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Traditional motifs can be described as the motifs which are being used in Indian textiles since many long and are handed over from one generation to the other. Our traditional motifs are deeply influenced by religious belief, culture, environment, activities of day today life, architecture, history etc. Indian artisans have created varied patterns and motifs which are exclusive in their form like creeping vines and floral patterns, which remind us of Mughal history and the Islamic portrayals seems to be purely decorative in these motifs.
There are number of motifs like lotus, conch shells, fish, elephant and horse etc. which represent the philosophy of Hinduism and they thought to bring good-luck, health and prosperity and are typically worn in the occasional ceremonies. These motifs represent over poetic expressions and imaginations towards life, and our devotion and character.
The vast field of Indian textiles can be divided technically into two groups—woven and printed/dyed textiles. Traditional woven textiles are jamdani, baluchar, brocades etc. and examples of some of the famous printed and dyed textiles are block printed textiles of Sanganer and Bagru, kalamkari textiles, bandhani, Orissa ikat and Gujrat patola. The textile craftsmen had always adopted several techniques to enrich their art and craft. They adopted the vivid patterns in their weaving or printing or in a specialized form of dyeing, as a result, there was a great variety of textiles available in India, often with a long continuous tradition behind them. textiles,
For creating the variety of designs and motifs, weavers and designers were always inspired by their environment. This is reflected in the creation of fish (Fig.12.1) and flowing streams in Orissa weaving, parrot (Fig.12.2) in Gujarat, chinar tree (Fig.12.3) in Kashmir, rudraksha bead (Fig.12.1) in south Indian sarees, and court scenes, boats and steam engines in Bengal weaving.
Apart from all these, women folk also got inspiration from common vegetables and used them for designing. For example mircha bagh, kakri bagh, dhaniya bagh designs are mainly used in embroidery of phulkari. Interestingly, sometimes the same techniques were followed in different states of India with slightly changed forms. For instance, ikat techniques (Fig.12.4), which were used in Gujarat, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, differ from each other, only in terms of material, dyes, colours and patterns.
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