Concept | Feature Textile Map¶
5 Ws who, what, when, where, why¶
how is what you will start defining in your process pages
who¶
For me: The charm of embroidery designs lies in the uniqueness of each person's individual style.
For country: Even as clothing styles change, taking pride in their own designs remains important.
For future from a long time: Valuing the coexistence of traditional and new elements as times change.
what¶
I found fabric maps of India and Africa. Similarly, in my beloved Ecuador and Mexico, embroidery designs vary from village to village. In Japan, sashiko is a traditional stitching method from the Tohoku region, but the designs and techniques differ from one prefecture to another. First I want to make a kind of "fabric map" in Goole map then I want to creat it as phisical version.
when¶
January and first week of February: research the embroidery design and meaning depends on each are about sashiko.
2nd week of Febuary: study which tecnique can be used for each design and creat them to show.
From 3rd week of February: Try to make a prototype. I want to make a at least 4 designs and show on the Google map.
where¶
Looking back for my coutry, I realized that my country has tradicional/ordinary embroidey..sashiko. Actually I don't live the area of sashiko origen but I think I should treat the tecnique as Japanese. So First I will research the sashiko then I will continue to my second home "Ecuadorian embroidery".
why¶
Ecuadorian embroidery... I spent a wonderful time in Ecuador when I was university student. I was out from my home where I was born and I grew up thanks to my parents. However I though I wanted to get out my home to get know more about the world and to deal with how to establish my life by my self and to contribute to the society. So I flew to Ecaudor. There was nobady whom I know! Little by litle I could make friends and their cukture. Thus not just Ecuadorian embroidery, but I want to preserve and pass on embroidery techniques and designs from around the world. With the changes in modern living environments, the practice of hand-embroidering and individually crafting such items has declined.
Through interviews with my friends in Ecuador, I felt that this tradition is gradually being lost.
This inspired me to find a way to document and preserve this culture in a meaningful way.
References projects, research papers, expos, performances etc¶
Sashiko originated in ancient Japan using for reinforsing clothes. It was originally used by working class people to mend clothing and household items It was a practical technique that helped farmers and fishermen stay warm
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