ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL DESIGNS ON CRAFTS OF SOUTHERN KADUNA AS MOTIFS FOR TEXTILES RESIST TECHNIQUES

📄 Project Abstract

The problem of this study is that of the selection, documentation, explanation and preservation of some of the traditional motifs found on the crafts of Southern Kaduna and adapting them for contemporary use on fabric using Resist Techniques of fabric decoration. The general objective of the study is to select and manipulate traditional designs on crafts of Southern Kaduna and adapt them for use as motifs on contemporary resist fabric decoration, thereby ensuring the sustainability of such motifs. The purposes of the study are: 1. To identify the traditional crafts of Southern Kaduna and the design motifs on them. 2. To extract some of these motifs and adapt or transfer them onto fabrics using resist techniques of textile decoration method. The study adopts survey method for data collection to obtain relevant information from the subjects in the sample as suggested by Adetoro (1997). Exploratory approach and product development (R&D) was used for sourcing for designs on crafts as sugge...