Yogita Agrawal
yogitaagrawal@svvv.edu.in
Abstract
Textiles used for interiors are called ‘Home Textiles’. Home textile makes ‘a house juvenile’, a home to live in. It is used according to its desired properties in different parts, different rooms in the home VIZ living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, study room, children’s room, dining room, guest room, terrace, puja ghar, etc, and provides physical or psychological comfort. Various fabrics like Cotton, Acrylic, Modacrylic, Linen, Silk, Jute, Cotton/polyester blends, polyester/viscose blends, Cotton/viscose blends, and Polyester, etc are used as home textiles which have been discussed in the paper. The fabric used for interiors is subjected to various types of natural environments. Like Sunlight, dirt, dust, wind , spot & stain due to ink, fruit, coffee, tea, grease, etc has also been discussed in the paper.
INTRODUCTION
Home textiles are nothing but an interior environment, which deals with interior spaces and their furnishings. More important than the function or comfort of furnishing or their maintenance is their total effect on our psyche in various areas of home viz bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, study room, children’s room, dining room, guest room, terrace, puja ghar, etc.
THE PURPOSE OF HOME TEXTILES
The intention being both physical & psychological, the home textile exhibits various properties such as absorbency, heat insulation, softness, comfort, breathability, air & water vapor permeability, protection against glare making room cooler in summer, increase livability & workability of small space, lends privacy, reduces air conditioning load in summer, reduce noise.
THE FORMS IN WHICH HOME TEXTILES ARE USED
Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bolsters, cushions for seating, footstool, bed sheet, bed dressing, blankets, carpets, tablecloths, table mats, napkins, door mats, rugs, wall hangings, letter holders, lamp shades, slipcovers, sofa covers, kitchen aprons, terry towels, upholstery, pot holder, tea cozy covers.
ROLES OF FABRICS
- Fabric protects interior color from fading and furnishing from deterioration to sunlight.
- It protects you from sun glare, and it lends protection from night blackness in the evening and from too early sun in the morning.
- Fabrics lend privacy to any degree that is needed.
- It shields people from draughts or heat and reduces heat loss in winter.
- It can make the summer room cooler and reduce an air conditioning load in the summer.
- Fabric increases the liveability and workability of a small place, reduces noise, makes music and even speech richer and more resonant of all acoustic materials, and sound engineers find no material that is equal.
Uses of Textiles in various Sections of House
- Living room
Textile scope: Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bolsters cushion for seating, footstool, carpets, door mats, rugs wall hangings, letter holders, lamp shades, slipcovers, sofa covers, upholstery, fabric paintings.
The fabric used: Cotton, linen, flax, synthetic polyester, muslin, jute, silk, cotton/viscose blend, p/c blend, texture chenille, woven voiles, knitted acrylic, polyester fabrics with aluminum film inside applied under vacuum, plush wool, handloom product sand nonwoven products.
Requirement for textiles
| Physical | Psychological | |
| 1 | Comfort, drape, durability | Attractive colors |
| 2 | Strength, quick & easy washability, dryable | Wonderful texture |
| 3 | Luster, elasticity, bending, crease resistance, abrasion resistance, resilience | Prints & embroidery |
| 4 | Antistatic, antipilling | Feel, luster |
| 5 | Good fastness properties | Shape & decorative designs |
- Kitchen & Dining room
Kitchen wear
Textile scope: table cloths, table mats, napkins, door mats, rugs, kitchen aprons, terry towels, upholstery, pot holder, tea cozy covers, curtains.
The fabric used: cotton, linen, modacrylic, and nonwoven.
Requirements for textiles
| Physical | Psychological |
- Colour fastness
- Bedroom
Textile scope: Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bed sheets, bedspreads, quilts, cushions for seating, carpets, rugs, lamp shades, upholstery, fabric paintings..
The fabric used: Cotton, linen, cotton/polyester blend, and wool.
Requirement for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
Anti-static, antipilling, drape, handle,
bulkiness, texture 
- Bathroom
Textile scope: Terry towels, curtains, bath rugs, door mats napkins, bathrobe, scrub brush
Fabric used: Cotton, jute, linen, acrylics, nylon, synthetic blends, nonwoven products, etc.
Requirements for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
bulkiness, texture
- Study room
Textile scope: Curtains, Valances, rugs, lamp shades, upholstery, napkins, nonwoven fabrics, for electronics devices, dusting cloth
Fabric used: Cotton, jute, linen, silk, acrylic, etc.
Requirements for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
- Puja ghar
Textile scope: Curtains, valances, rugs, napkins, dusting cloth, sacred cloth door mats, bed sheet, dusting cloth
fabric used: cotton, linen, silk, modacrylic
Requirements for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
anti-soiling
- children room
Textile scope: Curtains, valances, rugs, napkins, dusting cloth, sacred cloth, door mats, bed sheet, dusting cloth, bed covers, quilts, soft toys, fabric paintings, bed padding
fabrics used: cotton, linen, silk
Requirements for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
Anti soiling, quick&easily washable, color fastness
color fastness.
- Guest room
Textile scope: Curtains, valances, pillows, pillowcases, bolsters, cushions for seating, footstool, carpets, door mats, rugs, wall hanging, letter holders, lamp shades, slipcovers, sofa covers, upholstery, fabric paintings fabric used: cotton, linen, flax, polyester, muslin, jute, silk, cotton/viscose blend, cotton/polyester blend, texture chenille, plush wool, handloom product, nonwoven products, etc.
Requirements for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
elasticity, bending, crease resistance
anti-static, antipilling.
- Terrace & Garden
Textile scope: Cushion seating for swing, bolster, pillow, pillow covers, napkins, rugs, table, mats, table cloths, tea cozy covers
fabric used: cotton, cotton/viscose blends
Requirements for textiles
PHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
to sunlight
The fabrics used for interiors are subjected to various undesirable influences of the natural environment for example sunlight, dirt, dust, mud &working environment, for example, spot & stains.
CONCLUSION: –
As the home textile is one of the special branches of textile, needs special consideration. Hence it deals with interior spaces and their furnishes & also deals with it should be comfortable, and clean and the psychological effect in various areas of the home should be better.
Apart from the wide use of textiles for clothing, home textiles are rapidly capturing the market. Indian home textiles find a rating amongst the top 5 in the world according to a study conducted by the US Department of Commerce. The day is not far away when Indian home textiles will reach the zenith.
REFERENCES: –
- Interior Furnishings by Mortimer Oshea
- Asian textile journal, 2001, may
- Textile Asia, 2000,june-july
- Development of Indian Handlooms, national handloom expo 1979, Calcutta
- A journal interior textile
- www.home textile .com
- www.findfast.com
- www.google.com
