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- Popularizing Eco-Friendly Textiles in Urban India
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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 9, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 601-606Abstract
Fashion is the prevailing mode of expression. Fashions change more quickly than the culture as a whole. The present paper aims to explore the ways and means to popularize eco-friendly textiles in India and making them as a way of life. It is based on a survey of four of the leading textile manufacturing units and responses of 200 customers selected from all zones of Ludhiana city in the year 2010. The results showed that while manufacturers have the constraint of cost and acceptability by the customers, more than two-third customers lacked awareness about eco-friendly or green clothing. They also suggested that the awareness about these clothing, their ready availability and affordable cost may make them popular among the common people. It is suggested that government should organize informative programmes to make the public aware about eco-friendly/green clothing and should provide liberal subsidies to units engaged in manufacturing them.Keywords
Fashion Style, Eco-Friendly/Green Clothing, Synthetic Clothing, Natural Fibres.
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- Skill Mapping of Production Workforce in Small Scale Knitwear Units of Ludhiana
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
2 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
2 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 1 (2017), Pagination: 170-174Abstract
The Indian Knitwear industry has an overwhelming contribution in the GDP of the country. Small firms are an important source of employment in India and employ a sizable share of the labour force. Ludhiana Knitwear Industry is very versatile and is manufacturing various types of products. The production workforce plays an important role in determining the quality and quantity of products being made hence, the present research is focused to find out the existing skill sets and skill gaps in production workforce of ten small scale knitwear units of Ludhiana. Data collected from 150 respondents reveal that the production labour was uneducated and lacked vocational qualification, machine knowledge and self understanding of the work. The skill gaps existed in areas pertaining to qualification, efficiency and machine knowledge.Keywords
GDP, Knitwear, Production Workforce, Skill Sets.References
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- Development of Silk Kurtis With Tie and Dye Technique Using Natural Dyes
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1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
1 Department of Apparel and Textile Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 175-179Abstract
Natural dyes are colouring substances that are obtained from plants, animals, insects and minerals. Their usage has seen a sharp decline because of easy availability of synthetic dyed products at an affordable price in the market. Even if consumers are willing to buy natural dyed products as a part of their social responsibility towards environment, availability of contemporary apparel products dyed with these sustainable dyes and having unique design features have to be strengthened. The present study is an attempt in this direction and aims at developing silk Kurtis with tie and dye technique using natural dyes. Five natural dyes and tannic acid mordant were purposively selected for the study. The selected dyes were Arjun, Golden drop, Kilmora, Brahmi and Madder. Eighteen designs for silk Kurtis were made by the investigator using CAD with combination of different style features and placement of tie and dye patterns. These designs were evaluated by a panel of ten experts on basis of overall appeal of the Kurti. The shortlisted six kurti designs were constructed using silk fabric and were shown to a sample of forty five respondents. All the respondents ranked the prepared Kurtis as excellent or very good and considered the estimated price of Kurtis as adequate. Thus, the consumer acceptance of the prepared Kurtis is an indication for the retailers and manufacturers to take up natural dyes for contemporary to earn good profit and run a sustainable enterprise.Keywords
Contemporary, Kurti, Quoted Price, Sustainable.References
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