Fabricademy: Week 5: eTextiles & sensors: Assignment 1

Fabricademy: Week 5: eTextiles & sensors: Assignment 1

This class focused on exploring how we can produce soft circuits and sensors, to embed them into garments and wearables, using soft circuits and soft actuators. We will start with an overview of materials, components, tools and projects. Our global tutors were Hannah Pierre Wilson and Mika Satomi who make up KOBAKANT. In this week’s course, […]

Slicer for Fusion360: Open source skeleton file – spine & skull

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Slicer for Fusion360: Open source skeleton file – spine & skull

Ever since Wall-e (the animated film) illustrated the idea to us about how a huge amount of time spent in space could potentially have a harmful impact on the bone density of human, the lazier and less agile and more screen focused we become, I’ve been interested in the layers of the body and its […]

Bio Dyes : Plant dyed yarns into products

Bio Dyes : Plant dyed yarns into products

Plant Dyes > Main post details here about the Fabricademy project assignment Bio dyes in detail > Sub post specifically focusing on the bio dyeing stages Sage and Rosemary dyed crochet pot   Fabricademy embroidered and lace carry-all pouch

Fabricademy Week 4: Bio dyes in detail

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Plant Dyes > Main post details here about the Fabricademy project assignment Part 1 – Making plant dyes Part 2 – Home natural dye experiments – preparation Part 3 – Home natural dye experiments – Results Part 4 – Plant dyed yarns into products > Post details here Part 1 – Making plant dyes One of my loves is being […]

Fabricademy Week 4: Bio dyes & Bio plastics

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Fabricademy Week 4: Bio dyes & Bio plastics

This class focused on researching materials and different naturally sourced dyes which are alternatives to the current synthetic shop-bought ones. Our Gklobal tutor this week was Cecilia Raspanti. We were able to explore a wide range; from natural dyes using found plants or powdered natural pigments and bacteria, to making bioplastics from animal and plant […]

MakeHuman: Background edits

MakeHuman: Background edits

MakeMake Human – Background edits Following on from my project of making a interlocking mannequin (see post here), I wanted to test a few more things out in MakeHuman. In doing so, I discovered that you can place a background into the program and create all sorts of cool and silly and outright impossible images. […]