Relevance of Channapatna Toy Motifs on Textiles
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2016-07
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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The present study was carried out during 2014-16 to study, collect and categorize the motifs of Channapatna toys, develop Channapatna toy motifs on textiles through printing, calculate the cost of production of textiles printed with Channapatna toy motifs and to know the consumer acceptance of textiles printed with Channapatna toy motifs. Based on primary and secondary data, the available fifty different Channapatna toys were categorized into animal, bird, human, vehicle, educational, play material, god, goddess and other motifs. Out of fifty motifs, textile experts selected thirty motifs suitable for textile printing and out of thirty motifs, fifteen each single motif and combination of motif border designs in 1”, 2” and 3” sizes were designed. Totally twelve border designs, two each from 1”, 2” and 3” sizes of both single and combination of motif border designs were selected on the highest Weighted Mean Score (WMS) rated by the textile experts based on motif clarity, colour combination and overall appearance suitable for screen and digital printing on three types of fabrics viz., cotton poplin, coarse cotton and crepe silk satin. The cost of screen and digital printing per meter with Channapatna toy motifs was found to be Rs. 910/- and Rs. 550/-, Rs. 920/- and Rs. 560/- and Rs. 1,240/- and Rs. 880/- on cotton poplin, coarse cotton and crepe silk satin respectively. Among the screen and digital printed border designs, the acceptability index was found to be highest in case of digitally printed with combination of motif border design on coarse cotton of 2” size (DCC2.2, 92.22 %) followed by 3” size (DCC3.2, 91.11 %) and single motif border design of 3” size (DSC3.2, 90 %). Finally, the most accepted border designs viz., DCC2.2, DCC3.2 and DSC3.2 were rendered on frocks, kurtis and sarees.