Melissa Coleman's Blog – July 2010 Archive (3)

Transforming Patchwork

Jale, which is Persian for morning dew or dewdrop, is a transforming patchwork by Heike Sperber, a MediaTechnology student from the University of Leiden. The patchwork uses a temperature sensor to trigger a change of seasons, so that when it becomes cold the patchwork shows the blue snowflake and when it becomes warmer the sun motive reappears.

The quilting technique of Jale is known as English Paper Piecing.… Continue

Added by Melissa Coleman on July 30, 2010 at 2:45pm — 1 Comment

Workshop Light in Textiles

Next week I will be giving a workshop at V2_ in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. There are still places available!

I will introduce the exciting field of LEDs (regular, super bright, power, smd), electroluminescent (EL) wire and optic fibers discussing the pros and cons of each and giving useful tips for incorporating these in textiles. This will be followed by an introduction into soft… Continue

Added by Melissa Coleman on July 20, 2010 at 8:15am — No Comments

Textile Design with Electronics

Although strictly non-technical I think the work of Stéphanie Baechler can be a source of inspiration to anyone searching for a balance between textiles and technology.

Poetry of Hardware is a collection of textile designs that are critical of the importance that digital devices have in our every day lives. It seems to Stéphanie that technology is getting… Continue

Added by Melissa Coleman on July 5, 2010 at 5:20am — No Comments