The workshop at the Science
Gallery London was extremely well attended, indeed oversubscribed with lovely enthusiastic
people; a real mix of sewers and those with a keen interest in robotics or
e-textiles. It was quite a challenge for
them as we wanted them to stitch sensors using a couching stitch. It’s a tricky technique where you stitch down
a thicker thread with a second thinner thread.
Some really struggled. One man
spent the whole morning really persevering and managed to stitch two
sensors. At the end of the session he
pulled me to one side. He said “Well
that was really tough…..” and I thought ‘Oh
dear’ but then he continued “I have such a sense of achievement……I am off for
cocktails to celebrate!”
We wont really know how
successful the sessions have been until Sam Pitou has spent months testing them
off, however what we do know is that initial results show that they are comparable
to machine stitched ones. Positive news.
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