Kalamkari - My Laureate

By: Seema Mahajan
HoD – Textile Design
Pearl Academy of Fashion
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Tulsi
Churiwala
IWS
Bholanath Carpets
Agni Carpets
DCH JUTE
IVF
DASTKAR – Hand knitting
Dastkar – readymade garment stitching
EPCH – nagaland/manipur
NCDPD
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Kalamkari – hand paint on textiles
Batik – wax resist paint on textiles
Mandanas – rangoli/decorative paint on floor
Hand Crochet
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Kalamkari refers to a method of painting
natural dyes onto cotton or silk fabric with a
bamboo pen or kalam.
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The name kalamkari translates as pen (kalam)
work (kari) in Hindi/Urdu.
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The name kalamkari is synonymous with both
painted and hand blockprinted textiles that
incorporate natural vegetable/organicallyderived dye stuffs.
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While there are many forms of humans and
flora and fauna throughout India and the
world, but the forms of jewellery have never
been
explored. Also most of the times
Kalamkari is used as an overall design on
products and not as placement motifs.
Designer: Meenakshi Chaurasia
PGTD
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Batik is a form of art prevalent since ancient times and it is
fundamentally a textile art that involves a specialized
method which can be called a 'resist process' of dyeing a
fabric, usually cotton or silk. In simple words, we can
define Batik as a way of putting coloured designs on a
piece of cloth with different colour dyes using a special
technique by which specific parts of the fabric remain
unaffected by the dye.
‘Batik’ itself is believed to be an Indonesian-Malay word
derived from the word ‘ Ambatik’ which literally means
‘a cloth with little dots.
The key centre of Batik is India and after the Indian
country; Indonesia is considered the main centre of batik.
Mood board, Inspiration board, Color pallete
‘BATIK CRAFT'.
its the texture,
the tradition,
the colours
which is the
mood.
Designer : Tarannum,PGTD
‘WINEYARD’is
something
related
to nature,the
grapes,
the wine glass,
everything has
its
own beauty
and
Design.
REFER TO WGSN
Sample explorations and developments
GrapeVines and wine glasses
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It’s a Floor and Wall painting.
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It’s a Women’s art ,done by the Meena’s women.
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Mandana art is also prevalent in other part of India.
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In Maharastra & Southern India, it is known as Rangoli & Kolam.
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In Bengal & Bihar it is known as Alpana & Aripan.
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In Uttar Pradesh it is the simple art of ChowkPurana or Sona Rakhna.
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In the Almora & Nainital regions it is known as Apna.
Mood Depict
 Rajasthan
 Festivals
 Earthy Tones
DesignerL;Nainsi ,PGTD
Motif stylization to sample development
Embroidered sample
(variation in embroidery)
Variation in color
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Knitting is the art of fashioning fabric from a series of
interlocking threads using a pair of needles. It has been
practised for thousands of years.
Knitting ,mimics nothing in nature. There must first be
loops on the stick, then a second stick to draw a new
loop through each loop just before you drop it, creating
a flat fabric structure that is flexible in every direction.
This is genius, plain and simple.
Since the earliest times needles and yarns have been
used to make beautiful works of art. As man developed
so did his skill with the needle, designs were introduced
, techniques and structures were invented, yarns and
threads were spun and fabrics of all descriptions were
knitted.
NGO - Intent
Designers - Resources
Financer
Aim/Objective of the workshop
 Identify the skill capacity for formulating a base of workshop design.
 Capacity building of crafts women through skill enhancement to move
forward with times and trends to reestablish their creative abilities.
 Introduction and revelation to new materials, colors, embellishments,
techniques and styles.
 Developing a new product range which is aesthetically appealing,
practical and commercial.
 Integrating skills, tradition with modern materials and styles
 Increasing Sales potential through product diversification.
 Improving the quality of products through problem solving and
providing design solutions
 Adopting a constructive approach to make artisans self reliant by
adding value through Design and commercial viability.
 Exploring other techniques/ materials which go hand in hand with hand
knitting to compliment the design of the product.
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“Crochet “ word is derived from the French word
"crochet", meaning hook. Lis Paludan theorizes that
crochet evolved from traditional practices in Arabia,
South America, or China, but there is no decisive
evidence of the craft being performed before its
popularity in Europe during the 19th century. In the
19th century, as Ireland was facing the Great Irish
Famine (1845-1849), crochet lace work was
introduced as a form of famine relief.
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The brand “Pratyabhijna”
(meaning ‘recognition 'in
Sanskrit) will revamp the
current image that exists in
India today of crochet. The
brand will bolster the image
of crochet, moving it from
an underutilized technique
to a more commercialized
form of art, in crochet home
furnishings This will be done
purely by hand, to revive the
craft.
Designer: Mehtab, PGTD
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