Haryana fashion students create art from discarded fabric using Japanese technique
More than 100 first-year students at Budha College used the kinusaiga method to turn textile scraps into artworks.
More than 100 first-year fashion design students at Budha College in Karnal, Haryana, used discarded fabric to create colourful artworks during a seven-hour classroom assignment, according to The Times of India.
The students employed a Japanese art technique called 'kinusaiga', where pieces of fabric are fitted into grooves cut along a design on thermocol sheets. This method allowed them to create designs such as flowers, landscapes, animals, and abstract patterns without using any needles or thread.
Faculty members Harshita Singh and Komal guided the students through the exercise, which involved exploring colour theory and texture. The students used fabric scraps collected on the college campus to fill the grooves in their sketches.
Reya, a first-year student from Tamil Nadu, created a Geisha holding a lantern using upcycled waste fabric. Another student, Jahnvi from Jaipur, said the exercise helped her explore art from a different perspective, while Laxmi from Odisha noted the technique became easier with practice.
Videos of the artworks shared on Instagram have garnered almost 4 million views. The college clarified that the pieces were created as part of a classroom assignment and were not intended for sale or linked to any commercial venture.
Harshita Singh said the exercise allowed students to apply fashion design elements, including material selection and attention to detail, while exploring how discarded textile material could be reused creatively.