From, Lecturer-in charge, Department of Home science GCW(A), Guntur	To, The Principal, Govt College for Women, GUNTUR

Madam,

Sub:	Department of Home science -Certificate Course in “Art of Indian Dyeing and Hand Block printing” - Request for permission to start the course from 22nd Feb to 5th March 2024 for the students-Reg

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It is to bring to your kind notice that the Department of Home Science has identified the need for starting a Certificate course in “Art of Indian Dyeing and Hand Block printing” for the interested students of Homescience.

This course provides a hands on exploration of the traditional art of tie and dye along with block printing techniques and to sensitize the students on historical significance and broaden the cultural awareness and appreciation

Students will learn the fundamentals of fabric manipulation, colour application block design. Further develops foundational understanding of textiles design principles emphasizing the integration of tie and dye with block printing to create unique and aesthetically pleasing fabrics to enable them to take up this as a career option to get settled as an entrepreneurs. Hence, we request that the Department of Home Science may be sanctioned the Certificate Course “Art of Indian Dyeing and Hand Block printing”

Thanking you Madam,

Yours faithfully,

BOS minutes

Appendix- Report

Art of Indian Dyeing and Hand Block printing

Context and significance of the study

This course provides a hands on exploration of the traditional art of tie and dye along with block printing techniques. Students will learn the fundamentals of fabric manipulation, colour application block design. Further develops foundational understanding of textiles design principles emphasizing the integration of tie and dye with block printing to create unique and aesthetically pleasing fabrics that assist the students to take up this surface enrichment technique as an entrepreneurial activity at small scale

Course Objectives

Objectives

To make the students to understand the art and science behind the dyeing and block printing techniques and processes

To sensitize the historical significance and broaden the cultural awareness and appreciation

To foster creativity and artistic expression by encouraging students to explore diverse colour combinations, patterns and motifs in their tie and dye block printing samples production

To acquire skills and techniques used in designs , colour to create signed fabric patterns and preparation of combination of tie and dye block printing as simple embellishments

To motivate the students to take up dyeing and block printing as an entrepreneurial activity

Syllabus

Department of Home science

Certificate Course

on

Art of Indian Dyeing & Hand Block Printing

Learning Outcomes

Understand the art and science behind the dyeing & block printing

Sensitize the historical significance and broadens the cultural awareness and appreciation

Acquire skills and techniques used in designs, color to crate designed fabric patterns and preparation of combinations of tie & dye, block printing and simple embellishments

Enable the learners to take up dyeing and block printing as an entrepreneurial activity

Sno	Unit Name	Contents	Hours
Unit-1	Introduction and Evolution of Tie and Dye	Introduction to tie and dye Raw material for tie and dye - types, selection, sourcing and preparation of fabric-.Pre-treatment procedure for the fabric Dyes for colouring various fabrics – types of dye classes and suitability to the raw material Resist material – types, effects on fabrics Tyeing techniques – types, demonstration of tyeing fabric, preparing samples of tying	2
Unit-2	Naphthol, Vat & Direct dyeing	Naphthol dyeing – detailed procedure, demonstration and practise, dyeing some of the tie dyed samples in Naphthol dyes Vat dyeing – detailed procedure, demonstration and practise, dyeing tie dyed samples in vat dyes Direct dyeing – detailed procedure, demonstration and practise, dyeing tie dyed samples in vat dyes Post treatments to the dyed fabric of the above three dye classes, demonstration and practise preparing samples of dyeing with single, two and three colours demonstration and practice	2
Unit-3	Introduction to Block printing	Block printing – introduction, selection and preparation of fabric and blocks as per the end use .Pre-treatment procedure for the fabric -preparation of cotton material for printing Scouring, Boiling, Bleaching Pigment paste – types, preparation and making paste for block printing Different precautionary measures taken while performing hand block printing-	2
Unit-4	Block printing – process	Block printing – process, single colour, two colours, three colours Making samples for block printing	2
Unit-5	Combinations of tie & dye, block printing	Combinations of tie & dye, block printing and simple embellishments Hands on experience of making dress material – preparation, designing, dyeing, after treatment, printing/simple embellishments Hands on experience of making sari and blouse/diwan sets Dyeing sari, blouse and printing with blocks- preparation, designing, dyeing, after treatment, printing/simple embellishment, tips on designing saris Costing of products Display and Evaluation of products made	2
Any other	Internal and external Assessment	Total 10 hrs

Practical syllabus

Sno	Practical	Hours
1	Pre-treatment procedure for the fabric-Preparation of cotton material for dyeing and printing	2
2	Tyeing techniques – types, demonstration of tying fabric, preparing samples of tying	2
3	Demonstrate the use of different hand block printing designs and patterns on a product.	2
4	Recipe for preparation of printing paste	2
5	Block printing sample making with different patterns on Saree / duppata/ bed linen/dress material samples making	6
6	Combinations of tie & dye, block printing and simple embellishments sample making and cost of products estimation	6
7	Display and Evaluation of products made	2
Total	22 hrs

References

https://nqr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MC_HCS_Q7201_Hand%20Block%20Printer_28062019_0.pdf

https://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Curriculum24/publication/BlockPrinting8.pdf

4.Learning outcomes

Outcomes

1.Understood the art and science behind the dyeing and block printing techniques and processes

Sensitized the historical significance and broaden the cultural awareness and appreciation

Foster the creativity and artistic expression by encouraging students to explore diverse colour combinations, patterns and motifs in their tie and dye block printing samples production

4.Acquired skills and techniques used in designs, colour to create signed fabric patterns and preparation of combination of tie and dye block printing as simple embellishments

5.Motivated the students to take up dyeing and block printing as an entrepreneurial activity.

5. CIRCULAR

It is here by informed that the Dept of Homescience has conducted certificate course on “The Art of Indian Dyeing and Hand Block Printing from 22.02.2024 to 05.03.2024. As a part of this dyed sarees developed at this course will be exhibited for sale tomorrow i.e. on 28.03.2024 FN, hence we request all the faculty and students to visit and purchase the sarees @ seminar hall.

6.Names of the faculty dealingwih certificate course (Theory)

DATE	UNIT	TEACHER NAME	TIMINGS	HOURS
22.2.24	Introductory class	Dr. G. Padmini Devi	4-5pm	1hr
23.2.24	Unit - 1	Dr. K. Anitha kumari	4-5pm	1hr
24.2.24	Unit - 1	Dr. K. Anitha kumari	4-5pm	1hr
25.2.24	Unit - 2	Dr. K. Anitha kumari	4-5pm	1hr
26.2.24	Unit – 2	Dr. K. Anitha kumari	4-5pm	1hr
27.2.24	Unit – 3	Dr. G. Padmini Devi	4-5pm	1hr
28.2.24	Unit – 3	Dr. G. Padmini Devi	4-5pm	1hr
29.2.24	Unit – 4	Dr. G. Padmini Devi	4-5pm	1hr
01.3.24	Unit – 4	Sk. Shireen	4-5pm	1hr
02.3.24	Unit – 4	Sk. Shireen	4-5pm	1hr
03.3.24	Unit – 5	Sk. Shireen	4-5pm	1hr
04.3.24	Unit – 5	Meghana	4-5pm	1hr
05.3.24	Unit – 5	B.Meghana	4-5pm	1hr

Question paper

Students participants list

Students attendance Sheet

Certificate