Reviving Handmade Fagot Stitches in Fashion Design by Using Automated Embroidery Techniques

Abstract

Abstract

Heritage reflects the culture of society, which include customs, knowledge, and skills. Among the skills reflected by heritage is the art of hand embroidery used to decorate and treat clothing items. One of the hand embroidery stitches that were popular in the western region in Saudi Arabia is the faggoting stitches used to connect two pieces of fabric. This study focuses on the disappearance of faggoting stitches because of recent developments in the field of technology. It aims at reviving the faggoting stitches in a manner appropriate to the modern era through the use of automated embroidery stitches that simulate manual faggoting stitches in making designs that suit the different physiques. This research used the historical approach and the applied descriptive approach. The importance of this research lies in the attempt to preserve the cultural heritage by reviving faggoting stitches through the use of the automated embroidery of faggoting stitches that resemble hand-faggoting styles in clothes, which suit different body types. The study assumes the possibility of utilizing the different techniques in the automated faggoting to inspire and revive the traditional hand stitches style in fashion. In Addition, the study assumes the possibility of replacing the hand faggoting stitches with the new techniques of automated stitches in producing contemporary designs that fit different physiques. A questionnaire was designed to explore and assess the highlights of the topic and elements of the research and verify its goals. One of the most prominent findings of the research is the success of automated embroidery techniques in inspiring and reviving the tradition of manual linking stitches in fashion design. It was also found that the automated embroidery techniques contributed to creating new designs consistent with different body shapes. In conclusion, the study provides more room for creativity and innovation in the field of fashion designs based on traditional embroidery stitches. The research recommends intensifying and documenting historical studies in traditional hand stitches in the regions of the Kingdom and developing modern methods in reviving traditional hand stitches in line with the era of speed and modern developments in fashion design.