E textile

[caroline donaldson]

Hello! we have two textile designers with an exciting project that involves tech-knowledge we don't really have..
Are you still helding meeting on Tue at 7:30 pm?We would like to come for a chat!
We saw that the Hackspace is now closed, is there a change of location?
Thanks!!

[Henry Sands]

Hi Caroline,

Sadly our workshop is currently closed as we're in the middle of relocating. The community is still alive, but we have nowhere to meet for the near future.

Kind regards,

Henry.

[Adrian Godwin]

Hi Caroline,

There are quite a few others involved in e-textile projects. You could try contacting some of these :

http://www.emiliegiles.co.uk/Contact
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/e-stitches
http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/

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[caroline donaldson]

Hi Adrian

Thanks! we will have a look into it!

Have you ever been involved in something too?

Best!

caroline

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[caroline donaldson]

Hi Henry

Thanks for letting me know!

I will monitor this group to see when a new location will be up and running

best!

c

[Adrian Godwin]

I've experimented with various bits and pieces, helped out on some projects and joined groups that existed for a while (Camille's e-stitches group is still active as may be some of the others) - Emilie is probably the best contact to find the latest news.  I haven't done any major projects myself but have an interest in it - if you have specific questions I may be able to help.

Most of the people that I know were running workshops seem to have dived into PhD studies. QMU is a popular choice but there's also plenty of interest at Goldsmiths and RCA.

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[Adrian Godwin]

I've also only just noticed - as a result of Melissa's comments - that there's a meeting tomorrow. It's on the website but doesn't seem to have gone out as an email, though it was mentioned in some other messages.

So I'll make a special effort for that one, at least !

[Benjamin Blundell]

These links are very interesting! I'm really into technology that is wearable but I can't stand "wearable tech" because it usually involves sewing LEDs onto a perfectly fine garment you can no longer wash. Really keen to see if folks have made robust clothing with a twist :)

[Adrian Godwin]

There's certainly a lot of problems with washing - in many cases it's more important to have something that works than something that could be considered a 'product'. However, people are well aware of this and there are some projects that need to be built for a complete lifecycle.

The ideas discussed are far more thought-provoking than boring commercial ideas which seem to stop with fitness trackers, and considering the product design parts is very limiting for concepts - so do expect to have some of that going on. But ideas and research into more practical solutions are very welcome (and would have fitted nicely into the recent funding round).

[cepm...@yahoo.co.uk]

I did this in 1984/5!  I used discrete components embedded in epoxy and thin ptfe wire that was woven into knitted garments. It was fun (and for its time, quite unusual) Fully washable/dry cleanable. Guaranteed to attract attention at the disco.

Modern "wearable tech" seems to be pretty boring, most of what I have seen seems to be the lazy flashing led option at art/fashion college or variants on the theme of pedometers/respiration/cardiac measurement.

I don't count elaborate pouches for holding smart phones and the like, this is not tech :)

There was a member when we were at Cremer Street who was developing an imaging device for blind people that was very interesting. It involved a waistcoat that had a grid of stimulators that was coupled to a camera. The waistcoat would "print" an image onto the wearers back. I would be interested to see if it was turned into a useable thing.

Phil

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Subject: [london-hack-space] Re: E textile
Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2018 22:49

[Benjamin Blundell]

Yeah, I'd agree with most of that. I still hold that washing and durability are issues (I don't dry clean anything but my suit - can I throw my nice LED t-shirt in the washing machine?), but not in the manner you might initially think. Even delicate clothing can still bend, flex and be repaired with needles, thread and the like. It's the idea that clothing has had a really long history and there is such a weight of knowledge when it comes to materials that wearable technology is just getting to. I'd agree, the lights thing is just boring.

I think the best angle is more smart jewellery. I was sad that google glass failed because we've accepted in the culture that glasses are rigid bits of clothing that are fine to wear. I'd love a headsup display that looked good. Where the technology comes in is the miniaturisation and the advanced optics. So there is definitely a modern approach that I haven't really seen outside of the larger companies :/