eTextiles Lab
About the eTextiles Lab
The eTextiles Lab is located on the 5th floor of Peckham Road, in PR_B502B. Opening Hours Day Ope...
Inductions, Workshops, and Booking Equipment
All eTextiles inductions and workshops are bookable via ORB. If you have to cancel your booking f...
Knitting
Please be aware that the knitting machine will be in use for inductions on Thursdays and Fridays ...
Machine Knitting Overview
Please be aware that the knitting machine will be in use for inductions on Thursdays and Fridays ...
Knitting Inductions, Workshops, and Exercises
All information on this page can be found in the Knitting Machine Handbook. For the knitting mach...
Basic Skills and Techniques
This page gives an overview and step-by-step instructions for some basic skills and techniques fr...
DesignaKnit
To learn how to use DesignaKnit, you can attend one of the Advanced Knitting Workshops - bookable...
Short Rowing (Partial Knitting)
Short rowing is a method that allows you to put needles 'on hold' and knit a row without adding a...
Intarsia
To learn how to knit intarsia , you can attend one of the Advanced Knitting Workshops - bookable ...
Fair Isle
Fair Isle is a knitting style used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is traditionally ...
Tuck Stitch
Tuck stitch is a knitting technique that can add dimension and texture as well as interesting col...
Ribber
YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETED BOTH THE SINGLE BED AND DOUBLE BED INDUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE RIBBER. TH...
Automatic Yarn Changer
The Silver Reed YC6 Automatic Yarn Changer is an attachment for the knitting machine that allows ...
Other Techniques
Platting Platting is when two different yarn colours are knit together. One appears on one side w...
Embroidery
We have a Brother PR1055X 10-Needle Embroidery Machine which can be programmed to create custom e...
Using the Brother PR1055X Embroidery Machine
To use this machine, you must have had an induction from one of the technical staff. This guide i...
PE Design 11
PE Design 11 is Brothers software used for creating digital embroidery patterns. The interface is...
Inkscape and Ink/Stitch
Inkscape is a free vector graphics software similar to Adobe Illustrator. It has an extension cal...
PEmbroider
PEmbroider is an open-source library for embroidery design, maintained by CMU's Studio for Creati...
p5.embroider
p5.embroider is a p5.js library for creating digital embroidery patterns. It takes your p5.js ske...
Workshop: Generative Embroidery with p5.embroider
This is the written version of the e-textiles embroidery workshop, and can either accompany the l...
Workshop: Data Representation with p5.embroider
Using p5.embroider, we can use data imported from a csv file to create embroidered data represent...
Workshop: Using Arduino with p5.embroider
This is a write up of part of the p5.embroider tech skills workshop explaining how to use inputs ...
Workshop: Generative Embroidery with PEmbroider
This is the written version of an embroidery workshop in the CCI, and can either accompany the li...
Workshop: Using Arduino with PEmbroider
This is a write up of part of the PEmbroider tech skills workshop explaining how to use inputs fr...
Working with Conductive Yarns and Threads
There are many different ways that conductive threads can be used with electronics.
Knitting With Conductive Yarn
Knitting is a really versatile and flexible way to integrate sensors and other conductive materia...
Metal to Fabric Connections
A big challenge with integrating electronics into textiles is making a good and durable connectio...
Prototyping Wearables
Wearable electronics comes with a bunch of considerations about size and power management. We sto...
MPR121 Capacitive Touch Sensors
The MPR121 is a capacitive touch sensors that connects easily to Arduino using I2C. This specfic ...
Knitted Stretch Sensors
Knitted fabrics that integrate conductive yarn will have different amounts of resistance, dependi...
Materials
In the eTextiles Lab we have a range of different materials, both conductive and non-conductive, ...
Resources and Example Projects
CCI Students
Outcome: The Feeled - Magalie Bommer and Ivy Langley This award winning (!) project, based on t...
Other Artists
The Embroided Computer - Irene Posch The Embroidered Computer is an exploration into using histo...
Resources
Where to buy yarn Uppingham Yarns -- this is our main supplier, they have a wide range of high qu...
Sewing Machine
We have a Brother Innov-is A150 Digital Sewing Machine. As this is a computerised sewing machine,...
Vinyl Cutter
We have a Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter which can also operate as a pen plotter (although in a ...
Heat Press: "The Clam"
The CCI has a MAXXX Digital Clam (aka the T-Shirt press), which can be programmed to maintain a s...