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Subject: Textile and Apparel Designing × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Development of multipurpose borders through digital embroidery
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Ritu Rani; Rose, Neelam M.
    The folk art and traditional idea that are glitter of our culture, when applied on textiles by a commercial aspect is gaining popularity. Cutwork can serves as a great source of inspiration and ideas for creating new designs in fashion world. The present study was conducted to develop multipurpose cutwork borders using digital embroidery technique. Existing usage and purchase practices for borders were studied from thirty consumers through self-structured interview schedule. The 264 traditional motifs of cutwork were collected from secondary sources and screened for their suitability to borders as well as digital embroidery. The screened motifs were categorized in two categories viz. geometrical and floral motifs. The motifs were shown to the thirty experts to seek their preferences for selection of one third top preferred motifs from each category. Preferences of experts were also taken for fabrics and base colour of fabric for borders. A total of sixty designs were developed using the entire or component of selected thirty motifs with the help of CorelDRAW and Photoshop software and five top raked designs were selected for placements. Created twenty five design placements were again shown to the experts and one best placement of each selected five designs was chosen. Five colour ways for each selected five design placements were simulated and colour way that secured first rank was selected for embroidery. The selected five designs were converted into digital designs in embroidery software by assigning different types of stitch to different parts of the design. Five borders were developed through digital embroidery and cost of each border was calculated. The developed borders were assessed on different parameters. Results pertaining to existing usage and purchase practices followed by consumers for borders inferred that 93.33 percent of the respondents used borders for decoration purpose mostly on saris, kameez, dupatta, kurti, lengha, ladies kurta, cushion covers and bags. The important factors considered while buying borders were purpose of use, decoration and ease of care. More than half of the consumers reported that designs, colour and material of the available borders were not as per their preferences. The two third of respondents did not prefer use of any type of embellishment materials for borders. 90.00 percent respondents preferred to buy cutwork borders from retail shops. Out of 90 screened motifs, thirty motifs selected for design development were motif number 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 26, 31, 33, 37, 41 and 44 in geometrical category and motif number 1, 2, 3, 12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 35, 41, 42 and 45 in floral category. The top preferred five designs i.e. design number 12, 20, 28, 48 and 55 were selected for creation of design placements. The most preferred placement of selected five designs were placement II of design number 12 and 28, placement III of design number 20, placement I of design number 48 and placement V of design number 55. The most preferred colour ways for digital embroidery on borders were monochromatic in design number 12, triad in design number 20, complementary in design number 28, analogous in design number 48 and 55. Five borders of ten meters length and preferred width were developed through digital embroidery technique using the most preferred placements and colour ways of selected five designs on net fabric of light beige colour. All the developed borders were found very appealing and highly accepted by consumers on all the parameters of assessment regarding suitability of digital embroidery technique in design development for borders using cutwork motifs. The digital embroidered borders were also found suitable for multipurpose use. The cost of the digital embroidered borders was rated appropriate by majority of the consumers. Thus, traditional motifs of cutwork adapted for designing borders infusing CAD/CAM technology is the best way not only to revive the age old practices but also makes it available globally.
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    Development of curtains using macramé technique
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Bharti Rani; Yadav, Saroj
    The present study was conducted to develop curtains using Macramé technique. To attain the specific objectives fifteen showroom owners of Hisar city dealing in home furnishings were surveyed to gather information regarding existing market practices/trends in partition curtains. Existing usage and purchase practices for partition curtains were studied from thirty consumers through self-structured interview schedule. Information pertaining to type of curtains available in the market, fibre content, fabric construction techniques, accessories, sources of information for buying partition curtains and factors considered for selection of partition curtains was gathered using self-structured interview schedule. Eighty seven cords were collected from markets of Hisar and Panipat city of Haryana state and different markets of Delhi and fifty cords were screened as per suitability for making partition curtains through Macramé technique. For selection of Macramé knots, samples of ten knots were prepared using selected cord. The selected knots were used in all possible combination and twenty knot combination designs were developed. Thirty designs of partition curtains were created in CorelDARW 12 software using the selected five knot combination designs. Five Macramé partition curtains were developed using selected designs. The developed Macramé partition curtains were got evaluated from thirty respondents for their design, knot combination and overall appearance. All the selected fifteen showrooms were found to be selling conventional partition curtains. Beads were used as accessory in 93.33 percent of the partition curtains available in the showrooms. All the showroom owners (100%) referred design catalogues for buying new styles of partition curtains and purchased directly from industries. Conventional curtains were preferred by all the consumers (100%). Data pertaining to preferences of consumers for new styles of partition curtains showed that half of the consumers were interested to buy Macramé/knotted and corded/strings partition curtains. On the basis of preferences of experts, cord sample number 35 in white smoke colour was selected for preparation of partition curtains. Wooden beads were used as accessory as per the experts’ preferences. Top ranked five Macramé knots i.e. 3(Double half hitch knot), 5(Half knot), 6(Flat knot),7(Popcorn knot) and 8(Reverse knot) were selected for creation of Macramé knot combinations designs. Most preferred five designs i.e. Designs No. 14, 7, 10, 16 and 18 were selected. As per the preferences of experts five design viz. design number 7b, 10f, 14c, 16e and 18f were selected for development of Macramé partition curtains. On the basis of consumers’ preferences curtain I, II, III and IV were highly appealing in terms of design, knot combination and overall appearance. The consumers had very high opinion about the developed Macramé partition curtains because of being attractive and uniqueness, suitability of Macramé technique, materials used and selected knot combination for development of partition curtains. The developed designs maintained the beauty of macramé technique, as per trend and had good market potential. Majority of the respondents reported that cost of developed curtains was appropriate.
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    Adaptation of kasuti embroidery motifs for hand painted textile articles
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Renu; Arya, Nisha
    The present study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state to explore the possibility of adaptation of kasuti embroidery motifs for fabric painting. Fifty kasuti embroidery motifs were collected personally from secondary sources like books, journals, and internet. The collected motifs were screened and categorized as geometrical, floral, and animal & bird motifs keeping in mind their suitability for fabric painting on selected articles. These three categories included ten motifs each. These motifs were assessed by experts for their selection. Top ranked five motifs in each category were selected by experts for further research work. Maximum number of collected motifs were geometrical and floral motifs. Preference of experts for selection of article to be hand painted using traditional kasuti embroidery motifs. A total of forty five designs were created using fifteen selected motifs with the help of CorelDRAW software. Top ranked three designs were selected by expertts by using a preferential choice index for design placements and colour ways. A total of six articles, three hand painted jacket and three hand painted file folder were developed as per the selected designs, their placements and colour ways. Developed articles were assessed by sixty consumers for their acceptability on various parameters. Created designs and fabric painting technique were highly acceptable parameters while design placement, colour ways were acceptable parameters of all the designs by consumers. In terms of overall appearance, design number 11 of painted jacket got Ist rank followed by design number 16 got IInd rank while painted jacket of design number 5 got IIIrd rank. Painted file folder of design number 37 got Ist rank, painted file folder of design number 28 got IInd rank and painted file folder of design number 21 got IIIrd rank. Cost of all the developed articles was considered ‘appropriate. Consumers had high opinion about all the designs of developed articles as they were strongly agreed with all the opinion statements regarding suitability of created designs for product and technique, size and shape of created designs, design placements, colour schemes and overall appearance of the developed articles with average scores ranging between 2.36 to 2.60. Consumers had high opinion regarding adaptation of kasuti embroidery for fabric painting as they strongly opined that fabric painting was time saving and cost effective surface embellishment technique as per market trend. It was easy in execution and has effectively replicated the effect of kasuti embroidery to maintain its beauty. Thus, transformation of innovative designs of kasuti embroidery motifs for hand painting has enhanced the range of designing and productivity.