Development of kurti’s by adaptation of traditional phulkari embroidery for college going girls

Phulkari is a rural tradition art of crafting embroidered odhni used by women in Punjab, literally meaning" flower work ". This was adapted for development of women’s kurti for enhancing their look and adding value. The study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state. A total of fifteen placements were made (three each for five kurtis) from selected designs. Out of fifteen placements most suitable five placements were selected by the experts for development of kurtis. These were various developed placements of selected designs. Selected designs were geometrical which were most preferred by experts on the basis of their appearance. Animal and floral designs were not preferred for further work. Then five products were developed. These were then assessed by experts as per appeal level of the developed designs and overall appearance.