Process

This project stems from a reinterpretation of traditional Palestinian dresses as a historical system of form, movement, and identity, reinterpreting them through a contemporary relationship between the body, fabric, and technology. The prototyping and testing phase forms the cornerstone for transforming the design concept into a wearable, functional, and sustainable garment.

Using 3D printing, multiple prototypes were developed to test the behavior of the printed materials, their flexibility, their interaction with movement, and their ability to mimic the properties of traditional fabrics while maintaining a contemporary design identity.

This phase focuses on continuous experimentation, starting with testing small printed units, then assembling them into textile systems, and finally producing complete dress models. The testing process also included evaluating mechanical performance, comfort, durability, and adaptability to the body's shape, aiming to achieve design solutions that balance technical innovation with functional aesthetics.

Concept Development of the Collection

For this collection, I intend to design three dresses, each with a different concept. - The first will be based on an old dress. - The second will address the current situation and what is happening in Palestine right now. - The third will feature symbols inspired by the nature of Palestine.

analyizing the original hand embroidery tatreez units

3D Printing Prototyping

I started experimenting with ways to prepare embroidery patterns for printing after watching a number of videos on YouTube.

and the Grasshopper Toturials on Fabricademy website

FIRST EXPERIMENT

I started to experiment 3d printed tatreez, using a mix between Inkskape to convert the photos of handmade tatreez to digitalized one ( I started with one cypress only).

you can find it and more on: tirazain

then I moved to rhino and grasshopper where I prerpare the cross shape and the grid and the final 3d model.

I used the Prusa XL for this experiment

Below is the final result of the first trials to make 3d printed TATREEZ

Second Experiment

in this experiment I tried to make new shape for tatreez unit to test the shapes using rhino & grasshopper.

testing result

Third Experiment

This experiment was to test differences between 3d printing results on different types of tulle fabrics to test which type the best to use.

Experiment results

New sympols generating steps

The process of producing new embroidery symbols involves a series of deliberate steps that begin with the idea and end with a feasible model, where the transition is gradually made from the visual concept to the 3D digital form.

Step 1: Choosing the Theme and Shapes

Identify the idea or story that the embroidery symbols will represent, and choose appropriate visual shapes that reflect the meaning and are convertible into embroidery stitches.

Step two: pattern Drawing

Convert the selected shapes into digital embroidery patterns, either using software such as Illustrator or Inkscape.

Step three: Creating a 3D model

Using the pattern as a basic reference for building a 3D model, where the pattern is translated into a digital model that enables testing of shape, size, and texture before the actual implementation phase.

Biomaterials prototyping

Half-fabrication files

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1. Test file: 3d modelling test ↩