Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Co-design Project - Embroidery!

After making the first prototype, I have been thinking how I should use conductive thread for the laptop case. The conductive thread is able to conduct electricity, discharging static electricity if you touch with condition of being electrified.

On the package of the conductive thread, it's written that you can use zigzag-sewing option by sewing machine to make as large an area as possible by the thread to maximize the effect.

Well... where, and how should I use the thread?

When I was a bit at a loss thinking of design, I bought this book, D.I.Y Design it Yourself, and I was inspired by this cool design.

Embroidered on women's and men's dress shirts. These designs refer to a human heartbeat as well as writing. Designed by Zvezdana Rogic.

I started thinking that rather than using my sewing machine making a line of zigzag stitch, or making grid quilting stitches on a laptop case, it would be much more unique to express something by embroidery.

For example this pulling part of a zipper: this is made of reindeer leather and wool felt, and I sewed with the zigzag options on the felt. ... Maybe I can embroider some meaningful words?

...words relating to electricity?
...formula of physics?
...words relating to electricity and computer...programming language?

If I remember right, I heard that programming consists of combination of "1" and "0".

01100101101
10000101111
01010101010

How about embroider this kind of enumeration of numbers on the bottom part of the laptop case where you hold?

Isn't there any formula that means "discharging your static electricity"?

While I was thinking like that, I got a message in my Etsy account. It was from a designer of The Big Harumph, based in Kansas, United States. She wrote that she liked my products, just a short greetings, and rather, I found her design so interesting.

Letters typed on pencils. Her works have a bit offensive words though :)
How about embroider letters designed like this?

Isn't it possible to ask her to design some patterns/letters for my laptop case... probably I can think about the words to embroider with you all, though.

Immediately I sent her a message.
Then, what is her answer..??

At the same time, I started looking for a company which can embroider using the conductive thread locally. And, one of them agreed to make a test to check if they can use the thread with their machines. I sent the thread and pieces of wool felt to the company.

I'm waiting for the result!
To be continued!

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