Adaptation of chikankari embroidery motifs for fabric painting
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2016
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CCSHAU
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The present study was conducted for adaptation of Chikankari embroidery motifs for fabric painting.
Fifty five traditional motifs of Chikankari embroidery were collected from primary and secondary
sources i.e. market, books, journals and internet. Out of collected fifty five motifs, fifteen motifs were
selected to develop designs for kurti. The selected fifteen motifs were converted into designs by all
possible combinations of different motifs hence a total 48 designs were developed using corel DRAW-9 software. Top ranked four designs i.e. design number 2, 5, 7 and 44 were selected for placement on
kurti. Three placements of each design were developed, hence a total of 12 placements were prepared.
as per the preferences of experts organdie fabric of pastel yellow colour was used for development of
kurti. Twelve colourways, three of each selected design were prepared using three colour schemes i.e.
triad, analogous and split complementary as per their becomingness with colour of fabric. Most
preferred one colourway of each selected design was used for development of kurti. The preferred
colourways were colourway II (analogous) of design number 2 and 7, colourway I (triadic) of design
number 5 and colourway III (split complementary) of design number 44. Highly preferred four
placements i.e. one of each design were worked in embroidery and fabric painting for development of
kurti. Finaly eight kurti were developed i.e. four with embroidery and four with fabric painting. The
developed kurti were got assessed by consumers on different parameters. On the basis of consumers
preferences embroidered kurti with design number 7 and 44 were found very appealing for their overall
appearance whereas kurti with design number 2 and 5 were found appealing. In case of fabric painting
kurti with design number 2, 5 and 44 were found very appealing followed by kurti with design number
7 which was found appealing. Cost of all the kurti was rated as appropriate by majority of the
consumers. Consumers had very high opinion about the developed embroidered and painted kurti in
relation to suitability and appropriateness of designs for embroidery and fabric painting, techniques
used are as per trend and the developed designs maintain the beauty of embroidery through fabric
painting, placement of designs are unique and proportionate to the kurti and colour schemes used are
attractive.
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Placement, Selection, Processed products, Costs, Manpower, Technological changes, Markets, Diseases, Fruits, Self help