Anja Hertenberger and Meg Grant are working with a lace factory in Limburg, The Netherlands to run conductive thread through the machines to be integrated into these intriguing pressure sensor prototypes. The two have started a blog to document their explorations: Lace Sensor Project.
In this week’s CRAFT Video, come with me to the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There I met with e-textiles pioneer Leah Buechley and students from her research group called “High-Low Tech,” which Leah describes as “blends” of technology with traditional crafts to make new toolkits for creativity and learning. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/01/craft_meets_tech_at_mit.html
Rachel at Instructables shows you how to talk to the hand with her bluetooth phone headset glove.
Hannah Perner-Wilson writes: This quilt is made up of an array of 41 textile tilt sensors. Each sensor demonstrates a unique construction variation, showcasing different materials and techniques that can be used to create fabric tilt sensors.
Fabienne “fbz” Serriere just uploaded design files for a belt loom you can make on a CNC router.
This clip shows the construction of denim jeans, from the 100-pair-cutting saw to the pocket-sewing robot.
This metal rabbit (actually the Stanford Bunny model) is folded from a single laser-cut steel sheet, designed with Origamizer.
