Classification of home furnishing textiles based on the technique of decoration used

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN AND APPLICATION
Lesson 16: Textile Designs for Household Linens

Classification of home furnishing textiles based on the technique of decoration used

1. Woven, dyed and printed furnishing

Woven Furnishings: Weaving is one of the ancient and basic fundamental arts. Hand looms and power looms are used for weaving. Various decorative designs are possible in weaving using either basic weaves or fancy weaves or combinations of yarn and weave. Different weaves (Fig.16.21) provide different textural effect on the fabrics.

Dyed Furnishings: Dyeing is a technique in which natural or synthetic dyes are used to colour various types of fabric. The design is transferred to a variety of fabrics and textiles through various dyeing techniques as shown in Fig. 16.22.

Printed Furnishing: Fabric printing involves the application of patterns to a fabric by the use of dyes, pigments or other coloured substances by a variety of hand or machine processes such as block, screen, roller, heat transfer etc (Fig. 16.23).

2. Embroidered and appliqué furnishing

  • Embroidery is done by needle and thread with hand or machine. It imparts a very elegant effect to the fabric. There are either traditional hand embroideries belonging to particular state or simple hand embroidery. Different types of motifs, colours, thread and fabric are used in these embroideries. Some common motifs are lotus, foliages, creepers, conch shells, peacock, fish, parrot, gods and goddess and deities, elephant, scenes from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Raslila and many more. Threads are usually cotton thread, silken thread or untwisted silk thread. Besides this, the fabric is usually cotton and colour of the fabric is white or cream and sometimes red or black. Examples of different stitches are shown in Fig.16.24.

Appliqué furnishings: Appliqué refers a needle work technique in which pieces of fabrics are sewn onto another piece of fabric to create designs (Fig.16.25).

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