Method and Expansion of Contemporary Textile Embellishment in Nigeria

Abstract

This study has dealt into the technique and development of handcrafted dyed and printed textiles in South-Western Nigeria, using Abeokuta, Oshogbo and Akure as study areas. The study looked into the modern development and decoration of handcrafted dyed and printed fabrics among various strata of the society. It examined the techniques in use and ascertained its development to modern fabric decoration. Questionnaire was distributed to the producers, traders of these crafts and consumers. In all, handcrafted textile technology is one of the oldest craft that still plays a prominent role in the contemporary times in the social economic life of Nigerians and still provide a good basis at solving the dangerous trend created by unemployment in the society.

Keywords: Handcrafted, embellishment, technology, fabrics, processing

Publication date:September 30^th 2020

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/85-05