Algorithmic Textiles Design: Weaving Project

In this project, you will algorithmically create and fabricate a woven design. There are many ways to approach this, from simple image-to-weaving translators (using, e.g., the overshot or double cloth techniques) to fully generative approaches and interactive systems.

As an added challenge, you will not have access to our lab's jacquard loom, so you will be working with personal, virtual, and/or improvised looms.

The Engineering Part

Write code to create a weaving pattern or woven artifact.

The Artful Part

Consider what concept or idea you wish to convey with your generated weaving pattern (or the entire fabrication experience).

What To Turn In

• Before Class: photograph your woven artifact; write a paragraph about what you set out to do with the artifact and where you think you succeeded or failed; make a copy of any patterns you ran on your loom(s); and make a copy of any source code for your artifact-generating program. Upload all of these things to a sub-folder named with your andrewid of this google drive folder. NOTE: use your @andrew account to access. NOTE2: make a sub-folder, don't upload a zip file.
• During Class: Bring your artifact. Present and discuss it with your classmates during our critique.