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Virtual Tour of CCI's New Building

Buildings New Building

This information will be updated in Autumn 2027 once the building is ready to be occupied.

Updated 3 weeks ago by Tom Lynch

Courses at CCI South London

Buildings South London

The following courses are taught across our South London campus which includes Peckham Road and G...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Tom Lynch

Courses at CCI Central London

Buildings Central London

The following courses are based out of CCI Central London (High Holborn). Undergraduate BSc (Hons...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Tom Lynch

Inductions, Workshops, and Booking Equipment

eTextiles Lab

All eTextiles inductions and workshops are bookable via ORB. If you have to cancel your booking f...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Knitting Inductions, Workshops, and Exercises

eTextiles Lab Knitting

All information on this page can be found in the Knitting Machine Handbook. For the knitting mach...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Machine Knitting Overview

eTextiles Lab Knitting

Please be aware that the knitting machine will be in use for inductions on Thursdays and Fridays ...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Heat Press: "The Clam"

eTextiles Lab

The CCI has a MAXXX Digital Clam (aka the T-Shirt press), which can be programmed to maintain a s...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Sewing Machine

eTextiles Lab

We have a Brother Innov-is A150 Digital Sewing Machine. As this is a computerised sewing machine,...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Component Spinner Guide

Electronics Lab Soldering & Electronics Bench

In the Peckham Road Physical Computing workshop we have a number of components that are freely av...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Prototyping Wearables

eTextiles Lab Working with Conductive Yarns and Threads

Wearable electronics comes with a bunch of considerations about size and power management. We sto...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Electronics Fabrication Tips, Tools and Resources

Electronics Lab

Here at the CCI, only a few courses require students to go beyond breadboard prototyping of circu...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Resources

eTextiles Lab Resources and Example Projects

Where to buy yarn Uppingham Yarns -- this is our main supplier, they have a wide range of high qu...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Materials

eTextiles Lab

In the eTextiles Lab we have a range of different materials, both conductive and non-conductive, ...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Tuck Stitch

eTextiles Lab Knitting

Tuck stitch is a knitting technique that can add dimension and texture as well as interesting col...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Maths

How To Guides

Trigonometry Trigonometry is an area of maths that is all to do with triangles and the relationsh...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

CCI Stickers, a history...

About

We print stickers on a regular basis. However, we rarely reprint an old design, so you can date y...

Updated 1 month ago by Tom Lynch

Knitting With Conductive Yarn

eTextiles Lab Working with Conductive Yarns and Threads

Knitting is a really versatile and flexible way to integrate sensors and other conductive materia...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Crimping: How To Make Custom Cables

How To Guides Electronics & Physical Computing,

What is crimping? Cable crimping is the process of mechanically terminating a wire. It is not the...

Updated 1 month ago by Chris MacInnes

How to pick a new computer

How To Guides IT

This information was updated in Summer 2026 for the 2026-27 academic year. You can see a list of ...

Updated 1 month ago by Tom Lynch

Keyboard secrets (Windows)

How To Guides Computer Use

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Updated 2 months ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes