4. Biofabricating Dye and Materials#

Output assignment Dyes Biomaterial assignment

Download#

Name Mold
Mold A4 A5 A6 .ai Laser cut files .zip

References#

Fashion Geek Bio-inspiration

1. How we can evolve our BioLab#

The space What we need
Mordant, Gelatine, Natural dyes, Mold, Balance, Gloves… but we don’t have many other materials.

Natural Dyes#

Tools#
Mordant Modifier natural dye 1 natural dye 2
Alun Vinegar Hibiscus Flowers Tumeric powder
Wool : 70% wool 30% acrylic Cotton & Metis

Recipe#

  1. Wash and add mordant if needed (depending on the fiber)
  2. Heat the container filled with water to reach different temperatures needed for the fabric
  3. Wait
  4. Remove the fabric
1 Wash Details
Twice in warm water with soap.

Tumeric#

Tumeric Details
in warm water add the tummeric and the modifier if needed
Tumeric powder bath 1 Tumeric powder bath 2 Tumeric powder bath 3 and 4
pure : in warm water, to dilute the tummeric with modifier (vinegar) : in warm water, dilute the tummeric and add Vinegar in warm water, dilute a little bit of tummeric

Hibiscus#

Hibiscus Details
in a bath of boiling water add the Hibiscus flowers for 45min, remove them and add the fabric into the dye bath.
flowers in the bath
in an other water bath add mordant as alum powder and add the fabric
Hibiscus bath 1 Hibiscus bath 2 Hibiscus bath 3
pure modified by vinegar modified by a double quantity of vinegar
4 What can we do with the waste water ?

Useful links#

DYES & MATERIALS

Traditional tools for patterns#

I’m interested in combining this dying technique with the reserve technique used for painting fabric.

Old tool FabFabric tool
comming soon

Bio Material#

This part can be evolved for my final projet.

Mold and Cast#

Mold 1#

I chose the standard size from paper industry for reference : A4 / A5 / A6 It’s a production logic used in the industry.

Mold Laser cutting Square molds

As a traditional craft mold, I need to make other designs for my mold now I know the whole process !

Bioplastic and where we can find the ingredients from the Agro Food industry#

Company name Ingredient Front Back Cost
Tipiak Potato 2,25€
Tipiak Tapioca 1,05 €
Vahiné Gelatine -
Maizena Potato -
x Agar Agar x x 3,95 €
Purchases
Other ingredients#

Bioplastic Ingredients / Agents#

Name Image Agent Type code
Cornstarch (mais) protein C
gelatine 0
gelatine sheet 0
milk Casein M
agar agar A
potato P

Nota bene : Casein plastic was discovered in the 1950’s, after which the production was stopped.

General Recipe Successes and Failures#

Number Recipe Base Water Oil Vinegar Glycerine Other Observation Color Oven Result Amelioration possible Validation
C 1.1 Recepe from Cornstarch 1tbs 4 tbs 1/4 tsp 1/2 tsp x x Retract blanc cassé x try again
C 1.2 Recipe from instructable Cornstarch 1tbs 4 tbs x 1 tsp 1 tsp x Retract and mou white yes 2 x 30 sec sechage with oven
C 1.2.1 Same Cornstarch 1 tbs 5 tbs x 1 tbs 1 tbs x not strong enought x x x
T 1.4 Mine Tapioca 1tbs 4 tbs x 1 tsp 1 tsp x tapioca doesn’t disolve x x x yes to disolve Tapioca FILED
T 1.5 Same Tapioca 1tbs 4 tbs x 1 tsp 1 tsp x tapioca doesn’t disolve x x x yes to disolve Tapioca
T 1.6 youtube 1 tbs Tapioca 2 tbs x 2 tbs 1tsp glycerin
A 2.0 Pause Fabricademy Agar Agar 3 gr 400 mL x 2 gr 15 ml 20 gr Gelatine 45 min 75 °C. The tickness of the layer wasn’t regular, but I have constated that the thin part is more strong than the tick part. x regular tickness and demold sequence 70 % sucess
A 2.1 Margaret Dunne Fabtextil Agar Agar 1.6 gr 40 ml x x 1.4 x obs x x A FAIRE
A 2.2 Pause Fabricademy Agar Agar 2 gr 100 ml x x 11 gr
A 2.3 Pause Fabricademy Agar Nutrient 2 gr 100ml x x 6 gr
A 2.4 Fabricademy Agar Agar 2 gr 200 ml x x 1.75gr
M 1.1 Recipe from instructable Milk 1/2 l x x 2 tbs x x the cazeine part is not very big as I can saw on different pictures, so I’m no sure about my own methodology. white x recipe
M 1.2 Recepe from Milk 1 cup (250mL) x x 4 tsp (5mL x 4) very different recipe almost twice more vinegar than the first recipe, but the result is the same
Recipe C 1.1 C 1.2 C 1.2.1 C 1.3
Result

A#

A.2#

1 2 3 4
Recipe A 2 A 2.1 A 2.2 A 2.3 A 2.4
Result to test to test to test

M#

M.1#

1 2 3 4

M.2#

1 2 3
Recipe M 1.1 M 1.2
Result
Result J+1

The Good and the Bad : Analysis and How to cook :#

The weight:#
The mold:#

Example of my cooking process#

C.1.1#

1 2 3 4

P.1#

1 2 3 4

P.3#

1 2 3

P.1.1#

1 2 3 4

Laser Cut the bioplastic sheet result#

Laser cut Bioplastic sheet Epilog laser settings
70 50 30

DIY RECIPES for Bioplastic and Agro food industries#

Companies and Industries sell the basic components of the recipes of Bioplastic.

  1. Make the list of compagnies which sell the ingredients
  2. Analyze the Packaging
  3. I would like to hack these products and replace the recipes on the boxes with recipes for making bioplastic (see the process on week10 assignment application and implication).

BIO MATERIAL RESEARCH#

Other recipes :#

Recipe for potato starch#

Potato Water
x 150 ml

Make the starch potato 1. grate the potato 2. add water 3. pulverize 4. strain 5. decant 6. add 100mL

Add for 2.5 gr of starch 1. 25 ml of water 2. 3ml of hydrochloric acid 3. 2 ml of glycerine 4. and heat for 15 minutes 5. and 0.1 M of NaOH (basic pH)

Research#

SPIDER SILK RESSEARCH#

Bio-Inspiration : Bacteria Design#

At Digiscope, we do not have access to these tools but I would like to learn and reserch this technique. I recently saw (see the Final project > notes) a conference about some start-ups and reserchers that began this work. It’s the future of fashion industry I believe.

IF IN 2070…#

I don’t understand why, why the whole plastic industry continues to exist. Why do we do so little to find alternative materials? It makes me feel like I am trapped in an episode of “Black Mirror”…

In one Black Mirror episode in particular, society is organized where everyone must cycle on a stationary bicycle to produce energy. In this scenario society was dependent on electricity, in our current society plastic is equally central. The question is how to liberate ourselves from this plastic nightmare?