ABSTRACT
It is an undisputed fact that in Nigeria and the world at large that every individual whether big or small
wants to be known, they all wants people to recognize and value them based on
their cultures, values, heritage, practice
and believes. Nobody wants to be push aside .and also there is this
universal urge and taste for interior beautification. Everybody wants to make a
good and beautiful use of their interior. It is also seen that people tend to
appreciate works of beads no matter how little it looks, people love it on
their dress, bags, shoes and other usable materials. Also taking a closer study
of most homes and offices around the researcher, especially in Ekpoma, there is
no one curtain or wall hanging having or displaying a design that is showing both
creativity in batik and beads. And also there is no wall design on batik that
shows or depicts any trait of Esan
culture. And this has an effect or limit textile fabric decoration in a way. As
a result of these findings and limitation to textile fabric design in Nigeria,
especially in Esan the researcher tried
to list some of the objectives and problem as to the creative use of beads and
batik and solutions to the problem.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Globally textiles
are clearly spelt out as any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting.
Textiles are further known as an art of fabric fabrication, production and
decoration. In fact, textiles are a two-dimensional art and in the class of
applied art.
Accordingly, “oxford advanced learners dictionary”
defines textiles as any fabric made by weaving or knitting for aesthetic value
and purpose. Thus, textiles wholly deals with fabric either for decorative
purpose and other purposes, this also
represent or mean a central ingredient of fashion, Textiles have played a major
role in the lives of human and the world at large. Nearly every aspect of our lives
uses textile. If all textiles were removed from human life and environment, one
can only but imagine what will happen and how it will look like. At home, most
furnishings are enhanced with textiles, even to the least woven mosquito net on
the windows and around our beds.
The
most common use of textiles is for clothing and containers such as bags and
basket. In homes they are used in carpet, upholstered furnishing, window
shades, and towels, covering for tables, bed cover, throw pillows, wall
hangings and other flat surfaces. In work places they are use in industrial and
scientific processes such as filtering; miscellaneous uses includes flags,
backpacks, tent; cleaning devices such as handkerchiefs and rags;
transportation device such as balloons, kites, sails, and parachutes. Children
can also learn by using textiles to make collages, sew, quilt and toys.
Textiles use for industrial purposes and chosen for characteristic other than
their appearances includes textiles structure for aircraft and automotive
application and medical textiles for example in plants; Geotextiles. Reinforcement of embalmment; Agro textiles,
textiles for crop protection; protective clothing e.g. clothes worn against
heat and radiation, fire fighting clothing, clothes worn against molten metal’s
for welders, stab protection, and bulletproof vest.
According
to Barber (1992) textiles was defined as felt or spun fibers made into yarn and
subsequently netted, looped, knit or woven to make fabrics, appeared in the
Middle East during the late Stone Age. From ancient time to this present age,
methods of textiles production have continually evolved, and choices of
textiles available has influenced how people carry their possessions, clothed
themselves, and decorate their surroundings.
Textiles are classified according to their components
fibers into silk, wool, linen, cotton, such as synthetic fibers as rayon,
nylon, and polyesters, and some organic fibers, such as cloth of gold, glass
fiber, and asbestos cloth.
They
are classified as to their structure or weave, according the manner in which
warp and weft cross each other in the loom. Value quality in textiles depends on several
factors, such as the quality of raw material used and the character of yarn
spun form of the fibers, whether, clean, smooth, fire, or coarse and whether
hard, soft or medium twisted,. The density of weave and finishing process are
also important elements in determining the quality of fabric.
This
project is therefore aimed at helping the upcoming textiles students and those
interested in textiles and its end products to appreciate the efforts of
textiles producers, and especially fabric made in Nigeria.
Fabric has gained so much prominence so much
so that its adaptation for interior decoration and design, and domestic usage
has brought about great aesthetic and uniqueness. They have of late become
relevant in the area of interior décor and other domestic usage like shoes,
caps etc.
1.2 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Looking at most homes in Esan land one could hardly point
out anything that tells or portrayal the cultural heritage or values of the
Esan community. It is based o this finding that the researcher decided to do a
research on the creative use of beads and batik in interior décor depicting
some cultural values and heritage of the Esan culture in the area of table
cover, wall hangings, and curtains
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Batik as a wax resist techniques has been use
all over Nigeria, as well as beads for aesthetic purposes. It has been use for cloths and furniture while
the later fro body adornment as in the case of marriages, naming ceremonies and
cultural parades. But this material have not been adequately used in Esan land,
hence there is the need to use these materials to create designs that will
depict Esan land culture. Designs will be good for wall hangings and window
blinds in homes, offices and hotels.
1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1. To create a befitting curtain of batik
with beads
2. to produces curtains of batik with beads
to enlighten the general public on the idea of beads and batik for interior decoration.
3. To make relevance of the importance of
beads material on fabric in the area of textiles endues.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
2. This report is done to affirm the value of
good interior decoration with standard, understanding the usefulness of
textiles and design as a valuable asset to beautification and adornments of
homes and offices.
3. This study also gives a better appreciation
to the cultural values of Esan people and refreshes the memory of every
indigenous person and foreigners about some cultural values of the people.
4. The significance of this study also lies on
the fact that it shows cultural value in Esan.
5. The report also aimed at creating a design
befitting window curtains, wall hanging and table cover.
1.6 SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
This study is
limited to the use of beads and batik. All designs and ideals are gotten from
Esan land
1.7.
DEFINITION OF TERM
1.
INTERIOR DÉCORATION: This is a term that refers to the decorating and
furnishing of interior spaces in homes, offices.
2.
FABRIC: A
textile or cloth is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or
artificial fibers (yarn or, the words fabric
and cloth are used in textile assembly trades (such as tailoring and
dressmaking) as synonyms for textile.
3. CAUSTIC SODA: This
is a small round shaped or granulated substance added to dye stuff. It is used
to relax the texture of the fabric for easier penetration of the dye, and it’s
a mordant that makes the solution acidic and water insoluble.
4. SODIUM HYDROSULPHITE: this
is a white powdery substance used as fixing salt to help the dye to remain
permanent in the fabric. It is used along with the caustic soda and dye stuff.
The three are to be dissolved in hot water in specific proportion.
5. DYE: A
dye
is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is
being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous
solution, and may require a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye
on the fiber.
6.
BATIK: Batik is a wax-resist
technique of cloth decoration. It is made either by drawing dots and lines with
wax, using a spouted tool called tjanting
tool
7.
BEADS: A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of
shapes and sizes of a material such as stone,
8.
CANDOLE WAX: this is a substance ion a cake form which
melts in a pot or pan when heated on a stove. It is used for blocking some
certain areas of design on a fabric. Via a method called batik.
9.
TJANTING TOOL: A
traditional Tjanting tool used to apply wax to fabric for batik work.
The bowl has a 35mm diameter, and the spout has a 1.0mm diameter. The brass
bowl and spout help retain the heat and keep the wax
10.
CURTAIN: a piece of
material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways
along a rail and found as one of a pair at a window.
11.
WALL HANGING: Wall
hanging is a decorative art piece that is hung (as Tapestry) on a wall or over
a window
12.
TABLE COVER: A tablecloth is a cloth used to cover a
table. Some are mainly ornamental coverings, which may also help protect the
table from scratches and stains.
13.
FOAM: Foam
is a substance that is formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. A bath sponge and the head on a glass of beer
are examples of foam
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