Day 03
Wednesday 21/05
Location: Green Fabric, Brussels
Summary
- 08:30-09:30 Walk-in & Morning coffee at Green Fabric
- 09:30-10:30 Workshop OS Hardware - Machine Hacking
- 10:30-13:00 Digital Knitting/Embroidery Workshop
- 13:00-14:00 Lunch
- 14:00-19:00 Focus Group - Textile Waste Workshop
- 20:00-22:30 Social Dinner (not included in the fees)
Activities
- Open Source Hardware Presentation & Demo
The activity explores the open source hardware field focusing on the techniques, tools and machines that create traditional fabrics. How to update obsolete machines for producing textile? How to take advantage of digital fabrication and open source technology to come up with an open source machine for knitting, weaving and invent new techniques. Participants will learn how to hack, both existing machines and tools, creating open source accessible machinery for a broader public.
This hands-on session focuses on the design and fabrication of tools and low-tech machines for textile production that can be easily fabricated and assembable. Participants will use parametric design and laser cutting techniques to design and fabricate traditional tools for processing wool and local fibers. The tools created will be useful for collaborative activities in the lab as well as in remote areas with local communities.
- Digital Knitting/Embroidery - Digital Crafts Workshop
The digital knitting and embroidery workshop combines craftsmanship with technology for digital textile manufacturing. Participants will be introduced to design software and automated machinery workflows, beginning with pattern programming, machine operation, and material optimization. They will learn how to operate the Kniterate machine and produce knits from images.
- *Focus Group - Textile Waste Workshop, Closing the loop
The Closing the Loop workshop explores mechanical recycling techniques for the repurposing of fabric waste. Participants will experiment with shredding leftover fabrics and gain insights into sorting requirements and constraints. They will further experiment with wet and needle felting to create non-wovens from dead stock. The workshop aims to provide ideas on strategies for minimizing landfill waste and promoting a circular economy by reusing materials in the manufacturing process.
Tools, Machines
- Kniterate
- AYAB
- Digital Embroidery
- Circular Knitting machine
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Shredding machine
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Focus Groups
Researching and experimenting together. Participants will ideate & develop a project in a team along with experts and participants around the topics tackled in the program and during the week.