There have been several ways of generating ideas for textile designs and these comprise
ideas from nature, environment and coined symbols from sayings especially from the “Akan”
language where the “adinkra” symbols originated. These “adinkra” motifs or imagery have
been excessively used and there is the need for new ones to be generated. It is upon this,
that the researcher is exploring selected proverbs of the Ewe people to generate motifs to be
used for both batik and textile print designs. The current symbols used by students and …