My midterm/final project is currently underway. An experimental batch of the bio fabrics I am producing are in the midst of their growth stage, as the mixture continues to ferment and produce with the collagen film collecting atop in formation of the eventual fabric itself. As mentioned, this batch as mentioned will be utilized for experimentation, in order to test out and develop a methodology for procuring a solid form of water proofing the fabrics to prevent biodegrading from re-exposure to liquids. As I mentioned earlier, while the hyper-absorbent quality of the fabric aids in reducing waste from the dyeing process, it becomes its ultimate downfall in terms of tangibility for implementation in its current form.
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Aside from the actual fabric growth, I am in the process of finalizing 3D renderings to be utilized in producing ready-made fabric patterns from the shapes of the bio fabric growth baths. I have thus far created the general shapes for the separate fabric patterns necessary to craft a garment in whole, and am finishing final touches of manipulating such shapes into growth containers for future use in producing these bio fabrics. My aim is to complete the separate growth containers and join them together to allow growth of all patterns in a single container partitioned by grates to outline the joining portions of the fabric baths. Once a solid approach to waterproofing is concocted I will move to begin growing the fabrics within the vessels.
3D Growth Container Rednering
Midterm Check-In My midterm/final project is currently underway. An experimental batch of the bio fabrics I am producing are in the midst of their growth stage, as the mixture continues to ferment and produce with the collagen film collecting atop in formation of the eventual fabric itself.