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MEDIA LAB ASIA CRAFT REVIVAL PROJECT Objective: The project intends in concentrating on Lucknow Chickan embroidery. The present project would like to investigate and develop the following areas. Project Goals: Developing a design tool : Using Computer Aided Design(CAD), developing an in house software tool for making Chikan Embroidery. Description: Chic is a 2D graphics and diagram editor for Windows system and it is user friendly. Chic Editor Cultural Aspects Of Motifs: * * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR In Lucknow Chickan Embroidery, the present practice of using wooden blocks to convert designs is time consuming and expensive,with limited variations in design. Understanding the contemporary design style and the past the heritage. The project would also develop hand-held computer printer,in place of block for easy transferring design directly from the computer to the fabric surface. Using Computer Aided Design(CAD), developing new motifs and composition of past Indian and original Persian design motifs. Developing a printer :Developing a hand-held computer printer for easy transferring designs directly from the computer on to the fabric surface Conclusion: Using this software it is possible to make many deigns with lots of variations and takes less time than Traditional Chikan Embroidery. Chic should run on all Java compatible platforms like Windows 9x/NT/2000. In order for Chic to run you need to have JDK installed on your system. This is a screen image of Chic Editor Chic supports all drawing Motifs which are frequently used by the artisans like petal, guava,peepal leaf,mango etc. These are the basic Motifs used for drawing. Motifs Peepal leaf Petal Scurve Mango Guava Basic Motifs Circle Spline Polygon ? Move, Copy Delete, delete region Edit object