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How to Create a ‘Random Walk’

Electronic textiles, our core focus at LOOMIA, are a combination of two unlikely industries. Along the same lines, our latest project mixes algorithms and textiles — another unlikely pair — with a data-driven dress created for the Near Future Summit.

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Kontinuum Cloth

For an artist residency at Autodesk, I worked on a machine and a conductive ink to print circuits directly on textiles. Why do this? Making smart apparel scalable, functional and robust relies on automation and easy prototyping.

Prototyping Germicide Textiles

How do you make a textile that can kill germs? By using Versalume's flexible fiber optic lighting and a UV-C light, it's possible (in theory) to weave germ-killing functionality directly into a fabric.

Choosing Conductive Threads

Choosing a conductive thread or yarn can be a challenge, as it's not always clear what one should be looking for in a conductive filament. After inspecting a few threads on the market, we came up with a criteria for choosing a "good" thread or yarn.

Stretchable Conductive Ink

Smart clothing only works when all the enabling technologies work. Just like zippers, buttons and thread support our passive clothing, new technologies that bridge apparel and electronics can support our active clothing.