eco_Shaman[t]_Garde¶

Behind the Scenes + Shaman's Interviews

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FOLDABLE MASK | WAISTBAG¶

Kombucha Nettle & Plywood Mask / Waist Bag¶

Recipe for 6l

Water = 6l
Teabags = #6
Cane Sugar = 600g
Scoby = #1
Vinegar (until the Ph turns 2.5-3.5)

TOOLS

Clean container Natural dyes or food Ethanol 96% Gloves

STEPS

Boil tea with sugar and let it cool down
Disinfect the containers
Control the PH and add vinegar until the Ph turns 2.5-3.5 (In this case, we added about 500ml)
Add Scoby, when the mix has cooled down (≈ 30°)
Keep in a dark and warm place (≈25°-27°) for a month.

--Cleaning & Drying Processes--

2 clean containers
Neutral soap
Gloves
Wood/Acrylic Support where to dry the Cellulose
Dehydrator (Optional)

STEPS

Wash the Kombucha in a container under warm water and with neutral soap.
Rinse it in the other container with warm water.
Repeat the step 1 and 2 at least 3 times.
Take it out from water and let it dry over a wooden support in the sun, or instead set it into a dehydrator at 35° for at least 12h (monitoring it!)

TIPS

The best would be to dry as soon as fast the cellulose, to avoid contaminations and moulds. For this reason I suggest to use a dehydrator, monitoring the drying process. If the cellulose (almost "leather") is getting to dry massage it with a equal mixture(50%/50%) of Glycerine and Olive oil. I've also add some drops of Lavander Essencial Oil to get rid off the vinegardy smell. Another method is to massage the almost dried leather with a mixture of 4:1 Olive Oil/Bee Wax.

--Kombucha Bacterial Cellulose--

--Design Process--

--Engraving on Kombucha Leather | Shaman's Mask--

--Kombucha Leather | Shaman's Mask | Fitting Test--

--Final Outcome--

-dxf file for laser cutting the mask!-

MODULAR GHILLIE SUIT | FELTED PONCHO¶

Alginate & Hemp Ghillie Suit¶

Recipe (for a 106.5 cm x 109 cm frame) :

Water = 6l
Glycerine = 500ml
Alginate = 150g
Green Mica Powder = 5cc
Chrolofille Powder = 25g
Espiruline Powder = 25g
Olive Oil = 300ml
Lavander Essential Oil = #3 drops
Calendule Oil = 50ml
Cannabis Oil = 50ml
St.Jonh's Wort Oil = 50ml
Hemp Fibres = 200g

For the curing agent:

10 ml sodium chloride hydrate
100 ml water

Method :

(First of all prepare the hemp fibres, open and separe them. Prepare a wooden frame with a tarp stretched over it )

Mix the alginate with water and glycerine using a blender or hand held mixer
Add the oils and mix them using the blender
Finally add the powder colors
Blend all the ingredients to obtain an omogeneous mixture
Spray sodium chloride on the tarp (bottom layer)
Pour it over the tarp
Spray sodium chloride all over the paste (upper layer)
Let it dry for 4 days

Drying tips:

After 36 hour lift the frame to let dry the other side
Use a Ventilator(better 2) to dry both sides

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--Pattern Making--

-dxf file for laser cutting the ghillie!-

Natural Dying Process¶

Naturally Dyed Dreadlocks (Wet Felted Wool | Cotton | Hemp fibres)¶

Divide the fibres to achieve a "single" thread and pre-roll it as a dread
Put the fibres into a pot with hot water and marseille natural soap, for at least 30s
Press the fibres with a towel to take out the excess of water
Use a sushi mat (or similar) to roll the threads into dreads
If the dread isn't formed well, you can put it again under warm water and repeat step 2,3,4
Dry hanging them
To fix them you can use ~~hairspray~~ a felting needle!

--"NEO_WEAVING" PROCESS--

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Natural Fibres Felted Poncho¶

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--Final Outcomes--

Organic Cotton + Linen Vest¶

MODULAR "SKORT"¶

Alginate & Hemp Modular Skort (Pant-Skirt)¶

Recipe (for a 120 cm x 136 cm frame) :

Water = 14l
Glycerine = 1.17l
Alginate = 350g
Green Mica Powder = 5cc
Chrolofille Powder = 25g
Espiruline Powder = 25g
Lavander Essential Oil = #3 drops
Olive Oil = 700ml
Calendule Oil = 50ml
Cannabis Oil = 50ml
St.Jonh's Wort Oil = 50ml
Kalanchoe Plants = #6 plants

-Kalanchoe Plants-

For the curing agent:

10 ml sodium chloride hydrate
100 ml water

Method:

(First of all prepare the hemp fibres, open and separe them. Prepare a wooden frame with a tarp stretched over it )

Mix the alginate with water and glycerine using a blender or hand held mixer
Add the oils and mix them using the blender
Finally add the powder colors
Blend all the ingredients to obtain an omogeneous mixture
Spray sodium chloride on the tarp (bottom layer)
Pour it over the tarp
Spray sodium chloride all over the paste (upper layer)
Let it dry for 4 days

Drying tips:

After 36 hour lift the frame to let dry the other side
Use a Ventilator(better 2) to dry both sides

--Pattern Making--

--Laser Cutting--

-dxf file for laser cutting the skort!-

--Final Outcome--

SANDALS¶

--Design Process--

-stl file for 3D Printing the Shoes!-

WillowFlex 3D Printed Sandals¶

--Final Outcomes--

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Green WillowFlex

Black WillowFlex

before fixing

after fixing

WILLOWFLEX SETTINGS

Temperature: 190°C Bed Temperature: 0-40°C Speed: 20 Infill: 30 Flow: 100% No support Cooling Fan: MANDATORY

WillowFlex is a Flexible Premium Eco-Filament made from compostable raw-materials. Makers can print ecological objects that don’t harm nature or the people in the printing area. It is more heat and cold resistant then standard filaments at the same price. This unique elastomeric bioplastic is made from compostable raw materials that have passed the U.S. (ASTM D6400) and E.U. (EN 13432) standards for compostability. WillowFlex’s primary component material is non-GMO corn starch. Anyone who has tried 3D printing knows the familiar scent of melted plastic in the air. WillowFlex gives hardly any smell and significantly less micro-particles in the air. WillowFlex’s raw materials have been tested under the stringent EU standards (EN 13432).

The test confirms that the material can be recycled through the composting of organic solid waste in an industrial grade composting environment and includes:

A biodegradation level of at least 90% in less than 6 months. Disintegrability with test material greater >2 mm less than 10% of the original mass. Absence of negative effects on the composting process. Low levels of heavy metals and absence of negative effects through a plant growth test. The raw material from WillowFlex has also met the less stringent U.S. compostability standards ASTM D6400.

more info here

3D Printed GrowLay MUSHoes¶

--Final Outcomes (Still growing 🍄)--

GROWLAY SETTINGS

Temperature: 240°C Bed Temperature: 0-40°C Speed: 40/50 No infill No retraction (Depending on the printer) Extrusion multiplier by 1.05 Flow: 105% No support Cooling Fan: MANDATORY

The basis of functioning of the GROWLAY brown is the ability to serve as a means of growth to vegetables through its porosity and microcapillaries that form the material. A piece made with a 3D FDM printer and the brown GROWLAY filament is capable of absorbing water, liquid fertilizer or any nutrient that will be key to feeding the root of the vegetable that you want to grow. The brown GROWLAY, apart from containing porosity, incorporates natural cellular material derived from the wood that serves as food for every vegetable element that is inserted in the piece. In pieces created with this material the moss grows in the same way as in stones or trees, with the same ease and speed. Mold also grows, through the capillaries of open cells, forming the mycelium. The mycelium is the vegetative apparatus of the fungi, by which they feed, being the crucial part for the growth of fungi on the pieces created with the brown GROWLAY.

Here are some recommendations to safely print the GROWLAY:

It is recommended to use a nozzle of at least 0.4 mm in diameter, although it is advisable to use a nozzle of 0.5 mm in diameter. (I used a 0.6 one 😁) The optimum temperature of the extruder can vary between 235 and 250 °C, if a lower temperature is used it is likely that a jam will occur in the HotEnd. Once an impression with this filament has been completed, the filament should be removed and the cleaning filament loaded for 30 seconds to eliminate any traces of the wood particles contained in the GROWLAY. This way the user avoids jams in future impressions.

--AFTER PRINTING PROCESS--

Take the GrowLay Printed Sandals and place them into a container and cover them with warm water
Let them soak for at least 48 hours, to let the water penetrate well in the cellulose-based material and open the pores
Take them out of water and let them "dry" to take off the excess of water, otherwise it might get contaminated (tip: use a dehydrator)
Inoculate or sow what you prefer!

GrowLay's Cube after 2 days soaking in water

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Accessories & Hardware¶

CORN & TAPIOCA STARCH + HEMP/YUTE STRINGS¶

I was inspired by this recipe

Recipe:

Water = 0.5l
Glycerine = 30ml
Corn Starch = 50g
Tapioca Starch = 50g
Dried Orange Peels = 20g
Bronze Mica Powder = 2cc
Vinegar = 2ml
Lavander Essential Oil = 3 drops
50% Hemp / 50% Yute Fabric = 200g

Method:

(First of all I've scoured the fabric into hot water with 4g of Soda Ash)

Put the 2 starches in a pot with the 20g of red clay Dried Orange Peels and Mica
Add 0.5 litres of water, then vinegar and finally add 2 drops of lavander oil
Finally, add the 30ml of Glycerine
Heat up mixture while stirring it
When it boils remove it from heat
Pour it over the fabric and let it dry for 2 days (fabric stretched over a wooden frame)

-dxf file for Laser cutting the Strings-

3D Printed Hemp Buckles¶

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ENTWINED 3D Hemp Filament SETTINGS

Temperature: 190°-220° C Bed Temperature: 0-40°C Flexibility: Rigid Strength: Strong Heat Distortion Temp °C: 60°-90°C

Entwined is 3D printing filament produced from USA-grown and processed industrial hemp. Industrial hemp crops require no herbicides, no pesticides and grow more densely compared to corn. Entwined hemp filament uses no dyes, allowing it to maintain a true natural brown. It’s almost iridescent in its ability to showcase different shades and densities within the same printed object. There’s a large amount of visible bio-fill, something you don’t get with standard PLA.

more info here

-stl file for 3D Printing the Female Buckle-

-stl file for 3D Printing the Male Buckle-

-stl file for 3D Printing the Adjustable Buckle-

Last update: May 12, 2021