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ThesisItem Open Access Adaptation of traditional painting motifs for Aari work(CCSHAU, 2015) Sodhi, Suman; Arya, NishaThe present study on ‘Adaptation of Traditional Painting Motifs for Aari Work’ was conducted to strengthen creativity by exploring the possibility of fusion of traditional painting motifs and Aari work with different fabric embellishment techniques. The concept behind the theme was to create new range of textile designs by maintaining the beauty and originality of traditional paintings as well as Aari work. In this study, two famous traditional Indian paintings that is Madhubani and Warli were selected keeping in mind their suitability to Aari work. Out of total eighty motifs which were collected through secondary sources, thirty motifs were selected by experts’ preferences for development of designs. Two designs for each selected motif of both the paintings were developed using CAD. Six designs i.e. 22a, 21b and 35a from Madhubani painting and 24b.10b and 9a were selected on the basis of experts’ preferences. Twenty four samples were prepared using three fabric embellishment techniques i.e. hand painting with Aari work, hand painting & patch with Aari work and stencil printing with Aari work and controlled sample of pure Aari work for Madhubani and Warli painting designs. The prepared samples were got assessed by the experts and consumers in overall appeal, cost acceptability and suitability of designs and techniques used. It was found that the respondents had very high opinion about the developed designs and techniques. The cost of prepared samples of Madhubani and Warli painting was highly acceptable by the majority of the respondents. The work done in the form of prepared samples was appreciated and preferred for application on wide range of articles. Thus, the motifs explored from Madhubani and Warli paintings were highly acceptable for product development as variety of designs can be created through the use of CAD technology. Fusion of traditional art forms with different techniques will help in making the designing cost effective while simultaneously being time and energy saving.ThesisItem Open Access Upcycling of pre and post apparel waste(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-01) Sodhi, Suman; Vivek SinghThe present research was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state to design and develop a variety of textile products by utilizing pre and post apparel waste in different combinations. Fifty women were selected purposively from different areas of Hisar city to collect information regarding existing upcycling practices for pre and post apparel waste. The pre and post apparel waste was collected from boutique owners, tailors and known shopkeepers. Top ranked designs of six selected articles from each articles i.e. apparel and accessories, home furnishing & accessories and utility articles were selected and developed by the researcher using pre and post apparel waste. Hence, a total of 18 upcyled articles were developed. Cost of the developed upcycled articles was calculated on the basis of the cost of raw material used and labour charges. The cost of pre and post apparel waste was not calculated and added as these were collected free of cost The selling price of developed upcycled article was calculated by adding 10 percent profit to the cost price of each developed upcycled article. All the women were stitching female garments and majority of them were also engaged in alterations and repairs of garments. All the respondents possessed pre-apparel waste in the form of fabric scrapes and post-apparel waste in the form of rejected and damaged garments. They upcycled pre- apparel waste for repair and alteration of garments while gave away the post apparel waste i.e. discarded and damaged garments to servants, relatives, friends and charity. Major problem faced by respondents in upcycling of pre and post apparel waste was lack of knowledge regarding construction, embellishment and designing techniques while the least preferred problem was financial constraints Stitching as construction and designing technique and trimmings as embellishment technique were the commonly techniques used to construct, design and embellish various upcycled articles. Long kurti, children‟s dress, skirt, female shirt, gloves, and two piece dress as apparel and accessories, bed side runner, curtain, wall panel, door mat, bed sheet and designer pillow as home furnishing & accessories and bag organizer, hand bag, shoes organizer, multipurpose basket, clutch and wall pocket as utility articles were selected upcycled articles, developed in their top ranked designs by the researcher using pre and post apparel waste along with collected trimmings and fasteners. Hence, a total of 18 upcyled articles were developed which included six upcycled articles developed by using only post apparel waste, six by combination of pre and post apparel waste and remaining six upcycled articles were developed by post apparel waste with new textile material. The cost of all the upcycled home furnishing and accessories was maximum ranging from ` 145-648 followed by the cost of upcycled apparel and accessories i.e. ` 157-328. The cost of upcycled utility articles was minimum ranging from ` 69-271. All the developed upcycled articles were assessed highly acceptable by the consumers in terms of workmanship and utility. In terms of overall appearance, female shirt, curtain and wall pocket got Ist rank as apparel, home furnishing and utility article respectively. The cost of upcycled articles was considered „appropriate‟ by majority of consumers. Consumers had high opinion about all the upcycled articles and expert had high opinion regarding upcycling of pre and post apparel waste. After training the trainees acquired sufficient knowledge regarding various aspects of upcycling which was recorded statistically significance at 1 percent level of significance. Thus, pre and post apparel waste was upcycled efficiently in different combinations to produce a wide range of textile products by using various upcycling techniques as per apparel waste and upcycled articles.