Research & Inspiration¶
Research¶
My Moodboard¶
MindMapping¶
Categorizing The Materials¶
| Material pic | Material name | Technique | Is it suitable for laser cutting | Laser cutter settings | Things to consider | Good for Natural Dying |
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Cotton | Sewing and Stitching | YES | Power: 20 Speed: 5 | It can be manually cut into stripes easily | YES |
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Polyester | Sewing and Stitching | YES | Power:20 Speed: 10 | can be cut at a high speed using the laser | NO |
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Denim | Can be used for engraving | YES | Power: 60 Speed:1 | Denim is very fragile it should not be very thin | NO |
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Felt | Circular Fashion Interlocking | YES | power: 30 Speed: 2 | Strong | NO |
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PVC | NO | - | It contains a lot of plastics so it can not be laser cut | NO | |
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Wool | Weaving, Sewing | YES | If it is natural it needs to be cleaned before using | YES | |
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Silk | Sewing | YES | Low Power High Speed | the laser feed is very high when it comes to cutting Silk and this needs to be taken into consideration | YES |
The Characteristics of the Three governors¶
Jerash¶
- A small city
- Low standards of life
- Very low education levels
- No capabilities
- Population diversity
- technologically undeveloped area
Al-Balqa (Jordan Valleys)¶
- Countryside
- Low standards of life
- Low education levels
- Agricultural area
- Technologically undeveloped area
- closed community
Amman¶
- The capital of Jordan
- A large city
- Full of capabilities
- Good life standers
- Good education
- better possibilities
- Technologically developed area
Research on The Jordanian Embroidery¶
I was trying to find anything about the Jordanian heritage in fashion and wearables but it was very difficult to find because of the lack of resources and studies so I decided to start a research on the Jordanian wearables and embroidery patterns and how it changes from one area to another
| The Thoub Picture | Area | Technique | Shapes | Notes | Thoub name and Material |
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Irbid-North |   |
They used the flower here referring to the chamomile flower that grows in spring in that area in addition to using the geometrical shapes | Blue was the most common color to be used in the north in general and in Irbid in particular | Traditional dress of Irbid "SHERSH" |
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Ma'an-South |  |
They used Geometrical shapes | traditional dress of Maan "HERMES" | |
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Karak-South |  |
This flower is called Al-Dahnoun and they used it a lot in different colors | Traditional dress of Al-Karak "KHALAGA" | |
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Jordan Valley |  |
Traditional dress of The Valleys "KHALAGA" | ||
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Jerash-North |  |
They had a different way of Embroidery they were intentionally leaving round holes to form a triangle shape in the embroidery | ||
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Ajloun-North |  |
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Al Salt-Center |  |
Traditional dress of Al-Salt "KHALAGA" | ||
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Ramtha-North |   |
Traditional dress of ramtha "MIDRAKA" | ||
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Tafeeleh-South | ||||
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Amman-Center |   |
Pictures from the Jordanian Museum of Popular Traditions¶
I went to the museum of popular traditions in Jordan and here is some pictures of what women used to wear in Jordan in different areas
I found a very interesting weaving machines they were put in a room called the weaving room it contains different types of loom: - The vertical loom: it is specially used for making carpets and mattress, the threads were inserted after being washed and dyed. this type of looms were found in Al-Husun, Al-Salt and Madaba.
- The horizontal loom: it is specially used for weaving the tents, it was popular around the Jordan river area and Palestine
Fire Test¶
This test makes you able to distinguish between the natural fabrics and the synthetic ones by lighting them on fire and observe how they act