Creation of Simulated Phulkari Patterns Using Computer Aided Designing

Abstract

Handicrafts display the creative, artistic skill possessed and inherited by the folks of a region practiced by hand or simple tools. These ethnic crafts bear strong relations to the soils where they evolved or were popularly practiced since the historic times. Phulkari, a traditional style of embroidery from Punjab faces transformation as being passed forward to the younger generations and fears to be overpowered by automation. Many of the traditional aspects of this needlework get misapplied due to misinterpretation or inability to convey the ideas. Simulation of Phulkari embroidery designs through Computer Aided Design (CAD) was created and illustrated on fashion articles to overcome the above mentioned barrier. This would help to blend the traditional craft with modernity, making it capable to compete in the modern technological world. It will create an everlasting trend for the modern consumer and keep the craft alive.