6. BioFabricating Materials¶
Iinspiration¶
The story of the blue color in Palestinian embroidery¶
I think red Palestinian embroidery is more prevalent, but today I wanted to highlight blue embroidery
and its story.
In some tribes, widows had blue embroidery on their costume to show their status. If a widow remarries, she added pink embroidery to the blue.
The plan was to look for materials that give me the black and blue color, interesting how each material gives you different properties, I advise you to first determine the materials you want and their strength, color, sustainability, and ability to conduct. Also, be open to other experiences, as some experiences and discoveries may inspire you for another project.
BIO-RESIN¶
The resin experiment was easy and successful, I loved that it gave me real plastic.
Reciepe:¶
- 48gr Gelatine
- 8gr Glycerine
- 240ml Water
- This mix shoud be first mixed all the components at 60 degrees until smoth and then boil 100 degrees for 5-10 min .
- Bolining the plastic will change the chains and make it harder but slightly more brittle .
Procedure :¶
- Weighting materials
The recipes depend on the exact weight of the ingredients and the temperature. Understanding the properties of the materials used will help you find the fabric you want.
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All material as the previous reciepe
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We mix Glycerine with Water, once dissolved we add Gelatin ( stir small amounts )
- Cast the material in a petri-dish ( once the vescosity changes)
Bio-resin additives¶
| Sample | Image | Additive | Texture | Notes |
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| 1 | 1st colum | Coffee | Hards | mmm |
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Results under the microscope:¶
(Coffee and sumac bio-resin)
(lavender bio-resin)
(branches bio-resin)
(tree leaves bio-resin)
Agar Bioplastic¶
Agar Bioplastic is made by mixing water and agar power. They form aplastic substite that can be casted in very thin films, resembling plastic foils. The casted material is never elastic, but isflexible.
This experience is very sensitive, I have repeated it several times. You must be careful that
the thickness is very thin and also that it does not tear.
The experiment was repeated here, and this is confirmation that these materials can be recycled, used and modified.
ALGINATE RECIPES¶
Flexible BIO-FOIL¶
- 5gr Agar
- 15gr Clycerine
- 250 ml Water
- This recipi works best when casted in very thin foils. The foil will shrink and condense in both size and thickness. but it will be strong and durable cook 20-30 min at approx. 80C degrees.
Flexible thin BIO-FOIL¶
Here was the most interesting and surprising part, the making of the threads.
- 12gr alginate
- 30gr Glycerine
- 400ml Water
- 10mlm
- This recipe works best when casted in very thin foils. The foil will shrink in both size and thickness, but the amount of water will help the material in casting very thin even sheets.
I liked that unexpectedly I got a thread of two colors like the one that women used to embroider.
BIOPLASTIC + ACTIVATED CHARCOAL /smooth and matte¶
I liked here that the bubbles were part of the fabric. Like the stars in the sky. And if we wanted a black fabric with white dots , we could get that by quick stirring.
- 16gr Gelatin
- 16gr Glycerine
- 10gr Glycerol
- 100ml water
I liked here that we can make conductive fabric to be used in e_textile.
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This week I loved the idea of the possibilities that watting . Final shapes that we can make designs based on. We come up with a lot of questions, like is this a strong fabric? Is it practical? What can we do to avoid discoloration? Does it feel good? etc. There are many discoveries throughout history that were found by chance. I think we as designers should give space to nature to control our designs.
The crack here inspired me to assemble it with a thread like the Japanese wisdom that says: In Japan,broken objects are often repaired withe gold.The cracks are seen as a unique part of the objects history, which adds to its beauty. Consider this when you will have broken result.