Development of macramé dresses using textile waste
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2019
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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This study was a step towards utilisation of textile waste material to construct dresses with macramé technique. Textile waste like cotton and wool threads, satin ribbon, artificial leather, drawstrings, shoe laces etc. was collected from homes, tailor’s shop and industries in Ludhiana. Twelve macramé samples of size 5 x 5 inches were made from the collected textile waste material. A panel of fifteen members was constituted from Department of Apparel and Textile Science and Family Resource Management PAU, Ludhiana to select five textile waste materials for construction of dresses. According to weighted mean score, cotton thread, chiffon fabric, artificial leather, wool thread and satin ribbon were selected for construction of dresses. Two pencil sketches for macramé dresses were made for each selected textile material. A questionnaire was developed and administered on ninety college going girls in three colleges of Ludhiana city. The questionnaire aimed at collecting background information of the respondents and their awareness about macramé technique, preference for dress sketches, length, colour combination and embellishment of the macramé dresses to be developed. Majority of the respondents were aware about this technique and preferred sleeveless, knee length and multi-coloured macramé dresses embellished with beads and buttons. The dresses were constructed on 34˝ size dress form and their cost price was calculated which included cost of textile material wherever applicable, lining, embellishment and cut make trim. A profit percent of 40 was added to cost of each dress to calculate the estimated selling price which lied in the range ₹ 1,200 - ₹ 2,200. To ascertain the suitability of the estimated selling price and overall appeal of the constructed dresses, a second questionnaire was developed and administered in the sample space with a sample size of 30. Cotton thread and artificial leather dress was adjudged as excellent by the respondents, while dress made from wool thread was assessed as very good and dresses constructed from chiffon and satin ribbon were considered as good. The estimated selling price of all the constructed macramé dresses was considered appropriate except for artificial leather dress which was adjudged as low priced. Hence, the dresses developed from textile waste using macramé technique were cost-effective and aesthetically appealing. Thus, development of such dresses can be taken up on a mass scale for earning money.
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