HOME TEXTILES (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
BFT-405
Credits: 
08
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To understand the suitability, color trends, customer demand, market segment, in production range for home furnishing etc.

 

  1.     Types of Home Textiles (woven and non-woven)

          Prepare the scrap book for the following:

  • Doors and windows- curtains, draperies.                    30hrs                                                                                          
  • Furnishing for living room and bedroom- sofa, cushion covers, upholsteries, bolsters, bed sheets, bed spread, comforters, mattress.                                                                  30 hrs
  • Furnishing for kitchen, dinning and bathroom- dish cloth, hand towels, bathroom linens                                                           20 hrs                                                                                                   

2.Collect 10 different woven samples on each of the above category analyze them on the basis of Brand ,Age group , Price, width fabric content /Blend and select any one sample for production.      

3.  Design Methodology for Product Development                     40 hrs

 

  • Trend Research
  • Study of existing products
  • Mood board – keywords , color palate
  • Study about technique
  • Exploration of design
  • Final concept
  • Layout
  • Visualization of design on end product
  • Refining the exploration
  • To develop the prototype
  • Costing
  • Photography .                                                                                                                              

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Shankar Ann & Jenny, Bridal durries of India, Mapin Publishing Ltd., 1997.
  2. Chloe, Colchester., The New Textiles (Trends & Tradition), Thames & Hudson, 1996

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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