for top covering layer. To impart antimicrobial property to the filler fiber, two plant extracts (Aloe vera gel and Neem Leaf extract) were applied in different concentrations onto the thoroughly scoured and bleached fibres and then treated samples were evaluated qualitatively for their antimicrobial activity against gram positive (Staphylococcus Aureus) and gram negative (Escherichia Coli) bacteria, as per standard test methods of AATCC and EN ISO. The optimized concentrations of both the extracts treated samples were also tested for their antifungal activity and pH determination using AATCC and ISO test methods respectively. Results, thus found, revealed that 10 percent Neem leaf extract treated sample was best suited to be used as filler of Sanitary Napkin. Sanitary Napkins were made in two different sizes as large and regular in tabless form and tested according to standard test method for Sanitary Napkin. On the basis of results found, sanitary napkins meet all the requirements of test method like absorbency and ability to withstand pressure after absorption, disposability, and dimensions etc. Cost of sanitary napkins was also found to be 1.66 rupees for single regular napkin while 1.99 rupees for single large napkin, which is quite economic and lesser than commercially available products of popular brands. Acceptability of the sanitary napkins was also assessed. Again the respondents were asked to rate the visual appeal and hand related features of developed sanitary napkins and according to the scores given to developed sanitary napkins in all the features, weighted mean score was calculated and expressed as Excellent (4.1-5.0)/ Good (3.1-4.0)/ Above Average (2.1-3.0)/ Average (1.1-2.0)/ Below Average (0-1.0) Both the developed sanitary napkins viz: regular and large were found good in overall appearance and hand related features. The acceptability Index of regular sanitary napkin was found 78.07 percent while 78.51 percent for large sanitary napkin.ThesisItem Open Access Design development for apparel and furnishing items from the sculptures of Sahastrabahu temple and assessment of its market potential(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2021) Joshi, Chhavi; Babel, SudhaPainting as an art form has flourished in India from very ancient period. The unique thing about Indian painting is that they are usually representative and connected to highly significant religious forms as culture events. Sahastrabahu temple is one of the most amazing temples located in Nagda village of Udaipur district. It is commonly known as the Saas-Bahu temple. Sahastrabahu temple is a unique symbol of the harmonious relationship of Saas (mother-in-law) and Bahu (daughter-in-law). Present study was carry out the documentation of design from sculpture of shahastrabahu temple and to develop apparel and furnishing items through hand painting and assessment their market potential. Total Sixty best, well maintained and preserved motifs from sculptures of Sahastrabahu temple was designed and developed through software .On basis of relative ranking by 20 experts, top 30 designs was selected from 60 motif and designs, among 30 designs, 20-20 placements were further designed and developed for development of 4 apparel and furnishing items each.. Top scored 5 placement designs were used for preparation of apparel and furnishing items. The results pertaining to overall suitability scores of developed apparel items clearly showed that all apparel items i.e. scarf, patch, border and duppata were highly acceptable by the homemakers the overall suitability scores of developed apparel items ranged from 2.90-4.34, Highest scores (4.34) was observed for scarf (S4) whereas, patch (P5) scored lowest overall suitability value (2.90) and Mean scores for suitability of design for apparel items varied from 2.8-4.3 with maximum value obtained for patch (P4) and minimum value found for border (B4) and duppata (D2). Market personnel rated highest scores i.e. 4.57 for patch (P1) and lowest scores (3.0) for duppata (D2) for overall suitability, acceptability of concept of motifs/designs on apparel items, shopkeepers found scarf (S3) highly suitable among all developed apparel items hence rated highest score (4.9), the lowest scores i.e. 3.2 was observed for duppata (D2). Scores of consumer acceptability of furnishing items the suitability of design for furnishing items ranged from 3.0-4.7. The highest value (4.7) was measured for cushion cover (CC1& CC5) and tea coaster (TC4) while lowest scores (3.0) was observed for letter holder (LH3) and door hanging (DH4). Acceptability of furnishing items obtained from the 50 market personnel the overall suitability score was rated from 2.90 to 4.57. The data obtained for marketability of apparel and furnishing items revealed that one third to more than half (34-60%) shopkeepers preferred to sale all apparel items at 30% profit levels. However, majority (58-72%) of market personnel favored to sale furnishing items at a profit level of 30% except cushion cover. About 24-72% shopkeepers liked to sale 5 sets of cushion cover at more than 30% profit level. All the developed items were very innovative, creative, distinctive in terms of designs as well as cost effective and highly appreciated by the panel members, homemakers and market personnel. The developed items showed good market potentials at consumers and shopkeepers’ level.ThesisItem Open Access Development of Intervention Package on Value Added Jute Products for Establishing Micro Enterprise(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2011) Sharma, Surbhi; Babel, SudhaThe natural golden fiber jute is a strongest, cheap and ecofriendly in nature. The two main type of jute, white jute (Corchorus copsularies) and dark jute or tosa (Corchorus olitorios) are grown mainly in India. The present study was undertaken with as objective to explore existing knowledge about jute among rural women, development of intervention package for skill development, imparting training among rural women and assessment of training. A purposive random sample of 30 respondents was selected from Griva Tehsil of village Badgaon, Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Data was collected through interview schedule from the respondents. The data was further analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean percent and rating scale. The major findings of the investigation revealed that 43 per cent respondents belonged to the age group of 26-30, educated up to 6-8 class (40%). Fifty three per cent respondent’s income ranges between Rs. 5,000-10,000/ month and had medium socio economic status (50%). Evaluation of intervention package shows that mean rating score for the developed booklet was ranging from 7.0 to 7.4 which came in the category of ‘‘very good’’ by panel of experts. The respondents had selected five jute products namely; belt, phone mat, book holder, photo frame and jute painting out of 20 jute products for training. There was eight days training programme and method demonstration was used as a mean for imparting the training. The result obtained from skill assessment of rural women was 100 per cent in training session. Further it was reported that the estimated price of the five jute products ranges from Rs. 50 -122, whereas at 20 per cent profit, the price ranges from Rs. 60 -132.The feedback of the whole training was found to be very fruitful and had applicability for the future purpose. It was also found that rural women were eager to adopt the jute as an enterprise.ThesisItem Open Access DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCT RANGE BY BLENDING OF FOLK ART DESIGNS OF RAJASTHAN WITH DIFFERENT TEXTILE SURFACE ENRICHMENT TECHNIQUES(MPUT, UDAIPUR, 2019) KALA, SHIKHA; Babel, SudhaTraditional motifs always grab the attention of the consumers and increase the demand of the products. The concept of designing furnishing and apparel products by using Rajasthani folk motifs is useful for enhance the ethnic value of products and popularity in Market. Presently the contemporary craft is becoming more significant to generate new ideas with fresh approach and trendy look to traditional and ethnic designs. Present research work combines contemporary and traditional Rajasthani folk art through appropriate software and opens opportunities for creative product creation and mass- customization with the title “Development of textile and apparel product range by blending of folk art designs of Rajasthan with different textile surface enrichment techniques”. The objectives of research were to explore and document the folk designs of Rajasthan for varied applications, to adapt the designs in terms of techniques, colour combination and arrangement on apparel and textile based products, to develop apparel and textile product range of selected designs with different surface enrichment techniques and assess the suitability and market potential, to develop a media package and assess its suitability and market potential. To accomplish the objectives, research work was carried out in two phases: survey and experimental work; for this purpose exploratory and experimental research designs were used. The study was conducted in 18 districts from 8 regions of Rajasthan. A sample of 80 respondents from each region was selected for gathering required information regarding different traditional folk art and motifs, themes, significance of colours and surface enrichment techniques used in Rajasthan. In the experimental work, 50 natural motifs through different sources and its 3 modified forms were developed. Total 200 motifs were developed using CorelDRAW and Photoshop software and 25 motifs were finalized by the panel of judges. Selected motifs and its different arrangement combination were applied on different fabrics by various surface enrichment techniques and suitability and market potential of products were evaluated. Digital design library was developed by three types of software (CorelDRAW X3 and Photoshop CS6), Animation (Adobe Flash CS6) on various parameters and assessed the usefulness and appropriateness of the developed media package. Training 2 was organized for 30 entrepreneurs and pre and post training knowledge was administered to evaluate the knowledge enhancement on the subject. Findings revealed that selected motifs for the development of digital design library highly appreciated and accepted by the judges, through these selected motifs total 20 products were developed. All the respondents highly appreciated workmanship of the products. According to the all respondents’ views, developed products would have enough buyers in the market. Developed media package including CD and Booklet was also appreciated by respondents maximum was skewed towards excellent criteria. 32.50 per cent respondents reported “very good” and 67.50 per cent “Excellent”. Impact assessment of developed media package was done by organizing training program for selected respondents. The findings showed that significant improvement in the knowledge of respondents was found as a result of exposure to training on Digital Design Library. Visual, literature and technical details in the developed media package were proved as an efficient material to impart knowledge about design library and its uses in designing the furnishing and apparel products using different colourways, designs and surface enrichment techniques.ThesisItem Open Access Efficacy Assessment of Environmental Friendly Sizing Agent from Cassia fistula Seed and its Impact on Cotton Fabric Properties(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2016) Sanchiher, Latika; Babel, SudhaWith the emerging worldwide interest in adopting and studying traditional starching methods and exploiting their potential based on different plant source. Nature has provided abundant plant wealth, which possess medicinal virtues for all living creature. The essential values of some plants have long been published but a large number of them remain unexplored as yet. In this regard, one such plant is Cassia fistula. With this in the mind the present research entitled “Efficacy assessment of environmental friendly sizing agent from Cassia fistula seeds and its impact on cotton fabric properties” was conducted. To achieve objectives of the study it was carried out in four stages. 1. Characterization of the starch obtained from Cassia fistula seed. 2. Application of starch. 3. Assessment of fabric parameters. 4. Assessment of the acceptability of starched fabric by consumer. Muslin cloth having different fabric weight was selected for the experiments. Cassia fistula pods were collected from the MPUAT University campus and then processed into fine powder. The size and shape of starch powder (particles) extracted from Cassia fistula seed were determined using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Three concentration of starch 2.5%, 5%, and7.5% were prepared and applied on desized muslin fabrics. The starched samples were assessed to see the effect of different concentrations of starch on various physical parameters before and after. These starched samples were visually evaluated by the panel of 5 members from Textile and Apparel Design department to select one best concentration out of three. Then one selected concentration of Cassia fistula was compare with commercially available starch arrowroot. 30 post graduate girls were selected for assessment of the acceptability of starched dupatta in term of physical parameters. Findings of the study revealed that Cassia fistula starch can be used on cotton muslin fabric with different concentrations. It gives satisfactory results in terms of texture, luster, thickness, stiffness and drapability. Five per cent concentration of Cassia fistula starch with medium muslin was most preferred by the judges. Cassia fistula starch shows better result as compare to commercial starch Maranta Arundinacea (arrowroot). There was increase in physical parameters when sized with Cassia fistula starch. The stiffness of fabric, fabric count, thickness of the fabric and fabric weight were increased due to film formation on the surface of the fabric. Fabric colour and texture became dull and rough because of brown and larger starch particles. But there was no change in tensile strength after sizing treatment. In order to assess the acceptability of the developed starch a rating Performa was developed based on five point rating scale and was given to 30 respondents to find its relative ranking. It was found that Cassia fistula starched dupatta was acceptable by 86 per cent respondents. It can be concluded that muslin can be successfully sized with natural starch of Cassia fistula seeds.ThesisItem Open Access An Exploratory Study on Utilization Pattern of Camel Leather and Problems Faced by the Artisans of Rajasthan(MPUT, UDAIPUR, 2019) ACHARYA, SWATI; Babel, SudhaRajasthan camel leather artisans are still limited by the use of traditional method i.e. manually processed, manufactured and embellished. From the last four decades there has been change in trend of camel leather products in terms of raw material used, change in tools, machines, design and colour used. The present study was undertaken to find out the utilization pattern of camel leather and problems faced by the artisans. It was conducted in the Bikaner, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan on the basis of concentration of camel leather artisans in the region. From each districts three areas were selected purposively which were dominated by camel leather workers. The sample of respondents constituted of sixty taking, fifteen from each of the four identified districts, including those who were involved in camel leather work directly or indirectly. Personal interview and questionnaire techniques were used for getting information from the respondents. The analysis of data was done using frequency and percentage distribution. The profile of respondents revealed that 66.67 per cent of the respondents in Barmer followed by 47 per cent of the respondents in Jaisalmer and Jodhpur were in age group of 45-60 years. Education qualification of the respondents was quite unsatisfactory as majority were illiterate and lived in joint family setup with 5-8 family members. Camel leather work belonged to the reserve caste categories or scheduled castes which includes Regar, Jingar, Khatri, Gujar and the minority community i.e. Muslim. Different types of embellishment used by respondents are applique, carving, crystals, embossing, punching and embroidery with cotton, golden and silver zari threads. 108 The study depicts that after declaring camel as state animal the condition of camel breeders of Rajasthan is becoming worse day by day as breeders are unable to sell the natural products obtained from the camel housed and brought by them. The findings also revealed different problems faced by the artisans which were: lack of market, raw material supply, high cost of raw material, time constraint, lack of interest among family members and finance. The root cause for unwillingness of artisans and family members to pursue the family occupation is due to social status of worker’s that is still not endorsed by the society with low price of products, increased use of chrome tanned leather, buffalo leather, rexine, challenge to modify the products according to modern tastes and low remuneration. This indicates that artisans should be given proper incentives, trainings and facilities for promoting the utilization of camel hides.ThesisItem Open Access A Study on Clothing Practices of Visually Impaired Children(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2011) Chitora, Bhawana; Babel, SudhaWhen a blind child enters a family, be it by birth accident, vision disorder or adoption, parents and the others close to the youngster face the challenge of supplying the information and concept that sighted children naturally acquire by visual observation. If the blind child has other disabilities as well the situation becomes still more complicated. Every multiply disabled blind child is unique so very little can be said in general about the resulting individual challenges. Blind children faces many problems like cannot put on or zip a coat, tie their shoes or button their own clothes. Blind children cannot identify the cloth and cannot identify the colour. The present study was conducted to find out “Clothing Practices of Visually Impaired Children”. The study was carried out in Udaipur city of Rajasthan. Samples of 30 respondents were purposively selected for the present study for getting the complete and desired information using personal interview method. The collected data was pre-tested on 25 non-sample subjects. The collected data was analyzed for percentage and frequency. The major finding of the study was as under: 1. The most common casual wear outfit of children was paint, shirt, T-shirt and Bermuda. 2. Most of the respondents preferred blended fabrics. 3. The result show that majority of respondents were found less satisfied with constructional aspects in their clothing the respondents possessed in the wardrobe. 4. Attributes like comfort durability, colour, budget, style etc. affect the buying of apparels. 5. All respondents preferred garments with center front opening due to problem in slipping garments head. 6. Majority of the respondents preferred soft, smooth absorbent &easy to care material in their garments. Normal fitting garment with front opening were preferred by the respondents. 7. The major decision about clothing purchase was taken by respondents family members. 8. Majority of respondents did not feel comfortable in existing clothing and face problem in wearing &removing of both upper and lower garments Faced problem in fitting, & fasteners related and to identify the front &back of the garment. 9. Based on their clothing problem and their preferences the researcher developed suitable guidelines for clothing design selection for visually impaired children.ThesisItem Open Access Value addition of Khadi Bed Linen and Assessment of its Market Potential(MPUAT, Udaipur, 2010) Kumawat, Monika; Babel, SudhaKhadi, which draped the humble freedom fighters in the days of yore is today flaunted by the coolcats making fashion statements. Sporting an individualistic look, it has a distinct character and is a highly versatile fabric which speakes for itself. The present study was under taken to find out the existing status of khadi bed linen, to develop the value added bed linen from less width khadi fabric and to study the acceptability and market potential of value added bed linen. For this purpose three type of sample were selected i.e. 10 marketing personnel’s, 10 experts, 30 homemakers. On the basis of the study one structured interview schedule and four rating scales were developed. Findings of the study revealed that no embroidered khadi bed linen and other furnishing article were available in the market. Hence the need arises to develop designer khadi bed linen with less width khadi fabric by computerized embroidery machine and explore its market potentials. The developed design layout used on less width khadi fabric made bed linens were highly appreciated by the respondents as shown by their higher acceptability ( 70-90 percent). The cost of developed bed linen was found very reasonable and had good market potentials. Thus, it is concluded that developed value added khadi bed linen, being inspired from modern computerized machine embroidery was found exclusive and unique by the respondents.