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Subject: Clothing and Textiles × Author: Joshi, Yogita × End date: 2004 × Start date: 2004 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Adaptation of Kumauni folk designs for block printing
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2004-07) Joshi, Yogita; Gahlot, Manisha
    India is a country with natural and cultural richness. Indian art is one of the oldest and the most resilient culture and it changed and evolved with the evolution of civilization. The major factor responsible for it‟s continuing is rural folk, which preserved the age-old motifs and designs. Kumauni Aipan is one of the oldest and most famous folk art of Uttaranchal. This study was taken up with an aim to develop designs of block printing for various articles based on Aipan design, preparation of blocks, printing of articles and to assess the consumer acceptability of the developed designs. Twenty-seven new designs were developed for block printing. The designs were developed for three articles i.e. Bed cover, Cushion cover and Kurta under three categories – one colour design, two colour design and three colour design. Three designs in each category and nine designs for each article were developed. One design from each category of every article was selected and finally nine designs were selected for the preparation of blocks. Blocks were prepared at Sanganer (Jaipur, Rajasthan). Printing was done on cotton fabric using pigment colour. The printed articles were further evaluated for different attributes namely suitability of the design to the end use, arrangement of motifs, suitability of the printing technique used and over all appearance. Consumer acceptability of the printed articles was also assessed through questionnaire cum interview schedule. A sample size of 50 was selected for the study. Respondents selected for the study were the housewives. All the responses were first tabulated and analyzed. Percentage was calculated to reach upon the conclusion. Consumers accepted all the printed articles. Based on the survey work conducted during the course of present study it can be concluded that block printing is one of the best way to represent these Aipan designs in its full beauty and originality and these design have a potential to be introduced in the market at a large scale. The opportunities of textile designing by using traditional motifs are unlimited and one needs only to discover the many possibilities that it holds.