http://www.socialtextiles.be This blog is about social media, online communities & innovations in the textile industry. You will find info on interactive & social textiles. It's a research blog by the Social Space research cell. Authors are Katrien Dreessen & Niels Hendriks Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:07:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Open Softwear is a book about fashion and technology: more precisely about Arduino boards, conductive fabric, resistive thread, soft buttons, LEDs, and some other things and can be downloaded here. http://www.socialtextiles.be/2010/03/09/open-softwear/ Just want to share a video that tells you everything you need to know about the Open Garments research project, where we are working on. http://www.socialtextiles.be/2010/03/01/great-video-on-the-open-garments-project/ The London-based label DIYcouture launched its debut collection DIYC<now/>. DIYC<now/> is not the average clothing collection. Instead of buying a finished garment, one purchases a book containing a set of instructions to make that particular garment yourself. Their message: "Inspired by the thousands of invisible pairs of hands around the globe that make the clothes ... http://www.socialtextiles.be/2010/01/24/diy-couturediyc/ ReKnit - a project by Haik Avanian - allows people to send old sweaters to the artist’s mom. She unravels and knits them back into a specified article of the month. In the month of January, submitted sweaters will be re-knitted into scarves. So you choose send in your old ... http://www.socialtextiles.be/2010/01/08/reknit/ Tobi.com has launched a virtual fitting room that users can access from their home. Augmented reality will help in answering the most important question: "how will this look on me?" Just by using a printed marker and a webcam, users can  try items on  and motion sensors are used to ... http://www.socialtextiles.be/2009/11/26/534/ http://www.socialtextiles.be/2009/11/26/arrived/ Bemz is a company that specialises in slip cover for a lot of IKEA sofas and chairs. I love them, since they recently added my type of IKEA sofa in their assortment. Just a while ago, I ordered some fabric samples and I must say ... it won't take that ... http://www.socialtextiles.be/2009/10/28/design-your-own-rug/ Warm and safe! Lost Values has a range of accessories from  hats to  scarves for sale that are hand crafted  with Scottish wool from the Highlands and reflective yarn. Source: Fashioning Technology http://www.socialtextiles.be/2009/10/22/lflect/ If you always wondered how a sewing machine works. Last night, I came across this visualisation. Interesting and hypnotising, I kept staring at it for 5 minutes. By Bits & Pieces http://www.socialtextiles.be/2009/10/06/how-to/ Last Friday, I went (togehter with my colleague Niels) to the Smart Textiles Salon in Gent (Belgium). It was a workshop, were different prototypes were presented. What I really liked was the fact that it was a collection of initiatives from various backgrounds: very technical ones but also projects with ... http://www.socialtextiles.be/2009/09/28/smart-textiles-salon-2009-part-1/