Naik, Shailaja DVastrad, Jyothi V2019-07-312019-07-312003No. of references 72http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810117967"The present investigation entitled 'Weaving computerized negi motifs in traditional Lakkundi sarecs' was conducted during 2000-03. Totally 125 wage weavers and 8 master weavers from Lakkundi and Shigli villages of Gadag district were interviewed using self-structured questionnaire by personal interview method to collect the historical background and demographics of polycot saree weavers. PSP and GC Kala-2000 software was used to digitize thirteen commonly used kasuti motifs. Five sarecs were woven on the powerloom by incorporating kasuti motifs with jacquard mechanism. Fifty each rural and urban women expressed their acceptability for newly designed sarees. History revealed that contrast-bordered lungi resembling the polycot sarees was produced even before independence on throw shuttle pit loom at Lakkundi. Merchants from Prasiddhi handlooms, Bangalore during 1990's encouraged weaving polycot sarees with cone technique. Majority of the wage weavers belonged to middle age with secondary education belonged to nuclear families whereas, majority of master weavers followed joint family norms. Kuruhinashettys and Deuangas predominated weaver's community. Sarees 1, 2 and 4 were woven with digitized negi motifs, retaining traditionality. Sarees 3 and 5 were woven with elaborate pallav, to meet consumer demand, a revival over traditionality. The weavers produced 17 plain sarees per week. However, the rate of production o[ computerized saree was relatively low because of extra weft figuring that led to loom stoppage. Many of the rural consumers opined that the computerized elephant with howdah, deer creeper, lotus, lotus butta, diagonal birds creeper, gopuram and wheat spike-lotus resembled the hand-embroidered motifs. In general the consumers preferred sarees 1, 2, 3 and 4. The net profit earned on newly designed sarees was remarkably higher than the traditional. There is a need to train the local weavers to weave sarees with computerized motifs."ennullThesis