Adaptation of Canvas Embroidery Motifs for Fabric Painting
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Date
2016
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The present study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state to explore the possibility of
adaptation of canvas embroidery motifs for fabric painting. Forty five canvas embroidery motifs were
collected personally from secondary sources like books, journals, and internet. The collected motifs
were screened and categorized as geometrical, floral, and animal & bird motifs by advisory committee
keeping in mind their suitability for fabric painting on kurti. These three categories included ten motifs
each. These motifs were assessed by experts for their selection. Top ranked three motifs in each
category were selected by experts for further research work. Maximum number of collected motifs
were geometrical motifs followed by floral motifs. A total of forty five designs were created using nine
selected motifs with the help of CorelDRAW software. Top ranked four designs were selected by
experts by using a preferential choice index for design placements and colour ways. A total of eight
kurti, four embroidered and four fabric painted were developed as per the selected designs, their
placements and colour ways. Developed kurti were assessed by thirty consumers for their
acceptability level on various parameters.
Design number 4 and 44 were highly acceptable designs while design number 29 and 30 were
acceptable designs. Created designs and fabric painting technique were highly acceptable parameters
while design placement, colour ways and embroidery technique were acceptable parameters of all the
designs by consumers. In terms of overall appearance, painted kurti of design number 4 was ranked Ist
followed by embroidered kurti of same design ranked IInd and painted kurti of design number 44 got
IIIrd rank. Cost of all the developed kurti was considered ‘appropriate but comparatively more
number of consumers rated the cost of fabric painted kurti as ‘appropriate’. Consumers had high
opinion about all the designs of developed embroidered and painted kurti except one painted kurti of
design number 30 (2.32) as they strongly agreed with all the opinion statements with average scores
ranging between 2.34 to 2.55. Experts had high opinion regarding adaptation of canvas embroidery
motifs for fabric painting as they strongly opined that fabric painting was time saving and cost effective
surface embellishment technique as per market trend. It was easy in execution and has effectively
replicated the effect of canvas embroidery to maintain its beauty with WMS ranging between 2.34-
3.00. Thus, transformation of innovative designs of canvas embroidery into fabric painting has
enhanced the range of designing and productivity.
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Selection, Placement, Costs, Manpower, Processed products, Topping, Adaptation, Technological changes, Self help, Productivity