DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF A FASHIONABLE FEMALE GOWNS USING MIXED MEDIA

According to Nkeonye (1993) tie and dye as a method of introducing coloured or white pattern on cloth, by tying it with strong strings in various ways before immersing it in the dye bath; the colour is absorbed in all except the tied areas thus revealing a patterned result which is seen by untying the dyed material. Although the techniques of tie and dye vary from culture to culture, the concept of dying remains one of the oldest methods of printing design on fabric. Another viewpoint of tie and dye is expressed by Peter (1993), who states that tie-dye resembles both printing and dyeing indifferent ways. It resembles printing in that it enables colour pattern to be introduced on the fabric as in textile printing, the technique employed is different. It also resembles printing in that, ordinary dye liquor and not a printing paste is used in each case, and yet can be applied to the fabric by immersing it in the dye solution containing the necessary fixation chemicals. Both methods of colouration employed dye resist printing to introduce patterns on clothes; that is, patterns are introduced by restricting or inhibiting the absorption of colour in selected area of the cloth. The design obtained from the placement of the pleats, stitches and ties, can never be an absolute means of predetermining the final visual result as agreed