Textiles
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Apparel Industry in India often largely depends on the textile industry as the ethnic strata for fashion is covered here. Despite the growing market, there is not enough marketing or financial assistance to back this industry. The rich craft of India is often popular in its primary market and yet the marketing is not strongly felt in other centers. The thriving centers are located in Ludhiana, Tamil Nadu and other cities.
The textile industry of south India is doing well and the prints are very ethnic in its structure. A lot of mechanization is done to produce bulk products in saris and dress materials with modern dyes and new colors each season. Adaptation is the true form of Indian art and there are textile handicrafts like jute or cloth textures which have introduced hand bags, pursers, upholstery and other similar house hold items. The works are spread over textile products like brocade, yokes, saris, shawls, phulkari art and also ikat prints.
The tie and dye pattern or the bandhni art is highly popular in its make. Fabric art is also getting popular with patterns on designer sari which carries the motifs of international ramp standards. The weaving industry in India is also a main part of textile art. The spinning of cotton is a delicate art and the texturing of the fabric is done with sophisticated machines.
The art is seeing a large effect of modernization and many colleges are offering premium courses in this aspect. The arrangement of fashion is interesting with various fibers, knit weaves, cotton treatment and new trends that are set by fashion diktats. The trend is again towards arriving at a compromise in retaining ethnic charm and fusing the same with latest fibers. The print or pattern designing is also a major subject of textile. The simplicity of hand made garments or decorative items is the chief form of Indian art.