light table and scans

scanning process

gaudi

initial set up

drawing process

I have started to scan in the 104+ feet of the knitted patterns created over the past few weeks. Through the process of drawing from the scans I am attempting to try and capture the repetitive behavior. However the scanned images I am producing only captures a flattened 3d surface of the knits... I feel that I need to couple this method with another one to increase understanding of the repetitive structure embodied within the knits. So I am also starting to use a light table to photograph the knits. Before I photograph I flatten the knits out with a clear piece of Plexiglas. The reasoning is because that it allows me to see a binary pattern where as the scan does not. With the combination of the scans and the photographs I hope to achieve a drawing that allows me to explore the repetitive behavior and structure throughout the knits.

beginnings of a drawing

I have been trying to come up with a method of drawing which allows me to explore repetition within my knitted patterns.

sensors

The last few weeks have included some play with flex, bend, capacitance sensors, photo resistors, and muscle wire.