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Subject: Clothing and Textiles × End date: 2019 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Development of macramé dresses using textile waste
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Verma, Pratishtha; Mahajan, Surabhi
    This study was a step towards utilisation of textile waste material to construct dresses with macramé technique. Textile waste like cotton and wool threads, satin ribbon, artificial leather, drawstrings, shoe laces etc. was collected from homes, tailor’s shop and industries in Ludhiana. Twelve macramé samples of size 5 x 5 inches were made from the collected textile waste material. A panel of fifteen members was constituted from Department of Apparel and Textile Science and Family Resource Management PAU, Ludhiana to select five textile waste materials for construction of dresses. According to weighted mean score, cotton thread, chiffon fabric, artificial leather, wool thread and satin ribbon were selected for construction of dresses. Two pencil sketches for macramé dresses were made for each selected textile material. A questionnaire was developed and administered on ninety college going girls in three colleges of Ludhiana city. The questionnaire aimed at collecting background information of the respondents and their awareness about macramé technique, preference for dress sketches, length, colour combination and embellishment of the macramé dresses to be developed. Majority of the respondents were aware about this technique and preferred sleeveless, knee length and multi-coloured macramé dresses embellished with beads and buttons. The dresses were constructed on 34˝ size dress form and their cost price was calculated which included cost of textile material wherever applicable, lining, embellishment and cut make trim. A profit percent of 40 was added to cost of each dress to calculate the estimated selling price which lied in the range ₹ 1,200 - ₹ 2,200. To ascertain the suitability of the estimated selling price and overall appeal of the constructed dresses, a second questionnaire was developed and administered in the sample space with a sample size of 30. Cotton thread and artificial leather dress was adjudged as excellent by the respondents, while dress made from wool thread was assessed as very good and dresses constructed from chiffon and satin ribbon were considered as good. The estimated selling price of all the constructed macramé dresses was considered appropriate except for artificial leather dress which was adjudged as low priced. Hence, the dresses developed from textile waste using macramé technique were cost-effective and aesthetically appealing. Thus, development of such dresses can be taken up on a mass scale for earning money.
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    Development of knitted fabric from blend of soy silk and waste wool fiber
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Tewari, Srishti; Mahajan, Surabhi
    The study aimed at constructing knitted fabrics from blend of soy silk and waste wool fiber. Blending of soy silk and waste wool fiber was done in the ratio 20:80, 30:70 and 50:50 using roving method and 10 kg of fiber mix was prepared for each blend. Both worsted and woollen spinning system were used to spin the blended slivers. The yarn count varied with the blend ratio. The yarn with blend ratio 20:80 had a count 2/18, yarn with blend ratio 30:70 was a single ply yarn with a count 1/10 and blend ratio 50:50 had a yarn count of 1/0.50. The developed blended yarns were tested for selected physical and mechanical properties. On the basis of test results and aesthetic appeal of blended yarns, the yarns with blend ratio of 20:80 and 30:70 were used to construct weft knitted fabrics. Each blended yarn was knitted into both single and double knitted structures. The fabrics developed were shown to a panel of experts from knitting industry and academia. The weft knitted fabrics were found suitable for both apparel and upholstery applications. In apparel, the fabrics were suggested to be used for making sweaters, cardigans, kids wear, socks, caps and t-shirts. The developed fabrics were also found suitable for cushion covers and table linens in upholstery. The yarn with blend ratio 50:50 was found suitable for making blankets, khes, durries and carpets. The cost of the developed fabric from blend ratio 20:80 and 30:70 was ₹ 285.71 and ₹ 228.57 per metre respectively. The developed blended yarns and fabrics were also analysed for their production feasibility by taking expert opinion and ranking them on a 3 point scale. All the developed fabrics were found to feasible for commercial production and their probable acceptance of consumer acceptability also came out to be high when they were evaluated against set parameters. Thus, the developed fabrics are recommended to be taken for commercial production in knitting industries.
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    Development of New Designs on Jute Polyester Fabric by Transer printing and Evaluation of their Colour Fastness
    (Department of Clothing and Textiles College of Home Science PAU, Ludiyana, 1997) Saini, Navinder
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    Adapting kasuti embroidery to contemporary uses
    (Department of Clothing and Textiles College of Home Science PAU, Ludiyana, 1998) Singla, Seema; Grewal, Neelam
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    Dehydration of onions and potatoes using different methods
    (Department of home Management College of Home Science PAU, Ludhiana, 1995) Kaur, Amarinder; Bakshi, Rupa
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    A Survey of carpet industry of bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh)
    (College of Home Science PAU-Ludhiana, 1982) Nayyar, Geeta; Singh, O. P
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    Development of utility articles from old neckties
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Manjot Kaur; Mahajan, Surabhi
    The present investigation was undertaken to study the reutilization of old neckties for developing utility articles. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain preferences of experts regarding various utility articles that could be developed from old neckties. The expert panel consisted of 10 experts comprising of faculty members of Department of Apparel and Textile Science. According to their preference, six utility articles were selected namely cushion cover, multipurpose organizer, clutch, handbag, file cover and table mat. Four designs were made for each article with the variation in shape, style and colour. Thus, a total of twenty four designs were developed digitally using Corel Draw X7 and were documented. An interview schedule was used for collecting data from ninety respondents selected randomly from three different colleges of Ludhiana city regarding their preferences for designs of various utility articles, their base fabric, embellishment/ decoration and technique of construction. The results revealed that most preferred base fabric for utility articles were glace cotton, canvas, synthetic blend and jute. Lace, frills, tassels and machine embroidery were the most preferred embellishment and decoration types. Majority of respondents preferred patch work, pin tucking, weaving and braiding as the appropriate techniques of construction. The articles were developed and their evaluation was undertaken by showing them to a sub sample of thirty respondents. The developed utility articles were evaluated on the basis of their overall appearance on a five point scale. Most of the respondents considered the developed articles as excellent and very good. Maximum number of respondents liked the idea of reutilization of neckties for making the utility articles. Also, majority of the respondents considered the estimated selling price of the articles as adequate. The market price of developed articles was also assessed and the result showed that all the utility articles were saleable within a selling price range of `300-1400.
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    Study on performance appraisal of shawl units in Ludhiana
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2017) Sharma, Omika; Gandotra, Vandana
    The present investigation was carried out in Ludhiana city. An interview schedule was formulated to collect the required information from the powerloom shawl weaving units regarding the infrastructure of the units. Data were collected with the help of pre structured interview schedule from 60 randomly selected powerloom shawl weaving units. The results of the study revealed that majority of units had made fixed capital investment of `40 lakhs to 60 lakhs and working capital investment between `20 lakhs to 40 lakhs to establish the unit. Majority of units had installed capacity of 10 to 30 power looms and 60 percent possessed semi computerized looms to prepare shawls. Majority of units used acrylic fiber as raw material for preparing shawls and they purchased the yarn from local market. Most of units had employed total number of 40 to 80 workers. All the units produced plain shawls and majority of units had annual production of plain shawls between `60,000-90,000. Majority of units were selling their products in the local market. Twenty five percent units had minimum annual sale up to `50 lakhs. Majority of respondents faced the problems related to shortage of skilled labour (weighted mean score 2.83), high price of raw material (weighted mean score 3.68), low profit margins (weighted mean score 6.50), lack of proper infrastructure (weighted mean score 4.50), lack of power supply (weighted mean score 1.83) and maintenance of looms (weighted mean score 1.16)