Adaption and Development of Designs from Traditional Molela Craft of Rajasthan for Design Intervention on Women Apparels
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2019
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MPUT, UDAIPUR
Abstract
Ever since the dawn of civilization man has felt the urge to decorate textile by the
means of weaving, printing, and embroidery. The present investigation was
undertaken to develop the stencil printed women apparels using molela craft motifs.
Molela village is home to numerous artisans and painters who produce a unique craft,
the terracotta plaques of Molela. The craft involves the sculpting of idols out of clay
on a flat clay base. The study was undertaken with the objective explore,
documentation and adaption molela craft design for developing new textile designs for
women apparels and to design and develop women apparels using adapted molela
motif through stencil printing technique and to access the acceptability and cost of
developed women apparels. The study was carried out in molela village and Udaipur
city and artisans were selected as sample of the study.
The survey was conducted by Interview schedule which was given to 25 respondents
to collect the Molela design and later to select best 10 design for development of new
motifs further the selected 10 motifs were adapted to develop 30 women apparel by
developing 6 different placements for each women apparels. One best design for each
women apparel was selected for development of women apparels using stencil printed
method. A 5 point rating scale was given to 30 respondents to find out the
acceptability of the developed printed women apparels. Finding of the study revealed
that developed products were highly appreciated by all the respondents. Among the
developed Kurti (WA1), Gown (WA2), Shrug (WA3), Skirt (WA4) and Stole (WA5),
the most preferred women apparel was Kurti (WA1) with first rank acceptability range
of all the products ranged from 86.09 percent to more than 93.33 percent. Cost of all
products ranged between Rs. 420 To 1000 Rs.
Thus, it can be concluded that developed women apparel; being aspired from
traditional clay art of molela craft were found totally fresh and unique by all the
respondents.
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Adaption and Development of Designs from Traditional Molela Craft of Rajasthan for Design Intervention in Women Apparels
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Trivedi K. And Srivastava M.