3D Display Built from Yarn and Kinect
Strands of white yarn treated by a digital projector make up the Lumarca 3D display. Check out the video!
Technology
How-To: Photographic Quilt
Learn to turn a photo into a great quilt of your own design, from image manipulation to fabric selection, with this tutorial by Incrxtc on Instructables.
Conductive Lace for Sensors
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.
CRAFT Video: Craft Meets Tech at MIT
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
How-To: Take Calls on Your Hand with a Bluetooth Glove
Rachel at Instructables shows you how to talk to the hand with her bluetooth phone headset glove.
Tilt Sensing Quilt
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.
CNC-Routed Belt Loom
Fabienne “fbz” Serriere just uploaded design files for a belt loom you can make on a CNC router.