www.flickr.com/photos/lisakori/9246715441/in/pool-2202673@N25 by Lisa Kori Chung Open Fit is a project by Kyle McDonald and Lisa Kori Chung. Open Fit is open source software that investigates several approaches to generating custom tailored pants patterns. Open Fit Lab is an attempt to use this software for on-the-spot generation and creation of custom clothes. Our first Open Fit …
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Cross Stitching Software by Nathan J. Hurst
I came across an interesting project from Nathan J. Hurst about cross stitching. I have no idea when he published the program, but it looks pretty nice for people who are interested in cross stitching. The latest version is here: cs-0.9.6.tgz (Works with new PILs; nicer and more icons – Robert Smies) Check out this …
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Mosaic Knitting Pattern Generator with Processing.js
Processing.js is pretty cool.I found a Mosaic Knitting Pattern Generator from Laura Kogler. This is a script to generate patterns intended to be knit using the two-color knitting technique known as “mosaic”, or “slip-stitch”, knitting. If you make something using this pattern generator, I’d love to know about it! You can email me (me[at]laurakogler.net), or …
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How to make a Pattern Editor – GeoGebra as an Example
Check out the new GeoGebra Google app. It has the exact functionality which the pattern editor should have: GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for education in secondary schools that joins geometry, algebra, and calculus. On the one hand, GeoGebra is a dynamic geometry system. You can do constructions with points, vectors, segments, lines, conic sections …
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Machine Knitting with Fabienne Serriere
Another video about machine knitting with brother machines with Fabienne Serriere from by Sam Muir in “Spring time” in Berlin 2012/13, which rather looks like winter though still 😉 Machine Knitting with FBZ: Part II – In Deep Knit from Sam Muirhead. This winter has been the longest and darkest in Berlin since 1951, so …
Amazing Knitting Machine Hack Glitch Knit by Japanese
I found an amazing Knitting Machine Hack and production system by some Japanese artists and developers online called Glitch Knit. The team brings together Nukeme, a hardware engineer Tomofumi YOSHIDA, the software engineer So KANNO and a supporting member Emi YAMAMOTO. The team uses a brother KH970 knitting machine, which was produced until 2005 and …
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Electronic Textile Institute: Designer Maker Community in Berlin
I read about the people from the Electronic Textile Institute in Berlin already a while ago. I was excited to have the chance to meet Victoria Pawlik in the space in Berlin Wedding on Saturday together with Andre Rebentisch from the Berlin Startup community. Victoria Pawlik at Electronic Textile Institute (etib.org) The group working at …
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Internet Startup Companies Will Find Haven in Berlin
Germany’s mobile internet advertising is on the rise. Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) said in its MAC Mobile-Report 2013/01 that Germany’s mobile ad spending reached €62 million in 2012. This figure is expected to rise by 70% or €105 million before 2014. This is one big reason why many local companies are switching to go online. …
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Personal Manufacturing – Knitting Printer
Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet Sola gave a presentation about personal manufacturing and knitting, which they published on Slideshare. Development of Personal Manufacturing. Open Kitting Machine from Varvara Guljajeva Varvara Guljajeva is an artist working in the field of art and technology. Varvara has exhibited her art pieces in a number of international shows and …
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Knitting Machine Creations by Fabienne Serriere
Sam Muirhead published a great video picturing Fabienne Serriere’s work with knitting machines. Fabienne’s Hacked Knitting Machine Creations! from Sam Muirhead on Vimeo. Once upon a time, there was a warm, fuzzy hack. It was 2010 – Becky Stern and Lada Ada (Limor Fried) built on Steve Conklin’s disk emulator and knitting machine resources to …
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