EngineeringQuilt_Description_AND_Materials
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by al861
This quilt highlights innovators in mechanics, engineering and computer technology. This quilt will function similarly to the Medicine Panel in that the user will be able to match names with inventions. Instead of a green and red led response however, a feather servo motor will indicate a “yes” or “no” answer. Also, instead of the circuitry being embedded and as invisible as possible, the electrical components will be on top of the quilt. I have always loved those see-through clocks which allow people to see the gears and inner workings, so I am applying the same idea here. Here is the list of materials I am using for the Engineering Quilt.
assorted calico fabrics; Joann (www.joann.com) and Hancock (www.hancockfabrics.com) Fabric stores
cotton batting (used as the middle layer of the quilt); Hancock (www.hancockfabrics.com) Fabric store
assorted notions like quilting pins, regular pins, needles, regular sewing thread; Joann (www.joann.com) and Hancock (www.hancockfabrics.com) Fabric stores
quilting tools (rotary cutter and mat); Joann (www.joann.com)
quilting thread and hand quilting thread (it is very important that if you will be hand quilting, you use thread that is called “hand quilting thread”, otherwise if you are maching quilting, use thread called “quilting thread”; City Quilter’s (located at 133 W 25th Street btn 6th and 7th avenues–the only store totally dedicated to quilting in Manhattan!)
assorted embroidery thread (these come in cotton, rayon and metallic); City Quilter’s, Herrschner’s (www.herrschners.com) specializes in thread and crafts and Tinsel Trading Company( 47W 38th Street) specializes in vintage and specialty threads.
conductive thread; Sparkfun (www.sparkfun.com)
feather servo motor; Jameco (www.jameco.com)
assorted gears and sprockets (used for decoration); Jameco (www.jameco.com)
Zelt conductive fabric; Less EMF (www.lessemf.com)
wrapping wire, pliers, soldering gun, breadboard, leds, resistors, votage divider, capacitors, etc; PComp lab kit
Filed under: Wearables/Inventionism, ITP
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