I decided to silk screen print Thermochromic Ink of fabric. Here’s how I worked with the material! Thermochromic paints that were available: (http://www.cornelius.co.uk/search) Chromicolor® AQ Ink Type 10 Magenta colour change occurs between 8-16C. Chromicolor® AQ Ink Type 27 Magenta colour change occurs between 24-33C. Chromicolor® AQ Ink Type 15 Fast Blue Colour change occurs […]
To recreate a sensor using textiles, I recreated a knit pressure sensor. I knitted a little rectangle, connected it with crocodile clips to the breadboard and using Arduino and an LED created a presure sensor. knit pressuresensor from Jessica Snidersich on Vimeo. You can find out more information from How To Get What You Want.
In week 4 of the course we had a look at textile sensors. For challenge 3, to develop your own prototype for a sensor - I recreated a zipper switch sensor using fabric, a zipper, 4 LEDs and conductive thread. The first thing I did was decide where the 4 circuits would be on the zipper. I […]
For our very first project, we hacked bike lights! I wanted to create a 3d paper pyramid that was controlled by a paper switch on the bottom side of the base. Then I added the paper pyramid + the switch!
16. June 2014 For my final project I’d like to make an interactive pattern maker. I’ve always been really interested in and inspired by handcraft and the time, skill and tradition it represents. Although I’m fully intrigued and in awe of this time intensive and skillful work, I also think that it is rooted in […]
For the challenge of creating an interactive light object I decided to experiment with weaving side emitting fiber optics to create an entire fabric that reacted from a sensor. First using the table top loom, I weaved a 20×20 cm sq of fabric, using the side emitting fiber optics in the weft and cotton in […]
Since I took apart a potentiometer yesterday, I thought it would be fun to experiment with different conductive surfaces, like the two pathways that run along the base of the potentiometer. I worked with wood as a starting material and used a number of different materials to experiment with conductivity. I started by digging ‘canals’ in […]
The device I took apart is a Potentiometer Knob.. So let’s see how it works! It is made of a base with three legs, a slider, a screw and a top cover. Legs 1 & 3 are connected through a high resistance pathway on top of the base. Leg 2 is connected to a very […]
Hi, I’m Jess. I’m originally from New York but I’ve been living in Berlin for the past six years. I did my BFA in New York at the School of Visual Arts in Fine Art and I’m currently in my 2nd semester of a 4-semester Masters in Textile and Surface Design at Weissensee. e-mail: jsnidersich(at)gmail.com