This flash animation demonstrates the expansion of a 2 x 2 determinant by the basket weave method. It includes audio instruction and a short self-test at the end of the animation.

Temos aktualumas. Inovacijos audinių projektavime yra aktualios tiek privačioms, tiek ir valstybinėms įmonėms, kadangi jos visos kasdieninėje veikloje susiduria su naujų technologijų ir medžiagų taikymo galimybių įvairove, finansavimo šaltinių trūkumu, profesionalių audimo specialistų parengimo ir jų adaptavimosi įmonėse problemomis. Audinių gamybos procesas orientuojamas į naujas technologijas, gamybinių ir vadybinių galimybių paiešką ir jų panaudojimą. Tai reiškia, kad siekiant patenkinti vartotojo poreikius nebūtinai reikia kurti kažką radikaliai naujo; pritaikymą naujiems pasiūlymams galima rasti kasdieninėje audimo įmonių veikloje ir naujame požiūryje į specialistų paruošimą, jų kvalifikacijos kėlimą. Temos aktualumas siejamas su audimo technologinių veiklos procesų modernizavimu, kuris turi padėti kompiuterizuoti kasdieninius audimo technologo darbus, suteikiant galimybę juos atlikti efektyviau, kokybiškiau ir sparčiau bei patenkinti esamus poreikius. Tiriama problema – kaip galima būtų palengvinti audimo technologo darbą kompiuterizuojant audimo technologinius skaičiavimus, pateikiant išsamią ir aiškią informaciją klientams bei darbuotojams apie atliktas paslaugas. Ši problema optimaliausiai išsprendžiama sukuriant naują informacinę sistemą, kuri atitinka keliamus reikalavimus bei patenkina informacinius poreikius. Darbo objektas – audimo fabriko veikla. Siekiant užsibrėžto tikslo, yra sprendžiami tokie uždaviniai: - Išanalizuoti audimo fabriko veiklą, aplinką ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of the work – to project and implement weaving technology enterprise service information system. The main tasks are to analyze the activities, environment and structure of the weaving technology enterprise, to perform the analysis of internal and external information streams of the enterprise, to form the requirements for the new system and its functions after evaluating the defects of the current system, to compare the created IS with the already existing software packs, to project and establish weaving technology enterprise service information system, to test its operation using real data and to provide the instructions for a user of the system. The methods used in the work are the following: general identification method, comparison, deduction, designing, analysis of alternatives, analysis of documents, synthesis, generalization, conversation methods, observation. Obtained results: a new weaving technology enterprise service system was created. It computerizes technologist‘s work, helps to perform it faster and easier, provides clear and structured information in accordance with the requirements. After analyzing of the activities, functions, environment of the enterprise, the structure of the organization, and after analyzing of the processes that require IS and of the current features that do not meet the requirements of the user, a new information system was designed using the MS Visio 2000 pack. MS Access was chosen for the implementation of the system. The... [to full text]

Unhome: Objects of Vulnerability, references simple structures and ad hoc processes that come out of the human need for shelter. Proceeding from the need for physical protection from hostile environments, various techniques and technologies - inventions engendered by need - have been employed to clarify formal and conceptual concerns about housing. The provisional architectures represented have been constructed - as in vernacular architecture - by employing materials that are readily available or that come easily to hand. Rather than using conventional construction techniques and durable materials, however, the structures were erected by way of sewing, weaving, textiles, and recycled materials. The resultant objects remain vulnerable and fragile in potentially dangerous circumstances.

This flash animation demonstrates the expansion of a 2 x 2 determinant by the basket weave method. It includes audio instruction and a short self-test at the end of the animation.

This thesis investigates whole-garment weaving as an experimental design and construction method. The majority of the current development and research within the field focuses on production efficiency and the development of weaving techniques. Here, the intention is to connect form, material and making. The aim is to find ways to deconstruct the process of garment making in order to create new knowledge through craft. Within whole-garment weaving, many design processes are dealt with simultaneously, through direct experimentation on the loom. In order to maintain the integrity of the weaving, interferences such as cutting and sewing is limited. The basics of the practical method is that the cloth is woven as a double weave on the loom. For the practical work, the first objective was to find basic parameters for the project, freely experimenting with weave constructions and bindings. As the process developed, more aspects of garment construction were included in the design process. The combination of bindings, floats and elastic is used to create expressive textile as well as dress, so that the textile surfaces influences the silhouette or the drape. The result shows the expressive potential of whole-garment weaving through a series of nine examples, each showcasing different aspects of the method. The focus is on showcasing experimental approaches to simultaneous fashion/textile design interaction.

Esse estudo objetiva mostrar a inserção sistemática do cesto do tipo Kaipó na sociedade Krahó. Paralelamente sugere um meio de abordagem dos artefatos através do desenho de observação e da reconstrução técnica. Sugere, ainda, o uso do desenho de observação como meio de comunicação dos processos tecnológicos dos artefatos. A análise dos aspectos visuais e estruturais da coleção de cestos Kaipó do acervo do Museu Paulista forneceu dados etnográficos. São 51 exemplares coletados por Harald Schultz e Vilma Chiara nas aldeias Krahó entre as décadas de 40 a 60. Na atualidade dos Krahó não confeccionam o cesto Kaipó. Assim, alguns dados etnográficos foram relacionados a diversos aspectos sociais e culturais dessa etnia, através da pesquisa de campo e da bibliografia pertinente. Outros dados etnográficos remetem a questões, especialmente os trançados específicos desse tipo de cesto - os enfeites - e a seleção de trançados que adotavam frente a um leque de possibilidades suas conhecidas. O cesto Kaipó expressava com seu trançado em diagonal de buriti um mesmo princípio dual ordenador do mundo Krahó. 106 .O cesto Kaipó explicitava aliança social entre parentes afins adquiridos via a relação marido-esposa. O cesto kaipó guardava os bens particulares de uma esposa - iguarias, miudezas e coco-debabaçu - os quais eram consumidos por outras pessoas, mas tendo a sua proprietária como mediadora. De modo claro, as miudezas e o coco-de-babaçu são matéria-prima para a elaboração do corpo humano; através do corte dos cabelos, da depilação, dos adornos e do ato de colorir a pele a mulher constrói aspectos da pessoa Krahó, sejam outras mulheres, crianças e principalmente homens. Essa característica do cesto permanece em uso: recipientes - latas circulares de folhas de flamdres - de tamanhos aproximadamente iguais aos Kaipó são usados com a mesma finalidade e com o mesmo gestual dos antigos Kaipó. / Não informado pelo(a) autor(a).

The motivation for this MA work is based on the challenge to the preconception of hand-tufting through material, colour and light. When imagining a rug, a very specific image appears in our mind. Some details of that image could vary from person to person, but what is almost certain, dense and heavy, probably made out of wool, woven textile will pop up in front of our eyes. This work suggests a possibility of creating new expressions in design by the material driven approach. The investigation was led by practice based research including set up of experiments, experimental work and evaluation complementing the whole process. The exploration proved that qualities of monofilament yarn have a great ability to enhance colours as well as add certain kind of lightness to the hand-tufted piece. Furthermore, due to the transparency of monofilament yarn an interplay between the loops and the backing was possible, opening up for changes in colour perception. The outcome of the research is collection of woven and hand-tufted textiles contributing to the field of textiles by bringing new qualities to the hand-tufting technique.

In the field of knitting, the binding weave knitting is mainly used for technical textiles, where the textiles have a high performance require- ment. Weave knit is constructed by placing an inlay thread between the knitting rows in a similar manner as a weft thread in a woven tex- tile. This work sets out to design three-dimensional weave-knitted tex- tiles in combination with intarsia and partial knit with the intention to develop surface pattern on three-dimensional shapes. The material used are effect yarn, monofilament and chenille yarn, which improve the properties of the textile. The three techniques enhance each other by their characteristics and give the possibility of formability. The re- sult shows an installation of textiles with three-dimensional character- istics, meant for spatial contexts which have the ability to function with light. The value of this work lies in the combination of the techniques and the application area in which the work is set.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the production of flemish weaving done by the handicraft association Malmöhus läns hemslöjdsförening between the years 1960 - 1975. The thesis examines a group of flemish weaves to answer questions about how they were made, which material were used and how they were designed during the period. This study is supplemented ny a study of annual reports, which describes the associations work during the period. This is to put the flemish weaves into a wide context where the purpose and function of the flemish weave are analysed. The study also aims to discuss the development and ideas in the association, and how thoes thoughts changes shaped the use of the flemish weaves in the association.  The result of this thesis shows how the production of flemish weaves during the period was influenced by variation and renewal. This is shown in the technical variation and a modernisation with abstract designs. The study has also shown the purpose of the weaves as products for mediation. In relation with the study of annual reports, the reports put the flemish weaves in a wider context as a popular technic for weaving courses in the association. In conclusion the results show a development, where new conditions and competition made the association strive for new products where "hemslöjd" was made into an important trademark.

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