I have been accepted onto the ISWC 2012 Doctoral Consortium this June so that is great news. I will no doubt gain some invaluable experience from industry professionals, artists and designers within the field of Fashion/Wearable technology. Super !! ISWC 2012
Archive for April, 2012
Conductive steel fibre… very interesting.
It is very difficult to find suppliers of conductive fabrics and threads in the UK, and I usually have to order from the states which is costly due to the postage rates. I have ordered some conductive stainless steel fibre from SparkFun which I am going to experiment with, and have found a great example of the potential application by Thomas Gerhardt who has created a Felt Resister by mixing the steel fibre with other fibres to create a felt. Mixing the steel fibre with other fibres will obviously affect the conductivity so much experimentation will be required once it arrives…I am very excited about the possibilities of this fibre:0
Commencing new project called “The Speaking Frock”
I am currently working on testing some conductive fabrics to establish the best conductivity for my new project which is called “The Speaking Frock” I will leave you to guess on that for the moment hopefully enticing you back for a further update. There is some inspiration found here by the microsoft researchers exhibited at last years ISWC 2011 You are what you tweet – The Printing Dress