SURFACE ORNAMENTATION

Paper Code: 
GPM- 103
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

1. To impart skill in embroidery & surface ornamentation.

2. To enhance the designing skill and their application on apparel.

Unit I: 
Course Content

 

I           Introduction and collection of motifs                                                          9 hrs

  • Floral, geometrical, traditional and abstract

 

II         Repeat and its types:                                                                                     10 hrs

  • One way, two way, half drop vertical and horizontal
  • Enlarging and reducing designs
  • Choosing colors

 

III        Study of basic hand embroidery                                                                  9 hrs  

  • Flat – Running, Back, Stem
  • Looped – Chain, Feather, Button hole
  • Cross – Simple cross, Herringbone
  • Knotted – French Knot and Bullion Knot

 

IV        Machine Embroidery                                                                                   8 hrs

  • Running, Round, Satin, Velvet

 

V         Other Ornamentations                                                                                  9hrs

  • Quilting
  • Patch and Appliqué Work
  • Shirring
Essential Readings: 
  1. Crill, Rose. Mary, Indian Embroidery, Prakash Book Depot, New Delhi 1999
  2. Dhingra., Embroidery, Dhingra Publishing House 1998.
  3. Harmony, Quilting & Patch Work, Lyrics Books Ltd. 1992.
  4. Chris, Rankin, Creative Smocking, Contemporary Design Traditional Techniques, Lark Books Asheville 1997.
References: 
  1. Reader’s Digest, A Complete Guide of Sewing, The Reader’s Digest Association Ltd. London.
  2. Denner, Creative Quilting for Home Décor, Crown Trade Paperback Publishing 1999
  3. Nordan Mary., “Decorative Embroidery” Reader’s Digest Association, New York 1997.
  4. Singer, Decorative Machine Stitching, CyDeCosse Incorporated Publisher Minnesota 1990.
Academic Year: 
2014-15
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