completed and ready for a hack

 finished. i like the different textures and the print on the background. i think it's effective.let's see where this idea takes me. 

btw the bottom and top plain weave borders are for the hems.

the   cables are finally here and the drivers are already downloaded. now i need some peace and quiet to read the hack instructions and proceed. i am thinking of knitting the same images i  am using for the weaves. just to be coherent.

neki desu
 

working my way

printed warp. note ms gorgeous double shuttle on the left   ^ _^

the outcome.this is the first one so it's more of a test run than an actual work, just to start turning gears.

another printing session.

we're getting more consistent here. from now on we'll start seriously working. as serious as i can get ^_^   

highly  recommended: the old capital by kawabata yasunari. kyoto and weaving in a book. what else?

neki desu 

debugging and developing

all tied up. now comes the debugging part.
have been  doing computer work too.

developing and studying pegplans.working on different varriations

     

also developing the image

     

 and the masters for printing using the print gocco, such great simple technology.we are still crying over its demise. but as the japanese live and work one century ahead of the rest when the products start catching up and becoming mainstream they are already moving on. think of the brother home knitting machines.

anyhow a brief summary of the process
make a photocopy of your image,  place it on the pad.place the master with the blue filter-to avoid scorching-in front of the master which is a heat sensitive mesh

 

place two light bulbs on the lamp housing head and  place it on the machine.

  

push down and the bulbs will flash producing light and heat and thus transferring the carbon of the photocopy and printing the image on the mesh

the image transferred to the mesh. it can be printed on to any medium; paper, textiles,whatever you like. the inks are oily and very tacky, but i have printed successfully using thickened dyes and textile paints.

now, don't tell me the demise of print gocco was not a tragedy.

neki desu