Creating Sustainable Bio-Threads: Textile Innovation and Design
A course by Loana Flores , Textile Artist
Create sustainable and experimental bio-yarns using innovative weaving techniques, exploring waste materials and natural colors.
Embark on a creative adventure where bio-yarns take center stage in your textile projects. Discover the world of biodegradable fibers and learn to create innovative filaments from organic waste materials. Explore different techniques for transforming sodium alginate and kombucha into unique yarns, discovering the magic of sustainability and experimentation. Immerse yourself in the fascinating process of extrusion, curing, and coloring with natural pigments, and let your creativity flow as you experiment with thicknesses, textures, and color combinations.
With a focus on sustainable textile design, this journey will guide you in mastering both basic and advanced weaving techniques. From creating weaves like plain to twill and satin, each step will bring you closer to developing a catalog of samples of your own creations. Learn to combine materials in innovative ways, integrating bio-yarns with traditional fibers to achieve striking textures and visual effects. This is the perfect space to develop your personal style and discover new forms of artistic expression with an environmental conscience.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 47 downloads
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- 305 students
- 19 lessons (2h 14m)
- 47 additional resources (23 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, German, English, French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
The final project involves creating a catalog of speculative filament samples made from waste materials. Students will develop alginate and kombucha yarns, exploring coloring, textures, and weaving techniques for unique and sustainable results.
Who is this online course for?
Creatives, designers, artists, and individuals interested in sustainability, experimentation with speculative materials, and environmental awareness. They seek to expand their knowledge of new materials, discover innovative artistic forms, and explore the world of sustainable textile design without requiring prior experience.
Requirements and materials
No extensive prior knowledge is required. All that's needed is an interest in experimentation, patience, and access to materials such as sodium alginate, glycerin, distilled water, a SCOBY, traditional yarns, and basic tools like scissors, syringes, and a small loom.
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Loana Flores
A course by Loana Flores
Loana Flores is a renowned textile designer and artist specialized in research with organic and discarded materials. Her passion for sustainability and her commitment to the environment have led her to question the practices of the fashion industry and explore new languages of artistic expression.
Loana is a professor at ESDI and is part of the Aru research group, as well as various research groups in new materials and technologies applied to textiles. Her experience as a teacher and her training in sustainability have prompted her to reflect on industry practices, both in terms of materials and processes and in relation to the human factor.
With extensive experience in experimenting with different materials, both textiles and other non-conventional materials, Loana seeks to find possibilities in what has not been explored. Her training as a designer has given her a deep knowledge of the production processes in garment development, while her study of textile art and artisanal techniques has allowed her to experiment and push limits to obtain unique results.
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Inspiration and materials
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U2
Bio Threads
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What are Bio Threads?
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Innovation and creativity
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Materials and tools
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U3
Thread Creation with Soda Alginate
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Introduction to Sodium Alginate
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Extrusion and curing techniques
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Coloring and texture
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U4
Creating Threads from Kombucha
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SCOBY Preparation
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Transformation of SCOBY into threads
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Experimentation and uses of kombucha threads
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U5
Basic Knitting Techniques
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Basic tools for weaving bio yarns
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Basic ligaments: plain weave
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Basic ligaments: twill
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Basic weaves: satin
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U6
Advanced Weaving Techniques
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Intermediate and complex ligaments
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Mixture of materials
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Experimental designs
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Catalog planning and organization
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FP
Final project
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Bio-threads from Scratch: Creation and First Textile Weaving Techniques TBD
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