4TH NOV 2022 1:30pm Mileux resources room 11.07

https://textilesandmateriality.com/

welcomes Morris Fox - co-ordinator (Fridays & Wed - 11:30 - 2:30) https://www.morrisfox.net/

people introduce themslves

• Morris
• Jessie (communications) - research and disablity
• Kathleen - co-director - sustainable
• Kelly - former co-director
• Miranda - co-director - mash lab
• Don - amdes - socialbilyy maker spaces
• ? - map space through sensory material engagemnet - “ineffeicent maps”
• Sarah - paper making -
• Hei Lam - text objects
• Alex - tech of spec life bio lab - elec textiles, bio dyes
• ?
• Van(essa) - indi - wool history, spinning, carding mapping,
• Amanda - art ed - felted needle quilting, motherhood
• Donna - cellular bio - organisms - cotton fibres for preservation of algae
• Genvieve - technician for T&M - thurs and fridays

https://textilesandmateriality.com/resources/

big machine!

same software

weaving - “a beast of a loom”

18“ x 24”

another software - “MBird”

loads of colours - inc - glow in the dark!

T&M Gen offers a series of workshops

• “merit of Making” - make a patch / badge
  • upcoming
  • learn about software
  • also learn about 'fills'
• drawing with thread
• in the loop
  • analogue circuit w/ conductive thread
• “text”
• “pressure sensor workshop”
• “haptic”
  • image to textile weaving

If you want to offer a workshop, (cards? machine knitting? paper making?) - email Morris!

Wet lab - between research clusters

“remidiating matter in sustainable hyrbd forms”

dry x wet matter - bio lab + t&m

processes:

paper plant processing (ink and dye) sustain lab glass cutting

• grant - facilities optimisation - workshop equipment:
  • shredding
  • laser cutting
  • plant pulversation
  • crushing
  • pigment extraction
  • tufting gun (rug thing)
  • ceramic 3D printer

• workshops
  • seasalt crystal sculpture
  • rust dying

Sustainability Teams Transition Initiative

wool culture, wool making, quebec

• PART ONE: SURVEY
  • went to TWIST fibre festival to promote
  • 130 responsonses
  • eg - wellbeing making things by hand
• PART TWO: ACTIVITY IN PERSON
  • sheep to shawl event?
  • valorize quebec wool

• http://icelandfieldschool.ca/
• June - led by Kathleen Vaughan
• 3 credit course at Icelandic Textile Centre
• exhibition- 2nd floor vitrine by Dean's office - up till 14th Nov
• produced a catalogue
• next field school 2024

• program of research fellows for undergrads to Arts Culture and Technology
• for a calendar year
• $500 stipend
• access to facilities
• T&M fellows:
  • Amanda
  • Biodesign research Collective - 3 undergrads from DCArt
  • Emily Blair - extended

1720 knots to be made on the loom. Believe it or knot.

• invited to do a presentation of their research
• date TBC probably in Jan
• MASH bash? party also?

• SM shared quick intro to FABRICATIONS - https://tinyurl.com/fabricationsMCR