Creating a women's jacket collection using Burdur Alaca weaving and cross stitch technique

Traditional handicrafts have been a branch of art that has been on the world's agenda for centuries and will continue to be so. Societies have given their identities and shed light on future generations with the handicraft products they left behind. Field research and literature review methods were used in this study. The reason for researching Burdur Alaca weavings was to ensure that sustainable traditional and local products can make a difference in both local and global markets with current and design products, to ensure the continuity of our traditional culture and to pass it on to future generations. With the re-emergence of traditional Burdur Alaca weavings, which were about to disappear over time, there has been hope in terms of the sustainability of traditional cultural elements. It was aimed to transform this traditional cultural heritage into preferable, wearable products with today's modern lines. This wearable product was determined as a women's jacket in the study. These jackets were enriched with the cross-stitch embroidery technique, which is also one of the traditional embroidery techniques. Although Burdur Alaca weavings could not fully regain their fame and reputation in the past, it was thought that this study would allow Burdur Alaca weavings to be redesigned and transferred to future generations with product diversity. Alaca, the traditional weaving of Burdur, has been a type of weaving used centuries ago as a garment element such as a shirt, belt, and girdle. Since the weaving is created using cotton yarn, it has become a useful product in every season. Today, new production areas have emerged and alaca weavings have been produced in many different forms and continue to be produced.