A Study on the Development of Embroidered Hanbok Decoration Designs for Applying Baekje Relic Patterns from Iksan

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop designs of embroidered decoration for making hanbok with historical research of Baekje relics’ characteristic from Iksan area as a local special cultural product. 6 embroidery subsidiary materials were designed with the pattern of Iksan’s relics and embroidery techniques of Baekje which are suitable for the manufacture of hanbok. From this set, 4 embroidery designs were selected once more excluding parts of which had overlapping patterns with the others and which was a relatively common design. is ‘cuff + collar set’ with combination of flower, heart shaped leaf and fish egg patterns from the inner sarira bottle and flower shaped hat decoration patterns from Mireuksa Temple site. is ‘cuff + collar set’ with lotus patterns from convex tiles, arabesque from the outer sarira bottle of Mireuksa Temple, patterns of branch shaped decoration on the gilt hat from Ipjeom-ri tomb, and fish egg patterns from the inner sarira bottle from Mireuksa Temple site. is a ‘multipurpose border’ with flat flower petal patterns from the outer sarira bottle of Mireuksa Temple site and big fish egg patterns. is also a ‘multipurpose border’ with repeated form of cloud-arabesque patterns and fish egg patterns from outer sarira bottle of Mireuksa Temple site. All patterns were made by hand embroidery on silk for expression of delicate shapes. Long-tucked stitch, plain stitch, seed stitch, and chain stitch were used in embroideries. The results of this study have been developed as local cultural products, but can also be used as general subsidiary materials for hanbok with further study focusing on the mass production and reduction of cost.