SURFACE DESIGNING AND ITS AESTHETIC USE AS TEXTILE SKILLS IN VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES

Abstract

Fabric marbling is the art of applying two or more colors to the fabric while it is wet. In contrast, smocking manipulates fabric techniques, including gathering, shirring, pleating, origami, and smocking. This aims to study and introduce advanced textile skills that may be incorporated into the vocational education curriculum. Smocking and marbling techniques are the skills that could be introduced to vocational learning. For physical characteristics and efficiency, the smocking and marbling specimens were examined in textile testing laboratories. The outcomes were all positive for coloring fastness aspects, and silk, the most substantial fabric for the smocking, showed a positive response for the elongation test.  The survey's conclusion was focused on the awareness and adoption of stated skills in vocational institutes; certain vocational institutions have established programs for innovative textile skills, and there are variances in skills offered in rural and urban vocational centers. Due to limited resources, several respondents argued that these abilities should be reinstated in the curriculum of vocational institutions so that students might benefit from new creative skills in the future, as market demand dictates.