A Study of Tie-dye Technique for Learning Disabilities Students in Malaysia.

Authors

  • Lilinieta Talib Faculty of Art & Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak
  • Mohd Radzuan Mohd Rafee Faculty of Art & Design, , Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak
  • Hairul N Mansor hyrulz@yahoo.com

Keywords:

Tie-dye, Learning Disabilities (LD)

Abstract

Tie-dye is one of a craft technique traditionally practiced in many part of the world for patterning fabrics and textile. This paper introduces on how the Tie-dye basic technique stimulate the interest of students with learning disabilities as an art craft in their learning activities. The Tie-dye method brings cognitive attraction to colours and concentration on psychomotor by applying the Tie-dye technique on paper or a piece of plain shirt. The study works with a small number of students as a group with learning disabilities in one of the secondary school in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia. The finding shows that the Tie-dye technique has a significant potential as one of the contribution to stimulate the art learning interest students with learning disabilities.

Published

2018-12-04

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