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- Traditional Handicrafts of Punjab Developed From Plant and Agro-Waste Materials
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 583-587Abstract
Punjab has a rich tradition of arts and crafts. The traditional handicrafts of different types made from plant waste materials available in their vacinity were used in every household during the pre-independence period. Doaba and Majha were faster to adapt to the modern life style, while Malwa region with low literacy level continued with the traditional ways of life as well as craft making. But over the last two decades practice of handicraft making had sharp decline even in Malwa region. Thus, to document the valuable basketry craft, a sample of 180 respondents of rural women comprising of 60 women from each of the three selected districts of Malwa region namely, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda, who had developed traditional handicrafts in their life-time was selected purposively. Older women were found to have made fifty or more traditional handicrafts from plant and agro-waste materials in their lifetime. All women used to carry out different activities of practicing craft in their leisure time such as spinning yarn on Charkha, weaving basketry products like Bohey/Chhikkoo, Katnee(s), etc. and embroidering the Phulkaris or baghs. The largest percentage of respondents (28.89%) had made Bohey/Chhikkoo followed by 19.45 per cent respondents who had made Chhabi(an) from plant and waste materials. None of the respondents was now found to be making these handicrafts for domestic use.Keywords
Traditional Handicrafts, Agro-Waste Materials.References
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- Production Process of Bohey/Chhikkoo Making:Traditional Handicraft of Punjab
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 214-220Abstract
The present study focused on the production process of bohey/chhikkoo the traditional handicrafts of Punjab, as these handicrafts are vanishing fast due to commercialization and changes in fashion trends. In rural Punjab, basketry weaving was mainly practiced by women to meet the domestic needs. In fact, the girls were taught to make basketry products at a very young age to prepare these as part of their trousseau. But during the present time, technological developments have made available the various types of durable and easy to care containers and baskets suitable for various end-uses at very affordable prices. As a result the traditional crafts of Punjab are fast losing their distinct individuality in terms of designs and raw materials being used for these. It is imperatives to document type of raw materials and tools that were used for making bohey/chhikkoo and their production process to preserve the traditional handicrafts for the posterity. A sample of 180 respondents of rural women, comprising of 60 women from each of the three selected districts of Malwa region namely, Ludhiana, Patiala and Bathinda, who had developed traditional handicrafts in their life-time, was selected purposively. The results showed that the presently only 13.88 per cent respondents were still practicing this craft, but made the basketry products only occasionally. Efforts in the direction of commercials of the basketry craft of Punjab need to be undertaken for the survival of this beautiful craft as been successfully done for the phulkari craft.Keywords
Bohey/Chhikkoo, Production Process, Raw Materials, Traditional Handicrafts.References
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- Evaluation of Innovatively Designed Pouches Through Shekhawati Motifs
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science,Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science,Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 328-333Abstract
The present study inspired from the wall paintings of Shekhawat, a semi-desert area in Rajasthan, the investigation entitled “Development of pouches using motifs from Shekhawati paintings” was carried out in Ludhiana city. Out of twenty developed designs of pouches with Shekhawati motifs, ten designs of pouches most preferred by the respondents were prepared. Evaluation of the prepared pouches was done by a sub-sample of thirty respondents. The most preferred pouch on the basis of Shekhawati motifs and designs was C3 with geometrical motif (mean score 8.5). Colour combination of pouch B4 (mean score 6.93), and embellishments of A1 (mean score 6.93) and overall appearance of C3 (mean score 8.9) were most preferred by the respondents. The quoted prices for the prepared pouches B4,A2 and E3 were found to be adequate with profit margin of 32.04, 30.43 and 28.34 per cent, respectively.Keywords
Shekhawati Motifs, Pouches, Product Development, Painting, Profit.References
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- Development of Blended Yarns from Agro-Waste Material-Corn Husk
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 14, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 303-307Abstract
The present investigation has been undertaken to develop blended yarns using agro-waste plant materials since the potential of its usefulness is not fully exploited. Development of suitable textile textures may partially address to the ecoconcerns. The study was focused on chemical extraction of corn fibres and properties of blended yarns. Corn husks were treated in 1% alkali solution (1:20 material to liquor ratio) at high temperature (85–90°C) for 1 hour. Softening of fibres was done with silicone emulsion (0.5% by weight of fibres) at room temperature. Higher denier value for corn husk fibres (70.09) and low bundle strength (5.00 g/tex) were observed in contrast to hemp and viscose rayon. Length of corn husk fibres (145.71 mm) was lower than hemp fibres with moisture content 8.34%. The extracted corn husk fibres were hand spun in the blend of viscose rayon (70CH:30VR) and hemp (30CH:70HA). Higher tenacity (0.95g/tex) and lower breaking force (759.5g) of CH/HA yarn were found in comparison to CH/VR yarn. Also, higher yarn count 1.31 Ne was observed in case of CH/HA. Both the yarns were considered suitable for developing fabrics for home textiles and apparel.Keywords
Corn Husk Fibres, Blends, Viscose Rayon, Hemp.References
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- Preferences of Young Women for Designing of Pouches Using Shekhawati Motifs
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 509-515Abstract
The present study on preferences of young women for designing of pouches using Shekhawati motifs was carried out in Ludhiana city. Twenty shapes of pouches were sketched and five shapes were finally selected for designing pouches. A line of twenty pouches using Shekhawati motifs was developed using CorelDrawX4. Preferences of ninety young women, representing the target segment of consumers selected purposively from three localities of Ludhiana city were taken. Women preferred polyester fabric (mean score 4.23) for pouches. Silver and golden colours were most preferred with mean scores 4.34 and 3.14. Respondents preferred multi-coloured combination for motifs (mean score 2.67). Amongst the embellishments, tassels were most liked for pouches with mean score 12.28. Out of twenty developed designs of pouches with Shekhawati motifs, most preferred ten designs of pouches were prepared.Keywords
Preferences, Young Women, Designing, Pouches Using, Shekhawati Motifs.References
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- Assessment of Developed Tunics Inspired from Inlay Work
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Community Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
2 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Community Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Community Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
2 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Community Science, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 15, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 92-96Abstract
The investigation was carried out to design a line of tunics inspired from inlay work. Acceptance of respondents for prepared tunics was studied. Based on the preferential choices of the girls, six tunics were prepared using inlay motifs were rendered through machine embroidery. Evaluation of designed tunics was done by a sub-sample of thirty respondents. The most preferred tunic on the basis of silhouette was D5 (Mean score 4.6) which obtained first rank. Tunic D8 (mean score 5.2) was most preferred for the embellishments used. Both D5 and D8 tunics were most preferred for overall appeal. Quoted selling price of prepared tunic D5 was observed as adequate by most of the respondents (76.67 %). Probable profit margin possible on selling tunics were estimated from minimum 20.40 per cent to maximum 26.67 per cent. Mass production of tunics can reduce the cost of production.Keywords
Tunic, Inlay work, Motifs, Preferences, College-going girlsReferences
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