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Finding more detailed information has been annoying. From https://www.dezeen.com/2024/02/09/4d-knit-dress-mit-ministry-of-supply/ https://www.dezeen.com/2024/0
by icegreentea2 3y ago
Finding more detailed information has been annoying.
From https://www.dezeen.com/2024/02/09/4d-knit-dress-mit-ministry-of-supply/ https://www.dezeen.com/2024/02/09/4d-knit-dress-mit-ministry... it says that the heat shrinking material is nylon, while the rest of the yarn is a viscose + polyester blend.
- smeej 3y agoDoes that mean the transformation is permanent? Because if they created a dress that could be shaped, unshaped, and reshaped in different ways using, say, a hair dryer, they'd really be on to something!
- icegreentea2 3y agoI think it means that it's basically permanent - it cannot be unshaped. You can of course keep "tucking it in".
- tbrownaw 3y agoNeed to include a few strands of something like https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/metal-that-remembers-its-shape https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/metal-that-rem... .
- jijijijij 3y agoThere are also memory alloys which can remember two states. A similar concept is supertwisted nylon fishing line "muscles" which contract upon heating. I think starfish muscles are contracted in the default/energy-off mode, so maybe we could make smart fibers which are actively elastic/"plastic".
- hammock 3y agoNylon is thermoplastic so in theory it could be reshaped but the filament would lose a lot of strength and durability in the process
- mcv 3y agoIt's a very cool idea at first, but how would it work in practice? Would your dress lose its shape if you wore it for a long time? Or in cold weather?
- demondemidi 3y agoI’m curious how the flexibility of the reformed fabric lasts over dressing/undressing cycles, garment care, and long term storage in a closet. If I’m not careful I can easily stretch out a well made alpaca wool sweater if I remove it too carelessly (from experience!). I wonder how fussy this is. Also would like to know more about the machine. Many garments are knitted as tube-like structures just look at circular knitting needles, where does this differ and how?
- anon84873628 3y agoIt doesn't seem like this is intended to be reusable or even useful. It's just a college design project that gets the attention of MIT branding.
- mec31 3y agoMaybe so, but the 6-axis machine appears to be sitting in the front window of a store on Newbury St. (which is Boston’s high-dollar shopping area).
- spaceguillotine 3y agoits like making nylon stockings but a dress, there is a video that shows the process that would answer a lot of your questions on the site near the bottom of the page
- demondemidi 3y agoAh very cool thanks!
- jijijijij 3y agoHow disappointing. Today it's all polyester, polyester and more stinky polyester. Tomorrow the washing machine has it ground to dust already, forever. Lucky us, this single-use dress is of bespoke fit!