OCTOBER
DRAWING WITH THREADS: MATERIALIZING DATA
Instructor: Gen Moisan
When: Tuesday, October 17th, 13h30 – 16h30
Where: EV 10.725
Who: T&M Members
What does Big Data look like? How do we visually materialize information? In this workshop, we invite you to consider how data may be materialized through the transformation of vectors into simple embroidered forms.
Participants will learn design techniques and software basics required to stitch continuous line drawings onto textiles using colourful threads or yarns using the digital thread placement machine in the Textiles and Materiality Cluster.
The workshop will be 2 hours long, with additional time reserved for participants to produce their designs.
Register at textiles.materiality@concordia.ca.
HAPTIC IMAGES
Instructor: Gen Moisan
When: Friday, October 20, 13h30 – 16h30
Where: EV 10.725
Who: T&M Members
Once a vitrine for innovation, the first Jacquard images were inspired by the popular imagery of the time and produced by different ateliers as a way for them to show their technical proficiency. In a contemporary context, we have become over-saturated with images, leading us to question which images warrant materialization, and why.
In this workshop, you will be introduced to the Pointcarré Textile CAD software for the Jacquard loom. You will learn the first steps of transforming an image into an intricately woven piece of cloth and how to turn your digital file into a haptic piece of art, an image that you can touch and feel. You will explore the art of making an image by using the structures of crossed yarns in patterns that will shape its highlights and shadows, hence simulating a fabric in which the raised design is incorporated into the weave instead of being printed or dyed on.
For this workshop, you are invited to bring an image to work with. Please consider the following criteria when selecting an image:
- Contrast: High contrast images are most successful. Please note that the final image will be converted to a grayscale, but you are welcome to bring in colour images and convert them using Photoshop.
- Resolution: Not too much detail—single objects, portraits, or simple landscapes work best. The resolution of the image will be brought down to 60 dpi, so even a screen capture is acceptable.
- Dimensions: Square format (but we can crop using Photoshop).
Please note only experienced weavers are authorized to operate the Jacquard loom. There is a possibility to have your image woven in the weeks after the workshop in a size of about 12 x 12 inches.
There are no prerequisites for this workshop. Limited space available. Registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Please e-mail textiles.materiality@concordia.ca to register for the workshop.
NOVEMBER
DRAWING WITH THREADS: MATERIALIZING DATA
Instructor: Gen Moisan
When: Friday, November 3rd, 2023, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Tajima EV 10.725
Who: T&M Members
What does Big Data look like? How do we visually materialize information? In this workshop, we invite you to consider how data may be materialized through the transformation of vectors into simple embroidered forms.
Participants will learn design techniques and software basics required to stitch continuous line drawings onto textiles using colourful threads or yarns using the digital thread placement machine in the Textiles and Materiality Cluster.
The workshop will be 2 hours long, with additional time reserved for participants to produce their designs.
Register at textiles.materiality@concordia.ca.
THE MERIT OF MAKING
Instructor: Gen Moisan
When: Friday, November 10th, 2023, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Tajima Embroidery Room EV 10.725
Who: Cluster Members
Description below:
Embroidered patches have a long and rich history cross-culturally, functioning as symbols of status, achievement, and identity within communities. In this workshop, we invite you to consider what skills and statuses are undervalued within contemporary society. How can a merit badge bring attention to invisible, unseen, or otherwise unappreciated forms of knowledge?
Participants will learn design techniques and software basics, required to embroider different shapes, textures, and images, in order to make their own merit badges using the digital thread placement machine at the Textiles and Materiality Cluster. The workshop will be 2 hours long, with additional time reserved for participants to produce their designs.
Participants are encouraged to bring design ideas to the workshop.
Limited space available. Registration on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please e-mail textiles.materiality@concordia.ca to register for the workshop.
TEXTILE QUOTES WORKSHOP ONLINE
Instructor: Gen Moisan
When: Tuesday, November 14th, from 1 pm to 4 pm
Where: Embroidery Room, EV 10.725
Who: T&M Members
1 session – 3 hours long + embroidering time
In this workshop, you will learn design techniques and software basics required to embroider different text formats, fonts, and textures. You will have the opportunity to embroider your own quote using the digital thread placement machine at the Textiles and Materiality Cluster.
The workshop will be 3 hours long, with additional time (approximately 20 minutes per person) reserved for participants to embroider their text.
PREREQUISITES: [Drawing with Threads: Materializing Data, an asset]
SOFTWARE: You will need Adobe Illustrator for this workshop.
Please send an e-mail to textiles.materiality@concordia.ca to register for the workshop. Indicate whether you intend to attend online or in-person.
THE MERIT OF MAKING
Instructor: Gen Moisan
When: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Tajima Embroidery Room EV 10.725
Who: Cluster Members
Description below:
Embroidered patches have a long and rich history cross-culturally, functioning as symbols of status, achievement, and identity within communities. In this workshop, we invite you to consider what skills and statuses are undervalued within contemporary society. How can a merit badge bring attention to invisible, unseen, or otherwise unappreciated forms of knowledge?
Participants will learn design techniques and software basics, required to embroider different shapes, textures, and images, in order to make their own merit badges using the digital thread placement machine at the Textiles and Materiality Cluster. The workshop will be 2 hours long, with additional time reserved for participants to produce their designs.
Participants are encouraged to bring design ideas to the workshop.
Limited space available. Registration on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please e-mail textiles.materiality@concordia.ca to register for the workshop.
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