Andejany's invention at the Ibtikar 2010 exhibition - which won the third prize - may give the up-and-coming fashion designers of Saudi Arabia something to cheer about. She has constructed a device that measures the coefficient of fabrics, which determines the fabric quality, as a cheap alternative to the original expensive machines used for the same purpose. “I used very simple materials because of which my device costs SR 600 only while the original ones are priced anywhere around SR 60,000. Also, my device is less sensitive and more practical to use,” said Al-Andejany, a mother of five, and an academic at the Umm Al-Qura University in the Costume Design Department. She holds a master's degree in the study of physical, mechanical and chemical properties of curtain fabrics and a patent from the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology. “This invention will be of most use to fashion designers and fabric factories, with which they can determine the quality of the fabrics and choose the best fabric.” She said the device is being currently used in the fabric lab at the University by other postgraduate and doctorate researchers. The device comprises of two disks – external and internal – where the external disk has a lesser diameter than the internal disk. A cylindrical stand holds the two disks while light from a source falls directly on it. Al-Andejany said that she is thankful to her husband Eng. Osama Khojah for being ever-supportive and her master's degree supervisor Professor Ayda Al-Shettah, who helped her during the four months she spent in constructing the device.
