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Kera Knit

fabrication method of knitting
process 
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Knit001.a 

Knit001.b

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Knit001.c

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Knit001.d

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Knit001.e

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Knit001.f

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Knit001.a knitting process single bed 

Knit001.b knitting process double bed

Knit001.c exemplary sample single bed wool & hair

Knit001.d exemplary sample double bed wool & hair

Knit001.e close-up of the boarder of plasticization in a knitted wool sample

Knit001.f resulting sample after pressing, single bed

Knit001.g resulting sample after pressing, double bed

examples of results & findings
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left: double bed 

right: single bed

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Category:  Pattern 

Material: Hair, Wool

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Findings:  

inlayed hair in double bed functions as background colour

print of double bed shows well with light

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single bed enables different patterns by manual hanging

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single bed shows higher translucency due to lower thickness

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Category:  Pattern, 3D Surface 

Material: pure Wool

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Findings:  

 

melange knitting is a parameter for Colour shades and Clearness of the loop print

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3D processing with single layer causes melting in the background, contact with mold, creates different translucencies

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Category:  Shapeability

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Material: Hair, Cotton

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Findings:  

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Blends with Cotton enable Flexibility after pressing

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Cotton Knit can function as reinforcement within stiff Kera Plast

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Cotton based - Wool blends result stiffer but yet flexible after pressing

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Knit002. a

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Knit002. b

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Category:  Pattern

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Material: Hair, Wool, Cotton

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Findings:  

While wool results due to melting in a shiny, flat surface 

Cotton stays dull with soft, slightly tactile expression

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Knit002.a

Close up Cotton - Hair Knit

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Close up Wool - Hair Knit

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Comparison results: Left Cotton, right Wool

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Knit002.d

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Knit002.e

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Knit002.f

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Knit002.g

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Category:  Pattern

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Material: Hair, Wool

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Findings:

 

stitch length, single/double bed and manual manipulation

are parameter for pattern design

 

Knit002.h

Knit002.d

single bed,small stitch size, pure Wool, white

Knit002.e 

double bed,big stitch length 

Knit002.f 

sample of organic pattern manual hang in, Hair, Wool, Cotton

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sample of weave pattern, manual hang in, Wool - Hair

 

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Close up melange knit, small stitch size, Wool

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Overview Pattern Knit

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Category: Pattern 

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Material: Hair, Wool, Cotton

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Details 

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Category: Pattern

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Material:

dyed blue Hair (turkoise) 

Wool (dark blue)

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Details 

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Category: Pattern, Light

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Material:

Hair (dark brown) 

Wool (melange, brown, white)

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