Mahdiyyah is a self-taught Artist, Fashion Designer, and Instructor who began designing at a very young age, breathing new life into discarded clothing.
She draws inspiration from her practice of fabric alchemy; with an ability to take recycled, bio-based materials and turn them into one of one works of wearable art that boast healing properties. Taken from her research of naturally occurring materials and the effects they have on the body, each design is created with intentional fabric carrying high vibrational frequency like linen, cotton, wool, and organic cotton. Knowing the body in its optimal health has a vibrational frequency of 100, and fabrics like linen and wool contain an extremely high frequency of 5,000, she carefully selects her materials with this in mind. Mahdiyyah speaks more about this in her educational fabric workshops.
With a passion of sharing her knowledge about fabric textile origins, healing qualities, and sewing education, she offers sewing classes, educational healing fabric workshops, and project-based sessions. Her upbringing in East Orange, NJ rooted her values in the importance of community, and creating opportunities for others who may not easily be afforded them. Other initiatives include mentorship opportunities for youth, and collaborations with various community organizations to provide sewing and healing fabric workshops for their members.
Projects
- FABRIC ALCHEMY WORKSHOP: AN EXPLORATION OF NATURALLY OCCURRING MATERIALS AND THEIR HEALING QUALITIESRegister for this workshop, where participants will learn about and explore Fabric Alchemy through collage artwork. Mahdiyyah will guide you on the use of recycled, bio-based(contains at least 20% renewable carbon content) fabric scraps to hand stitch your very own fabric collage artwork, while also teaching you how the use of naturally-occurring fabrics can heal the body.
- The NAAC CollectionTHE NAAC COLLECTION IS A RESEARCH-BASED COLLECTION. CREATED USING RECYCLED, BIO-BASED MATERIALS SUCH AS LINEN, ORGANIC COTTON, SEA ISLAND COTTON, AND LYOCELL. EACH PIECE IS MADE TO HEAL AS LINEN FIBERS GIVE A VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY OF 5,000. https://www.mahdiyyah.co/shop/thenaaccollection
- PATCHWORK COLLECTIONTHE PATCHWORK COLLECTION FEATURES PIECES MADE FROM RECYCLED, 100% COTTON, WOOL, AND ORGANIC COTTON. THIS DECISION IS INTENTIONAL TO KEEP IN LINE WITH HEALING FABRICS AND FIBERS WITH HIGH VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY. THE PATCHWORK TECHNIQUE IS A PROCESS THAT INVOLVES CUTTING SMALLER PIECES, AND STITCHING EACH ONE TOGETHER TO CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW TEXTILE FOR EACH ITEM. THE PROCESS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 24 HOURS TO COMPLETE. https://www.mahdiyyah.co/collections/patchwork
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Skills
- Fashion Design
- Arts Culture
- Fashion Technology
- Sewing
- Art Education
- Curating Content
- Historical Research