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drawing

2008-03-04T21:24:00.001-08:00

electronics

2008-03-04T21:20:00.001-08:00

"kit of pieces"

2008-03-02T20:22:00.001-08:00

site

2008-02-08T13:39:00.001-08:00

Phill Evans-String Art 1966-69

2008-02-07T20:13:00.000-08:00

First Attempt

2008-02-07T19:50:00.001-08:00

Otto

2008-02-07T14:58:00.001-08:00

point, start, rules, grid, drawing

2008-02-07T14:35:00.001-08:00

These drawings were developed by creating simple rule sets

point, start, rules

2008-02-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

Shahzia Sikander #12 from the series 51 Ways of Looking. 2004.Shahzia Sikander #24 from the series 51 Ways of Looking. 2004.
Shirazeh Houshiary. Fine Frenzy. 2004.

Phillip Beesley with Diane Willow and Steve Wood

2008-02-07T14:11:00.001-08:00

Weaving

2008-02-07T13:27:00.000-08:00

"Weaving is the synthesis of two different systems, interlocking in order to give self-supporting form to their combined whole. Traditionally referred to as a "warp" and "weft" pattern, neither could support themselves alone, but together they become strong." Pamphlet Architecture 27 Tooling, Aranda/Lasch.

Experiments: Crossing Patterns (parametric equation)
Pamphlet Architecture 27 Tooling, Aranda/Lasch.
Scripts for tooling experiments:
www.arandalasch.com/tooling

Wilson Bently Snowflakes

2008-02-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

"...the beautiful six-sided symmetry of every crystal was evidence of both the character of the cloud it came from, its altitude, electromagnetism, and temperature, as well as the rules inherent to the water molecule." Pamphlet Architecture 27 Tooling, Aranda/Lasch. Technical World in 1910: "What magic is there in the rule of six that compels the snowflakes to confirm so rapidly to its laws?"

The Sense of Order - E.H. Gombrich

2008-02-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

Owen Jones, The Grammer of Ornament
Stalactite dome
Choir vault
Chi-Rho page from the Book of Kelles.

Olindas jellyfish, Sea Urchin, Protozoa, and Freshwater/Soil Amoebae

2008-02-07T11:23:00.000-08:00

Olindas jellyfish

Sea UrchinProtozoa

Fresh H20 and Soil Amoebae

Patterns

2008-02-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

Douat's method of permutation
L. F. Day, The Anatomy of Pattern, 1890
The seventeen symmetries (Speiser, 1937)

2008-01-13T18:30:00.001-08:00

some thoughts.....

2007-12-18T01:27:00.001-08:00

• Problem: how to build a relationship with a 1950’s Matador Knitting Machine.

• The importance of developing this particular relationship is to further the understanding of the phenomenon referred to as repetition.

The first step was to find a method in which to approach the use of the Matador. This involved a large amount of time dedicated to track down resources that specialized in manual knitting machines.

After 2 ½ months of exploration a point was reached in which patterning could now consciously be embedded into the knit.

• Analysis of three months of knitting indicates the knitting process to be a repetitive method that embeds moments of time into the linear knits. The knits document relationships between environment-user-machine. There are limitations based on the environment in which the knit is being constructed as well as the limitations of the capabilities of the knitting machine. One large limitation is the size at which the knitted panels have to adhere to.

• Some implications of Matador knitting machine may be to take the repetitive method and start to apply it at a larger architecture scale. Human scale and allowance of the skin of the knit to have a high reaction time to “others” must be taken into consideration.

• The structural dimension of the knitted patterns created by the Matador presents an opportunity to further explore structure through introduction of other structural systems that allow the knits to envelope space.

2007-12-17T22:53:00.000-08:00

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knitting sequence

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2007-12-17T21:43:00.000-08:00

light table and scans

2007-11-30T21:41:00.001-08:00

scanning process

2007-11-30T12:32:00.001-08:00

gaudi

2007-11-29T11:16:00.000-08:00

initial set up

2007-11-29T11:11:00.001-08:00

drawing process

2007-11-27T18:22:00.000-08:00

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

2007-11-26T11:18:00.000-08:00

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

sensors

2007-11-24T14:26:00.000-08:00

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

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senteflex (view four)

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senteflex

2007-11-02T01:05:00.001-07:00

The knitted pieces will be suspended from the roof structure by a series of fishing lines. The fishing lines will be weighed down by weights. These weights will help actuate the movement of the fabric. Photo resistors (actuator) will be utilized to set off a series vibration motors, 6-12v motors, and hopefully capacitance sensors. I will also be bringing my Matador knitting machine to continue production while in Montreal. It would also be very interesting to try and capture the movement throughout the structure by the use of lights and a data projector. Perhaps the mapping of movement could result in a time based drawing.

Family Two

2007-10-31T21:56:00.001-07:00

Inflatable Space

2007-10-31T20:53:00.000-07:00

Download videofile in QuickTime
Download photos in high resolution: Photo 1, photo2, photo3.

[http://twenty1f.com/]

Designed by Colleen Coghlan.

Binary Code of the Knitting Machine

2007-10-31T20:15:00.001-07:00

Voice Knitting Machine

Earlier this week Amanda sent me the link http://twenty1f.com/ -there are some amazing projects on this site! One of which was The Voice Knitting Machine by Magdalena Kohler and Hanna Wiesener (I posted the write up from the site below).

9 September 2007 Regine ars electronica ars electronica 2007 design sound wearable

"A few really nice projects are shown on the Campus 2.0. of ars electronica. One that particularly stands out is Gelsomina by Magdalena Kohler and Hanna Wiesener, two students from the UDK (university of the arts) in Berlin.

How does it feel when a sweater becomes a medium with which to record your own voice? Gelsomina, the voice knitting machine, makes it possible to transfer individual vocal melodies to a piece of clothing so that they become visible in the different varieties of knitted patterns.

The fashion designer and the product designer worked together to hack a knitting machine from the '70s. Just say a message into a microphone and the frequency of your voice is analyzed by a computer and turned into binary code that the machine will interpret to control 24 servo-motors which will turn your words into knitted pattern. And hop! You can wear an individual voice message on a sweater. No one will understand the message, it will stay in your head. The pattern doesn't just depend on the words but it varies also according to your modulation, whether you are excited or totally introverted. And of course wearing your voice is quite intimate so you might probably want to keep the garment just for you or offer it to someone you love.

Magdalena and Hanna have even partnered with an industrial knitting company to produce a line of clothing that are made to be worn very close to your skin. Starting in November, it will be possible to leave your message via the internet. " [http://twenty1f.com/index.php?http://twenty1f.com/news/voice-knitting-machine/]

More images.

The patterns produced by the Matador knitting machine also inhabit binary coding. I have been creating structures through different binary coding methods the last few weeks that have been resulting in individualistic "circuits".

creating movement

2007-10-26T23:40:00.001-07:00

possible way(s) to move needles

2007-10-23T10:36:00.001-07:00

door bell

latch needle open and closed

2007-10-23T10:25:00.000-07:00

When the latch needle(s) is open it is ready to receive the yarn.
Once the latch needle is closed two of the following action can be occurring;
first a piece of yarn is held within the latch, the needle slides underneath the previous yarn row and a stitch is created.
second the latch can be closed so the needle can not receive the yarn.

non-working position

2007-10-23T10:24:00.001-07:00

working position

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needle positions

2007-10-23T09:38:00.000-07:00

There are two main needle positions I will be focusing on. The first is the non-working position in which the needles are not in work. The second needle position I will be focusing on will be the working position in which the needles will be working.

I would like to start to take a few latch needles out of the Matador and come up with a way to create smaller knitting machines through electronic means. Eventually I would like the smaller knitting machines to become apart of a larger system that start to have numerous input and output behaviors.

instructions

2007-10-21T22:28:00.000-07:00

76 latch needle width tension issues

2007-10-21T20:16:00.000-07:00

cast off process 42 latch needle width

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cast off process

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76 latch needle width cast on

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26 latch needle width

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42 latch needle width

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76 latch needle width

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26 latch needle width

2007-10-19T20:52:00.000-07:00

Best Web Page Yet

2007-10-14T17:53:00.000-07:00

You need to check this out click

Matador Knitting Manual

2007-10-13T21:52:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I went drove to Prairie Knits located in Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada. I went there to pick up The Matador Manual and to speak with Sian Taris. Sian has been helping me track down information pertaining to the unknown knitting machine I picked up about a month ago. The manual does not include my machine but there are similarities between the machines mentioned and mine. Flipping through the pages we came across Pg 9: How to knit on - on the matador. We followed the directions but because my machine differs I am having a little difficult with tensioning of the yarn. This is causing the Latch needles to not return to the working position and retrieve the yarn to make a knit. There is a bar located on the bottom front of the Matador that does something to the tension but still I can not figure it out.

I also picked up some accessories that I was missing from the knitting machine - below images . The first image is a - standard
1 x 2 transfer tool and the second image a - Latch Hook. Few other discoveries are that my machine does not require weights to hold the knit down, needles are 5mm a part, and my machine creates static electricity.

Acadia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | October 01 -07, 2007

2007-10-13T14:33:00.000-07:00

ACADIA CONFERENCE | expanding bodies | October 1-7, 2007

Marnie Gartrell, Darcy Fraser Macdonald, Evan Marnoch, Matthew McFetrick, Gregory Rubin, Amanda Yakiwchuk, and I took part in the Acadia conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Marnie Gartrell, Evan Marnoch, Matthew McFetrick, Amanda Yakiwchuk, and myself choose to be a part of the Metabolic Network sensory CDRN workshop. Darcy Fraser Macdonald choose Future Wood / Three Frontiers CDRN workshop and Gregory Rubin choose Activated Ceramics CDRN Workshop.

There was an amazing mixx of people who took part in the Metabolic Network sensory CDRN workshop. I am still in awe over the great people I had the opportunity to work with and learn from. Below are a few images of peoples work who attended the conference. Robert Gorbet and Philip Beesly : Hylozoic Soil Control System, Mette Ramsgard Thomsen : Metabolistic Architecture - Strange Metabolisms, Vivisection, "the life wall" by Nancy diniz and "the material is the machine" by Mathias Gmachl and Rachel Wingfield.

All the above images are from the book Responsive Textile Environments which is edited by Sarah Bonnemaison and Christine Macy. The book includes The Next Textile Revolution - Carole Collect, Auspicious Tangents - Mathias Gmachl, Metabolistic Architectures - Mette Ramsgard Thomen, Hylozoic Soil Control System - Robert Gorbet and Philip Beesley, and Architecture, Interaction, Systems - Usman Haque.

The Metabolic Network sensory CDRN workshop was located at Dalhousie Architecture building. When we walked into the workshop there were 20ft ropes, wires, and fiber glass strings hanging from the roof. The rope was supplied by Rainbow Net and Rigging limited located in Dartmouth. Once introductions had taken place and the overall concept was voiced we broke out into three groups: material, movement, and mechanical. I choose to work with the movement group in which we were further broken down into subgroups: grafting, pulse, and flex. My interpretation of the movement group was to start to create life throughout the instillation by actuators that allowed for connections between the parts to make a whole. The actuators created were: the clam, infinity, swerving, and sway. Servo motors that had the capability to move 180 degrees were used to move parts of the instillation. One important discovery we made with the servo motors were they were very limited in the amount of weight they could move therefore, we focused on making simple gestures on lighter materials or broken down materials. (Fiber glass rope and frayed rope worked best). Allan Macy increased the pulse of the instillation by attaching a ADC motor to the mezzanine floor guard rail and then strung ropes that were attached to the rigging to the motor. By doing this a constant movement occurred throughout the instillation.

On Wednesday Darcy and I took a 30min taxi drive to Dartmouth to go check out Rainbow Net and Rigging limited. I was so amazed with the company and the products that I could not even talk - Darcy had to explain to Paul what I was doing. Thanks again Darcy. The netting I brought back to Winnipeg has properties that I intend to play with for the upcoming weeks. It was great to see how the nets were made and how they vary. I have posted a few scans of the netting I am fascinated with down below (first image is my favorite netting). The netting is able to expand and contract with little to no effort, it is very light, strong, and picks up the light in a intriguing and some what memorizing matter.

When we first arrived in Halifax the group of us went to Economy Shoe Shop and picked up some "chowder" - yummy anyways on the way we passed by a knitting store. Darcy and I ended up going back to the knitting store on Wednesday were I picked up an assortment of hand knitting tools and materials. Through a discussion at The Loop Craft Store it came to my attention that the body creates the right amount of tension in order to knit whereas the knitting machine has to be programmed to do so. This lead me to realize many things one of which was how maybe the reason I can not seem to get my knitting machine to work was because of the incorrect amount of tension. also the yarn that I have been using in my experimenting process has not had the right amount of memory; each material that you use has a unique embodied memory. The yarn I have been using has had too much give or too little give.

After I left the store with two sets of knitting needles, knitting essentials dvd -Lucy Neatby, two balls of yarn, and a book on how to knit for beginners I picked up my knitting needles and did not put them down until I ran out of yarn. The scarf that I have started to knit has a story embedded into each knit, a time line, a history.... this is one aspect of textiles that intrigues me. As well as the knitting machine as an extension of your body - the body is the perfect knitting machine. Is this true?

cir.cuit knit process

2007-09-29T21:10:00.001-07:00

cir.cuit knit

2007-09-29T21:08:00.001-07:00

hack series 0.1

2007-09-27T22:13:00.000-07:00

today was a pretty fun day with the matador knitting machine. i was able to start and create different techniques of laying down the yarn in order to create a knit. in the first image i cut out strips of yarn and laid them down one row at a time. i found though that once i took the knit off of the latch needles the stitches would fall a part when tugged on. image two starts to show one of my solutions to catch the stitches at the start off point of the knit. in this experiment i started playing with a combination of yarn and elastic thread. in addition i picked up a spool of 34 gauge bead wire in hopes that i could try to knit with it. the wire ended up breaking while i slide the cam across the needle bed. my hopes where to some how to try and lay out a potential strain of circuits. in the last image i tried using piano wire to start and end the knitting project off. i was not successful in finishing off the knit....hopefully tomorrow will bring some more play time.

hack 0.1AB| trying to figure out how to secure edges so knit does not fall apart

2007-09-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

hack 0.1A | anchor at bottom to hold knit together

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hack 0.1| single strips of yarn

2007-09-27T22:05:00.000-07:00

attempt one at knitting

2007-09-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

strain of information

2007-09-25T19:35:00.001-07:00

matador stitch 164

2007-09-25T18:59:00.001-07:00

I was flipping through the pages of the book: Machine and Hand Knitting Pattern Design by Kathleen Kinder yesterday when i came across an ad for the Bond Knitting machine. I googled the name and to my surprise i found a website that had a series of utub videos explaining how to use the Bond knitting machine. the machines technique(s) are very similar to the matador knitting machine i happened to come across a few weekends ago. After watching the videos over and over again i decided to test out my machine. currently i am still trying to figure out how it works and have come to the realization that the machine i have needs some modifications or a kit of parts to work the way it may have been intended to, which i will be trying to research and develop in the next few days. this evening i will continue to play around with elastic thread and yarn in hopes that i will figure out some more characteristics of the machine, as vance mentioned continue to develop my relationship with the machine. I am really looking forward to the potentials that the machine has to offer . although i am not sure what the outcome(s) will be i am very excited to see what manifests.

over the past few days of my research i have been discussing my progress with my grandmother and father. i was given a few suggestions about calling knitting clubs and searching the web but i had little success. i was told more then once that the knitting machine was a lost form of art and it would be hard to figure out how to hack it. did not really pay attention too much to those comments but instead i feel i will be able to re-establish the art form and morph it into some new form. Anyways today I received a phone call with someone on the other end who had found information about the matador - my grandmas and fathers interest in the subject led me to a new sources of knowledge!!! next week i will be receiving a manual on the matador knitting machine all the way from Australia where the machine originates from. the machine is believed to have been crafted in the early 1950's. wow is that not amazing!!!! thank you guys!!!

click here for bond videos

some influential books

2007-09-25T18:48:00.001-07:00

matador knitting machine : first attempts at the hack

2007-09-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

through discussion with my crit and colleagues i have decided to try and hack the Matador Knitting machine, which i found a few weekends ago in Morris, MB. upon purchase of the machine i was given the good old smile and the encouragement on trying to figure out how it works. this weekend has primarily been spent researching the "matador" knitting machine....i think. after spending half a day at the library and looking through books that dated back as far as 1857....no lie i am still a little puzzled as to what i picked up in Morris. i know however that is has something to do with knitting.

so i decided to go to trusty old kmart and pick up a $4.99 ball of yarn and some needles. it was amazing as to how fast i picked up my once upon a time obsession with knitting - lasting for 3 years of my childhood. i finished my first row of knitting with my $4.99 ball of warn in about 15 min first crack at it....but then i could not remember how to start the second row. i once knew how to do it, so i kept trying attempt after attempt until i got it. i currently have about 25 rows done that approximately took me 5hrs....and the once again obsession is back.

i decided at that point to keep sifting through the books i came across in the library. i could not and currently can not keep my eyes off of the pages. the pages are compiled with new worlds of exploration. It is as if the knowledge has been waiting there for me to become obsessed with.

in addition to library books, past down knowledge of knitting, and internet i have also started to develop a series of drawings in order to increase my understanding of the matador. my first stage of the drawing consists of a layout of the matadors main parts. tomorrow i will continue trying to figure out how the movable parts fit together to create the function of the machine....which is still unkown.

few definite things so far:

the Matador machine is a straight bar frame
it is a lot more manual then i first believed.
click here

matador knitting machine : first attempts at the hack

2007-09-21T08:51:00.001-07:00

flocking | technical or natural

2007-09-19T23:15:00.000-07:00

recipe for ob.ses.sion

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recipe for ob.ses.sion:
1. self:

follow your instincts
you can get away with it
whose reality
"overall patterns elude easy perception" -unknown
do not look in the rear-view mirror to see the present
mixx it up with event
what do you see/what do you want to see
don't step back

2. combine with interests:

pneumatic apparatus
entropy
opposing worlds
fish
point of reality or being
existence through the other
gestures of space
flocking/movement
exploration
unlocking realities
thought execution
collection

3. current ob.ses.sive state:

JUXTAPOSITION OF SPACE
“My obsessions are the realities that are created through the juxtaposition of space”. Existence is created through the dialogue between elements of opposing space demanding a new understanding of one another. Thus resulting in a new configuration of imagination, which formulates into new space | worlds. Through exploration I would like to find out what potential realities are housed between these juxtaposition of space.

device selections

2007-09-19T21:39:00.000-07:00

device selections:
-1581 cosmojetz
-matador knitting machine
-ice fishing tip up

pneumatic apparatus 2007

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