EMBROIDERING SOUNDS TUNIC
EMBROIDERING SOUNDS TUNIC
Music is revealed as a new kind of interaction that enables complete new visual experiences: the fabric colour changes around the embroidery. This embroidered patch reveals how musical interaction, using new technology, enables completely new visual experiences. The fabric colour changes around the embroidery: it is the combination of aesthetic with function. The embroidery runs on software that analyses cello chords in the music and converts them into signals. The interaction happens whilst the cello is playing.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
CRAFT PART
(1) Tunic: 2 x 1,40 m cotton fabric
(2) Embroidery Panel: cotton 20 x 25 cm, volume fleece 20 x 25 cm, embroidery hoop 19cm diameter, embroidery needle, thimble, embroidery scissors, tape measure, Pilot FriXion Ball (unique thermo-sensitive ink disappears completely with heat), conductive thread Adafruit 641, thermochromic pigment (5g), textile medium (220ml), 2-4 tea spoon water.
TECH PART
Flora board (or any Arduino compatible board, preferably one that is suitable for wearable projects), a breadboard, jump cables, mosfet transistors, crocodile cables for prototyping, conductive thread (Adafruit 641), battery, buttons, switching mode power supply, sealing tape, conductive cables and Sparkfun Thin Speaker.
STEP-BY-STEP
1st STEP: THE EMBROIDERY