Innovations and creativity in clothing
Iranian prisoners' effective use of the minimum facilities available in the camps and the innovative construction of the necessary equipment.[1]
Innovation is the upshot of creativity. Enjoyment of leisure activities and the lively convivial spirit of youth prompted the captives to make the best of their time and their minimal means and facilities which they found available in order to create and innovate their required objects. Based on interviews with a number of liberated captives and reviewed literature, and according to the experiences and findings of the researcher, the following items were examined:
Hat
By reusing the thread of blankets and towels and the fabric of used clothes, a knitted winter hat was made using a knitting needle ( already made from barbed wire).
Waist shawl
Used socks and the embroidered patterns on them were used to make various types of waist shawl; Also, making a belt from these used socks was an artistic work.
Slippers
By using some tin sheets and dehydrated milk cans, slippers were made. Woven threads were also used as straps for slippers. In some cases, pieces of wood or cardboard served as the soles of the slippers.
Bath towel
With a knitting hook made from barbed wire and using blanket and towel threads, suitable bath towels were woven.
long slack robe worn by Arab men
The Dashdashe was given by Iraqis to prisoners. One shirt and a pair of pants were made by tearing the middle of Dashdasheh.
Weaving traditional shoes known as GIVE
The most important raw material for the manufacture of GIVE was yarn, taken from shabby or tattered clothes or obtained from used hand-towels and socks; And slippers were used instead of soles. The tool required for the manufacture of GIVE was an awl which captives made out of barbed wire
Shoes
By utilizing fabric, thread, needle, awl, sole (provided by old outworn slippers) and a spindle for spinning thread or string, the shoes were fashioned and then, actually worn by captives.
Embroidery
By using colored threads of towels, all kinds of embroidery were done in different shapes, sizes, and designs.[2]
See also
- Crafts in captivity
- Production of writing software in captivity
- The essentials needed by captives in creativity and innovation
Bibliography
- ↑ Amirhosseini, K. (1384). Creativity and innovation (basics, principles, techniques), Ch II. Tehran: Aref Kamel, p. 14.
- ↑ Scientific Council of the Encyclopedia of the Free People. (2020). Encyclopedia of the Free People: Iranian Prisoners of War Released in the Iraq-Iran War. Tehran: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies; Payam Azadegan.
Seyed Razi Nabavi Chashmi