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Day 03

Wednesday 27/05

Locations: Dundalk and UK, Northern Ireland

Summary

  • 09:00-09:30 Participants meetinga, Walk-in & coffee at Creative Spark Fab Lab
  • 09:30-13:00 E-textiles & Wearables Lecture and Workshop
  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch
  • 14:00-15:00 Bus to Northern Ireland (UK)
  • 15:00-18:00 Workshop Seaweed Harvesting and food tasting
  • 18:00-19:30 Social Dinner
  • 19:30-21:30 Bus back to Dundalk

The bus with participants will depart after lunch from the Fab Lab in Dundalk, reaching around 3pm the coast of Northern Ireland, Crawford Rock in the UK.

Activities

  • E-textiles Introduction

The lecture by Jessica Stanley introduces the participants to e-textile hands-on activities, by providing them an overview about novel materials, electronics and programming. The presentation will highlight several projects on the topic of tech & crafts and the following hands-on workshop will focus on DIY electronics, conductive and resistive materials to craft soft sensors and circuits.

  • Hands-on: E-textiles & Wearables Workshop

Supported by Fabricademy team and Lab staff, participants will learn how to design and craft their own soft circuits and sensors, experimenting with conductive fabrics, threads, resistive materials, input and output components.

  • Seaweed Harvesting and food tasting

Participants will explore the rich coastal ecosystems of Northern Ireland, learning how to identify different types of seaweeds. Participants will join local seaweed farm owners in harvesting seaweed, gaining hands-on experience with safe and environmentally responsible harvesting practices. They will learn how seaweed is processed for food and wellness applications, with demonstrations of drying, cleaning and basic preparation techniques. In addition, participants will enjoy a shared food tasting, highlighting local flavors and seasonal ingredients, offering a broader sensory experience connected to the coastal environment.

The dinner is included in the bootcamp fee

Electronics Materials

  • Velostat
  • Copper tape / fabric
  • Neopixels
  • Karl grimm thread (or any solderable thread)
  • Needle / regular thread
  • Transistors
  • Resistances kit
  • Jumper wires
  • Protoboard
  • Arduino Gemma / Circuit Playground
  • Fabri Xiao Seeed Studio
  • Conductive fabrics
  • Conductive thread
  • Resistive fabrics

Tools/Software

Recommendations

Suggested to bring with you:

  • Notebook and personal computer with Rhinoceros/Grasshopper and Fusion already installed
  • Materials (leather, fabrics..) you want to try and that you are working with to experiment

Resources