Observation

The question was popular among the candidates and their performance was excellent.  Nevertheless, a few of the candidates were unable to highlight the procedure for achieving printing using woodblock technique, instead they highlighted the procedure using silkscreen printing. This exhibited their lack of knowledge of printing using woodblock technique, which made them to lose some marks. The following points were supposed to be given by the candidates in 4(c) in order to obtain the maximum marks:

Procedures to achieve printing using woodblock technique:

• Get all the materials and tools ready, such as fabric, textile ink, apron/overall.
• Generate ideas for a suitable motif(s).
• Create motif(s) on paper/cardboard.
• Transfer motif(s) onto the woodblock.
• Chisel off the unwanted areas of the motif on woodblock to create/form a suitable design.
• Stretch the fabric on the printing table.
• Apply textile ink/pigment onto the designed surface of the woodblock, using squeegee.
• Test print on a paper/cardboard.
• Print directly on the stretched fabric to create/form patterns.
• Repeat the process until fabric surface is covered.
• Dry the fabric.
• Iron the fabric from the back.
• Package the fabric.