In the past two weeks we have gathered all the electrical components and started to gather the fabric. Stephen gathered the fabrics and the blueprint for the t-shirt. Next week he will be starting to make the double layered shirt. The first iteration of the shirt will be a plain […]
Progress: All of my electronics are here! I also corrected the pattern pieces so they are mostly ready to go! Roadblocks: I didn’t find fabric I liked in NYC, so I will still need to buy fabric, I will need to get that as soon as possible so I can […]
1. Image or video: Boom. That’s the substrate I’ll be using as the backbone of the circuit. It’s in a ziploc, so you can’t tell the thickness, but you’ll just have to trust me when I say it’s super thin. It’s also incredibly flexible, to the point I had to […]
This past week I finally completed my tapestry. I am beginning to weave in the fiber optics. I think it is looking really nice so far. I am brainstorming the best way to construct a frame that will hide the LED strip right now. I think I will move onto […]
1. Image or video: What you see is the brim of a cheap hat I deconstructed. There’s a few things to take away from the way it’s put together. Firstly, the material is plastic – it looks like cardboard, but it’s a cheap recycled plastic material similar in composition to […]
Progress: I have been working on screen print designs for my dress. I will attach the images so you guys can see below. I also have my garment draped, but I am waiting to make the final pattern because I want to see how I can place the El wire […]
So far the early weeks have been off to a good, but a slow start, as we are still waiting on some of the components to be delivered. However we have used the past week to solidify design specs, and prep the components we do have for early testing. Stephen […]
Project Title: Collaboration (culmination of all my class projects) Project Team Members: Manzeck party of one Project Description: A woven tapestry diptych with fiber optics demonstrates their use and function as a test for the final piece. The final piece will be woven yardage with fiber optics that will […]
Project Title: M-Shirt (Music Visual Shirt) Project Team Members: Sam S, Stephen Project Description: A T-shirt with EL devices that respond with music. The goals is to stress the pattern of the t-shirt so that the lights are integrated very well. The t-shirt should be the commercial grade, and be wearable […]
Project Title: WhirEL Wind Dress, (EL Wire, sound activated Dress) Project Team Members: Myself Project Description: Dress that is reactive to sound, but plays with the idea of motion through pattern, and light (EL wire) Sketch/Concept Art: See PPT link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J2zjDWBP21SHkPr_zHiZ6Cuivzd3hRGlVPh55u1LY80/edit?usp=sharing Inspiration: Other EL wire dresses, and garments, also a […]