TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

• Scissors: It is used for cutting the fabric to the required pattern sizes.
• Needles: It is generally used for hand sewing with sharp point and medium length of size
varying about 70-80 millimeter.
• Pins: It is used to fasten materials together with a long form and sharp tip.
• Safety Pins: They are used to tack layers together for machine that makes it easier to clip
than straight pins.
• Thread: In case of Applique work generally sewing thread of cotton for cotton fabric and silk
for silk fabric are preferred.
• Carbon Paper: To trace the design.
• Iron: It is used to press cloths to take away the creases formed on the fabric.
MOTIFS IN APPLIQUE ART :

•• Appliqué designs were often inspired by everyday life, especially the flower garden.
Originally the art of Applique hovered around the temples and its festivals in the form of large
and decorated umbrellas, tents and pavilions. However, nowadays these also find their utility in
beach and garden umbrellas, lampshades, canopies for parties and public gatherings.
• The motifs used in Applique work are generally stylised representations of flora and fauna as well
as a few mythical figures. Various designs used in this art are elephants, parrots, peacocks,
ducks, creepers, trees, flowers, celestial structures and many more.
• Vibrantly coloured motifs include peacocks with their tails unfurled, elephants with a rider, or a
horse carrying a warrior, in addition to floral patterns.
• The Applique work of Bihar, also known as khatwa, is well known for decorative tents and
canopies used for ceremonial occasions. The designs on tents are the usual Persian type trees,
flowers, animals, birds etc.
• The designs are often based on natural objects such as the elephant’s foot, birds, or flowers.
• The motifs and patterns of any art are indicative of the rich cultural heritage that
the artisans have been following since antiquity.

• India has rich and varied textile heritage where traditional motifs of each art
and craft serves as a rich source of textile designing. The traditional motifs can
be innovatively used to generate creative new designs for textile product