Decorative Fabrics Research Articles

Value Addition by SHgs in Jute Diversified Products (JDPs) in North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal

"Jute Diversified Products (JDPs) can be termed as all jute products excluding the sacking of any weave & geometry and excluding yarn for sale. The proportion of JDPs in total jute product exports has steadily increased over the last decade, rising from 17.12 per cent in 2010-11 to 43.37 per cent in 2019-20. With the increasing share of profit in terms of exports, JDPs can act as the silver lining in an otherwise declining jute industry. Other than that, environmentally friendly goods and services are now highly sought after globally. Manufacturing JDPs can thus provide employment opportunities to rural communities, especially women and various artisans, causing the least possible impact on the environment too.This paper investigates the value addition done on selected JDPs (Jute jewellery, Handbags, Handicrafts/ Gift items/ Showpieces, Decorative fabrics, Conference/ Seminar files) by SHGs in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It was based on primary data collected from 9 SHGs and 120 SHG member respondents. The value addition by SHGs can be understood based on the channel through which the product is marketed. Two specific marketing channels were identified in the study area, i.e., Channel I: Input supplier → SHG → Retailer → Buyer and Channel II: Input supplier → SHG → Buyer. In channel I, the value addition made by SHGs in the case of Jute jewellery (33 nos.) was 69.26% (` 4564.99), for Handbags (3 nos.) was 74.72% (` 539.69), and for Handicrafts/ Gift items/ Showpieces (50 nos.) was 60.77% (` 16918.56). Meanwhile, it was 67.72% (` 841.49) for Decorative fabrics (1 no.) and 65.05% (` 599.84) for Conference/ Seminar files (4 nos.). In channel II, the value addition done by SHGs in the case of Jute jewellery (33 nos.) was 96.52% (` 5351.05); for Handbags (3 nos.), it was 90.57% (` 614.12) and for Handicrafts/ Gift items/ Showpieces (50 nos.) was 96.17% (` 18142.56). Meanwhile, it was 94.95% (` 1052.12) for Decorative fabrics (1 no.) and 91.99% (` 762.48) for Conference/ Seminar files (4 nos.) in the channel. The results showed that most of the value addition activities were done by SHGs. Hence, in these channels, SHGs were responsible for adding maximum value by transforming the raw materials into a product. Irregular orders of JDPs, unavailability of coloured yarn, and lack of exposure to international markets were the major problems faced by SHGs. There is a need to popularize and showcase the JDPs made by SHGs from India to tap into international markets through fairs or different government programmes to earn more foreign exchange. Production of coloured yarn should be encouraged."

Media Pembelajaran Interaktif “Batik Pedia” Berbasis Aplikasi Android Pada Ensiklopedia Batik Nusantara

Batik is a traditional textile art form originating from Java, Indonesia. This involves using wax to design patterns on cloth, which are then dyed to create the effect of many colors. The batik process involves several steps including waxing, dipping and boiling the cloth to remove the wax. Batik has a long history in Indonesia and is an important part of the country's cultural heritage. It is often used to make decorative fabrics such as clothing and tablecloths. Batik has grown in popularity around the world in recent years, with many designers incorporating this technique into their collections. Batik is a comprehensive resource on the history and techniques of Batik, Indonesia's traditional textile art. This encyclopedia provides structured information about the origins and cultural significance of batik, and how batik has developed over time. Some of the topics discussed in this Batik Encyclopedia include the history of batik, batik patterns and designs, the manufacturing process, and the tools used to make batik, as well as fun and certainly interesting quizzes. In this study, the authors used a qualitative descriptive approach and an IMSDD development method which would later be implemented into an Android-based application using Microsoft PowerPoint, Ispring Suite, and the APK 2 website builder. With the interactive application "Batik Pedia", the authors hope that later it can provide educational tools to its users about the diversity of batik motifs in Indonesia. So that batik will continue to grow and be recognized as one of Indonesia's wealthy heritage.

Błękit i rośliny lecznicze – słów kilka o indygo i nie tylko

Blue color and medicinal plants – a few words about indigo and more Until the development of organic chemistry and the production of synthetic dyes in the second half of the 19th century, substances of natural origin were the only source of color compounds. These could be mineral, plant, and animal products, used in the form of raw products (e.g., crushed metals, minerals, animal fragments, or their excretions) and preparations derived from them. Among the plants we find many species that have been used as sources of coloring substances. They were valued primarily in the production of various utility or decorative fabrics and were used to dye natural fibers. Plant extracts or purified fractions of color compounds were also used as pigments in painting, in the illumination of books, and as substances that improve the look of medicines or foodstuffs. Some had medicinal significance per se. Among them, a small group of plant substances with a blue color is of special interest. The most famous natural raw material of this group is indigo (Indigo), obtained from Indigofera tinctoria L. and its substitutes. Noteworthy is also the less known wood of the logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum L.), known as the blue tree. This work presents the history, uses, and therapeutic importance of the abovementioned raw materials and their contemporary use.

TEXTILE ART AS PART OF CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL SPACE

The article is devoted to the interaction of textile art with architecture. The prototypes of tent architecture were temporary and mobile structures and ancient tent shelters. Decorative fabrics were used to decorate city streets during festivals and processions. They served as an essential color dominant emotionally affecting the viewers. The textile art of the 20th – early 21st century has seen the emergence of three-dimensional forms named "new tapisserie" and "environment". In the 20th century, architectural tent structures received extensive engineering and technical development, which influenced the form and plasticity in modern textile art, existing in synthesis with the architectural space of the city.

Hydrophilic and antibacterial surface functionalization of polyamide fabric by coating with polylysine biomolecule

Polyamide (PA) fiber is the second largest synthetic fiber, and extensively applied in underwear, outerwear, sports/leisure wear and decorative fabrics. However, PA textiles have poor wearing comfort resulting from their inherent hydrophobicity, and do not possess antibacterial function which is vital for preventing bacterial infections. To address these issues, this study employed polylysine (PLL) biomolecule to fabricate the hydrophilic and antibacterial surface on PA fabric by a dip coating technique. The Schiff base reaction between the aldehyde groups of glutaraldehyde and the amino groups of PLL and PA fiber was utilized to increase washing resistance. The effects of the dip coating conditions of PLL on the hydrophilicity of PA fabric were studied by the wetting time of water droplet. The hydrophilicity imparted to PA fabric by PLL coating was further confirmed by water contact angle, moisture adsorption and capillary effect tests. The PLL coated fabric exhibited excellent hydrophilic and antibacterial properties with good washing durability. The functional surface of the PLL coated fabric was proved by scanning electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and charge effect. The present research suggests that PLL biomolecule can be used as a surface coating agent for simultaneously imparting hydrophilic and antibacterial functions to PA fiber.

Color recognition of design object of manual decoration element based on convolution neural network under the impact of COVID-19

The popularity of covid-19 has led to the introduction of the policy of controlling the flow of personnel, which has a certain impact on the color recognition of the design objects of hand decorative elements. In the past, the research on convolution neural network design and color recognition is still in the traditional method, and the field of computer vision is not really combined with the traditional decorative fabric. This paper proposes a solution based on deep learning. Color learning and main color recognition can be processed as a whole. By introducing convolution neural network, the scheme can learn color features directly from the image itself, and the process of artificial design features is omitted. While simplifying the process of model building and training, the potential information association can be obtained, so as to obtain better recognition effect. In addition, due to the deep depth of the network, this paper uses the initial optimization module to avoid the performance degradation and over fitting in the training process. This method has an important reference value for the color design of modern hand decoration, and can promote the development of hand decoration during the popularity of covid-19.

Novel Lightweight Semi-Finished Products Made of Poplar Veneer Plywood with Basalt Fibre Reinforcement

Veneer plywood is established in building construction, interior finishing and vehicle construction. Particularly in automotive or ship interior applications, the requirements with regard to strength and stiffness properties are increasing. At the same time, the weight of the panel materials used is to be reduced. The development presented here is a new type of lightweight basalt fibre-reinforced poplar veneer plywood and at the same time rigid alternative to the established birch veneer plywood. By adapting the adhesive and the reinforcing semi-finished products, the material and manufacturing costs are comparatively low. The bonding of the fibre reinforcement to the carrier material is achieved by means of adapted wood adhesives (e.g. polyvinyl acetates), which are also used as matrix material for the fibre reinforcement. An application of the reinforcement layer is integrated into the coating process (e.g. with High Pressure Laminate HPL decorative fabrics) of the carrier material. Essential advantages compared to conventional board materials are shown in this paper. The research results were achieved at the Institute for Structural Lightweight Construction of the TU Chemnitz in cooperation with the company Toms Gerber GmbH within the ZiM cooperation project FuBa.

Painted Church Facades in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art and Their Aesthetics

Although painted church facades represent long tradition, attested in different regions of the Byzantine world, they have not been recognized as a widespread phenomenon. Scholars, like Slobodan Ćurčić, stressed the necessity to reexamine Byzantine architectural aesthetics in the light of such evidence. Nevertheless, exterior paintings are not yet treated as an integral part of the decorative fabric of buildings. The main problem lies certainly in the scarcity and fragility of the archaeological data that needs to be recordedand collected more systematically. The aim of this article is to draw attention to this issue, most particularly for the Late and Post-Byzantineperiods. It discusses several relevant examples of painted facades, the choice of depicted motives (both ornamental and figurative) and their display on particular parts of the building with intention to question the sources and meanings of that artistic practice. Spurred by the growing interest in non-textual aspects of painted inscriptions, this article reconsiders the place of painted decorations in the adornment of exterior walls and the impact such aesthetic had on the appearance of Byzantine churches and their beholders.

マティス絵画における装飾模様のある布 : 《赤のハーモニー》をめぐって

マティス絵画における装飾模様のある布 : 《赤のハーモニー》をめぐって

The Art of Intertwining: Time and Textiles

When markets were opened up by globalization, the more traditional sectors of the European economy, such as textiles, were plunged deep into crisis. Entire regions saw their industries and skills disappear, and with them a social fabric that was in some cases centuries old.However, the last few years have brought a resurrection of traditional skills and a new expansion of industrial and artisanal manufacturing. This upturn is clearly apparent in garment production, interior decoration, architecture and the transport industry (on land, air and sea). So old production tools and skills that might have seemed a burden just a few decades ago now increasingly appear as the drivers of a revival.The opportunity this represents has been only recently understood and places the various actors in a relationship to time and heritage that goes beyond simple issues of production costs. The contributions of three very different individuals engaged in contemporary textile creation in the field of the decorative arts enable us to demonstrate here that heritage is key to the creative process. Marie-Hélène Dali-Bersani, Production Director of the Mobilier national (Manufactures nationales des Gobelins, de Beauvais, de Savonnerie et des dentelles du Puy et d’Alençon) clearly shows how the tradition of weaving, a process unchanged since the establishment of the Garde-Meuble in the 17th century, can serve contemporary artists. Sophie Mallebranche uses period production tools to create new textures in woven metal. Meanwhile Pierre Frey, Communications Director at Maison Pierre Frey and grandson of the founder, explains that designers adapt more effectively to changing fashions in decorative fabrics when they can draw on the heritage of the firm. So heritage is about far more than simply managing the legacy of the past; it has become the driver of modernity and renewal.In their relationship to time (in terms of both manufacture and heritage) textiles are no longer regarded solely as material to cover or dress an object. Their traditional or innovative esthetic characteristics give them greater legitimacy. They are not simply industrial products, but can be elements in an art of living or components of social distinction. This development notably occurs through a new importance given to their historic dimension, known as “storytelling” in marketing circles, in which a particular product is intertwined with history. So it is that time and history seamlessly combine and work together in the service of contemporary design.

Továrna na nábytkové a dekorační látky Carl Giani Junior. Příspěvek k dějinám hedvábnického průmyslu na Šumpersku v letech 1903-1945

Hedvábnický průmysl představoval až do devadesátých let 20. století jedno z klíčových odvětví šumperského hospodářství. Navzdory této skutečnosti mu však v dosavadní historické a regionální vlastivědné práci byla věnována minimální pozornost. Svou roli zde mohlo sehrát mj. pozdní etablování se tohoto odvětví v hospodářství města. První hedvábnické podniky zde začaly působit až v polovině 19. století v souvislosti s nepříznivou situací hedvábnictví ve Vídni, která do té doby představovala hlavní centrum tohoto odvětví v monarchii. Překládání závodů do provinčních oblastí s sebou přinášelo možnost rozšiřování a modernizace výroby. S touto myšlenkou pracoval i vídeňský továrník Carl Giani, který v roce 1903 zakoupil v Šumperku tkalcovnu hedvábí, v níž následně zavedl výrobu církevních tkanin, ale především nábytkových a dekoračních látek, jejichž tradice se zde udržela až do počátku nového tisíciletí. Předkládaná studie na příkladu vývoje podnikání rodiny Giani poukazuje na klíčové problémy šumperského hedvábnictví do roku 1945. Důraz je v tomto ohledu kladen především na období první Československé republiky, kdy došlo k zásadní změně postavení textilního průmyslu uvnitř národního hospodářství.

Flame-retardant finishing of different textiles

The main methods of flame-retardant finishing of different-purpose textiles (technical textiles, home textiles, clothing and decorative fabrics, etc.) were overviewed. The flammability data for the textiles of different chemical nature were presented.

Design of Decorative Fabrics in the Living Space of the Elderly

Space design for the elderly has been paid more and more attention under the reality of aging population, but there is relatively few researches on interior decorative fabrics design that affects elderly living directly. Taking interior decorative fabrics design for the elderly as core and analyzing decorative fabrics’ color, texture and pattern’s design, this paper specially researches physical and psychological features of the elderly, puts forward the important role of perfect decorative fabrics’ design in the living space of the elderly, and provides references for the design of decorative fabrics in the living space of the elderly in China.

Study on the Light-Proofness of Double-Layer Curtain Fabrics

To provide the technical support for developing the highly light-proof decorative fabrics. Based on the weaving rationale of jet-weaving technology of electronic dobby jacquard, 2 type of double-layer fabrics was designed from weft arrangement ration, fabric count and yarn type, then tested on related performance including light-proofness. This dissertation combines all results of the fabric performance tests. Designed with 140 ends/cm, 72 picks/cm, weft arrangement ratio 2:1:1, and FDY silk as weft yarn, the highly light-proof drapery fabrics can achieve soft texture, lustrous surface and excellent light-proofness, which can satisfy the customers.

The Design of Jacquard Fabric with Optical Fiber for Effect of Leaves Falling

The optical jacquard decorative fabric which had patterns in dynamic display was woven with side-emitting polymer optical fibers (POF) and common textile fibers. The side-emitting POFs were designed as surface wefts in luminous parts of the fabric, and the POFs were back in other parts. These POFs were divided into different groups according to luminous sequence. Then the POFs were connected with light sources and a specific circuit. Finally the patterns of fabric could display like animation. When POFs didnt emit light, the fabric kept the effect of traditional jacquard fabric.

The Preliminary Exploring on the Factors Affecting the Performance of Adsorption and Degradation Formaldehyde in Cotton Fabric Treated with Nano-TiO<sub>2</sub> and Activated Carbon

The research treated the cotton fabric with nano-TiO2 and activated carbon.The four factors of the dispersion concentration, the activated carbon content, baking temperature and time were selected to be the variables .Then it used the self-made equipment to test the performance of absorption formaldehyde. The single factor affection experiment and orthogonal test were carried out to explore the four factors .The result showed that as these factors increase, to different degrees, the rate of fabric's adsorption and degradation formaldehyde also increase . It provides a theoretical guidance for the development of adsorption photocatalysis cotton decorative fabric in the textile sector.

Study on Properties of Blended Fabrics Containing Phenolic Fiber

Phenolic fiber is a new fiber and has excellent flame retardant properties. In order to investigate the textile possibility of phenolic fiber and to develop protective clothing and decorative fabrics containing phenolic fiber, the mechanical properties of phenolic fiber were studied firstly, then the polyester fiber was chosen to blend with different portion of phenolic fiber to enhance the strength of the blended yarn and finally the fabrics were knitted with different blended yarns. The strength and wear resistance of different blending ratio of phenolic/polyester blended yarn, and the bursting strength, abrasion resistance and flame retardant properties of the blended fabrics were analyzed and compared. The experimental results shows that the breaking tenacity and elongation at break are low, only 1.3 cN/dtex and 9.4%, respectively, which is not suitable for 100% phenolic fiber to be processed in yarn. The strength and wear resistance of the phenolic/polyester blend yarns and their knitted fabrics increase while the contents of polyester are increased. The flame retardant of phenolic/polyester blend fabrics is improved greatly due to phenolic fiber. Therefore, it is necessary for phenolic fiber to modify its strength and extension in order to be able to get the 100% phenolic yarn and products and in order to give full play to the excellent characteristics of the phenolic fiber.

Design of Photo-Induced Biofeedback Fabric and Study of its Influence on Brain Wave

Because of stress and sleeping obstacle for 21th century people, the purpose of this study is to design a home decorative fabric which has the function of releasing from stress and enhancing sleeping quality. The optical fiber were sewn on the surface of optical fabric in form of three kinds of curvature patterns. Guiding the LED light into the optical fiber, the light will emit out of the optical fiber and stimulate our visual system in order to change the form of brain wave. Afterwards, the EEG instrument was used to evaluate the function of stress relaxation of such fabrics. The results were shown that human’s brain wave can be changed from relaxed and sober status to shallow-sleeping status after the stimulation of light emitting from the optical fiber fabrics. For the effect of causing shallow-sleeping status, female is more significant than male. Therefore, the light stimulating visual system by using the optical fiber fabrics can change the form of brain wave and achieve the effect of stress relaxation.

Recycling and Reincarnation: the Journeys of Indian Saris

The paper addresses the consumption of recycled sari clothing by Western tourists in India. Second-hand saris are traded across north India, and re-made into new styles of clothing for the Western market by local tailors. The saris are cut up, destroying both the Indian form of the garment and the structure of patterns across its surface. These are then transformed either into copies of their own clothing or into hybrid forms favoured by backpackers travelling across Asia. It examines the potential of these decorative silk fabrics to translate images of the traveller's transience and impermanence through their own adaptability and change in form, while enabling various nuanced perceptions of belonging. It is argued that such feelings of association simultaneously work on the level of opening up an avenue for individual self-expression, for fitting in with other tourists through the creation of a specific sartorial culture, and for referencing at a distance the host culture through which they are travelling by the re-use of local aesthetics. Finally, it points to the potential for new research into the consumption of these garments in their native countries, and incorporation of such clothing into the wardrobes of travellers once they return home.

New Thinking on Flame Retardants

No one wants their bed, couch, chair, computer, or TV to catch on fire. “If an ordinary upholstered chair in your home gets ignited, it can essentially take your whole house down,” says Richard Gann, a senior research scientist at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Building and Fire Research Laboratory. The most flammable part of a mattress or couch is its plastic polyurethane foam cushioning, he explains. Once a fire gets through a chair or mattress’s fabric covering and into this cushioning, it can start a catastrophic reaction that quickly leads to “flashover,” in which nearly everything combustible inside a room ignites simultaneously. Until very recently, brominated flame retardants, especially polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), were one of the main materials used to reduce the speed with which the plastic components of consumer goods including beds, couches, chairs, and electronics could be consumed by fire. However, growing evidence shows that PBDE compounds are escaping from the products they protect and making their way into the products’ users. Moreover, the chemicals may disrupt human thyroid hormone functioning and cause other health effects, prompting many nations to ban or suspend their use in new consumer goods. [For more information on the health effects of PBDEs, see “Unwelcome Guest: PBDEs in Indoor Dust, p. A202 this issue.] Although bromine- and chlorine-containing flame retardants are still used in some products, the need for new alternatives is being driven by a confluence of policy, standards, and pressure from environmental groups. Europe banned the use of two formulations, PBDE pentaBDE and octaBDE, in 2004, the same year they were withdrawn from the North American market. A third compound, decaBDE, was banned 1 April 2008 by the European Court of Justice. Stateside, Maine has banned the use of decaBDE, the only PBDE still on the market in North America, in mattresses and residential upholstered furniture produced and sold in that state, and will extend the ban to electronics in 2010. Washington prohibits the use of decaBDE in mattresses and sets a process for a future ban in furniture and electronics if the state can identify a safer and feasible alternative that meets fire safety standards. Asian countries and other U.S. states have similar legislation in the works. “Instead of adding new fire retardant chemicals that ultimately may be shown to cause health problems, we should be asking whether we need to use these chemicals or if there are other ways to achieve equivalent fire safety,” contends Arlene Blum, a biophysical chemist and visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. “So many of the chemicals we have banned in the past were flame retardants—think about asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls, tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate, PBDEs—[and] they all ended up in the environment and in people,” she points out. “We need to think carefully about adding these sorts of chemicals to consumer products before there is adequate health information.”