Yarn Assignment
Due: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
For this assignment you will make a yarn that consists of two or more different materials. You should make at least 2 yards of yarn. Create a page that documents your project and add your project link to this page. Your page should contain pictures, including one or more microscopic close-ups and one or more regular photos of the yarn. The USB microscope will be attached to the mac computer in the HLT lab. Write a paragraph or two that describes how your yarn was made and justifies your choice of materials.
Measure and report the following properties (if they are relevant for your yarn):
total length of yarn (meters or yards)
ply
fiber length (millimeters)
twist direction
twist (turns per inch)
conductivity (ohms per centimeter or ohms per inch)
Bonus points for measuring any of the following properties and explaining how you did so:
yarn size
tenacity
elongation
elastic recovery
absorbency
Bring your yarn to class on the 10th for demos!
Elly's Conductive Stretchy Yarn