Wearables W10: Manufacturing and Crafting III

Apr 19 6:30pm – 9:00pm

• 6:30pm – 7:30pm Artist Talk from Shih Wei Chieh in Room 50
• 7:45pm – 8:20pm Wireless project show and tell part II
• 8:20pm – 9pm Presentation: Manufacture of hardware and textiles, and the conjunctions II
• In-class activity: Crafting methods: embroidery, knitting, crochet, weaving

Felting

• Needle Felting: Transform roving into 3D objects using a barbed needle. Tutorial
• Wet Felting: Use hot water, soap and agitation to change the raw fibers into a fabric. Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2

Spinning

Twist together fibers to form yarn

• Hand spinning with a spindle: Tutorial
• Hand spinning with a spinning wheel: Tutorial

Weaving

Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

• Looms
  • Floor Loom
  • Table Loom
  • Cricket Loom
  • Tapestry Loom
  • Jacquard Loom
  • Rapier Loom *industrial loom
• Weaving Methods
  • Tapestry Weaving: Tutorial
  • Weave with a cricket loom: Tutorial
  • Laser cut tapestry weaving loom: Tutorial
• Inspiration projects:
  • Woven Signals (ITP Alumni Anne-Marie Lavigne)
  • Doti (ITP Alumni Pamela Liou)
  • Computer 1.0

Knitting

Knitting creates multiple loops of yarn, called stitches, in a line or tube. Knitting has multiple active stitches on the needle at one time.

• Knitting with needles: Tutorials
  • Cast on
  • Knit stitch
  • Purl stitch
  • Cast off
• Home knitting machine
• Industrial knitting machine
• Inspiration projects:
  • Cyberknitics (ITP Alumni Teresa Lamb)
  • Tek-Tiles

• Crochet

  Crochet is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook.

  • Crochet Tilt Potentiometer

  Quilting

  Quilting is the process of sewing two or more layers of fabric together to make a thicker padded material, usually to create a quilt or quilted garment.

  Embroidery

  Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn.

  • Embroidery fabric speaker

  Screen Printing

  Screen printing is a printing technique whereby a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil.

  Dyeing

  Dyeing is the application of dyes or pigments on textile materials such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics with the objective of achieving color with desired fastness.

  • Shibori (Japanese Tie Dye)
  • Inspiration projects:
    • K.W.E.E.N (ITP Alumni Jordan Frand)

  Digital Fabrication

  • 3D Printing
  • Laser Cutting
  • Vinyl Cutting
  • Inspiration projects:
    • Iris Van Herpen
    • Nervous System
    • Fractal Antennae by Afroditi Psarra

  Materials

  • Conductive Wool
  • Stainless steel fiber from Adafruit or Ebay
  • Silver spun conductive yarn
  • Conductive Ink