Topology knit and knitting machine woes
So, I encountered alot of agony (i.e. dropped knits) while working with the knitting machine. Part I took a few tries on my part before I didn’t drop any stitches. Read the rest of this entry »
New Textiles 2011
March 15, 2011
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March 10, 2011
Interweave Computerized Braiding Machine
Probably one of the most inefficient methods of braiding yet conceived, this machine uses a two-axis computer-controlled gantry to rearrange up to eight yarn bobbins – one at a time- with the goal of creating novel yarns. The aim is to gain flexibility at the price of speed.
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March 8, 2011
Maria and Albert’s Laundry Pocket
Have you ever run out of quarters while doing your laundry? With our laundry pocket, a green light will tell you if you have enough quarters for your next load.
Maria and Albert's Laundry Pocket
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Temperature Sensing Hat
by Judy Zheng Jia and Ilan Moyer
Our concept is a hat which measures the wearer’s body temperature using a sensor held against their forehead and then displays the measurement with a color-changing antenna.
PCB Puzzle
For this project, Crystal and I made a multimedia jigsaw puzzle. We used the PCB we made in class to control the interactivity between the conductive elements in our puzzle. There is 1 circuit with 2 paths: one for the light in the puzzle and one for the sound. Read the rest of this entry »
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PCB LED Cell Phone Case
By Nicole and Heidi
At the start, we decided that we wanted to build a prototype that uses pressure sensors to trigger some reaction. With this in mind, we designed a cell phone case that would alert the user to a missed call or text with LEDs. When the phone vibrates, the felt case dampers the sound of the vibration and simultaneously triggers a blue LED to signal an incoming call/text. The program in the PCB turns on a fading yellow LED that keeps fading on and off until the case is opened, so that the user is constantly reminded of the missed call or new text message. This would allow the user to keep track of their cell phone even in a quiet environment like a library, as it converts auditory feedback into visual feedback.
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Knitting
Due: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
See student knits here
For this assignment you will create two knit pieces, one by following an existing pattern and one by developing your own pattern. This assignment will focus on different knit structures. A later assignment will focus on color and pattern.
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Debugging the LilyPads
The concept for this project was to use a microcontroller with two outputs and two inputs to create a fun little game. We have a frog that is trying to catch the LED lit dragonfly. Each time the tongue of the frog is moved (by the user) to touch the lily pad right in front of the LED lit dragonfly that LED turns off and the other LED turns on. It is fun little game we call “Debugging the LilyPads.” Read the rest of this entry »
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March 7, 2011
Maria’s Spring Yarn.
I wanted to make a very conductive yarn which would be elastic and flexible at the same time. I started to search for different types of aluminium. My class mate Ilan came with an idea to use a waste springs from his metal workshop. That was my first time in a workshop like that and it was a great experience to see all the mashines and other equipment they are using there. We wanted to make the longest ” waste” spring possible to spin it later with other fabrics. Unfortunately the material wasn’t as elastic as I was hoping at the begining. I managed to make just about a yard of my yarn. I wanted to isolate the yarn by wraping a natural cotton therad around it.
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