Today the fifth panel is finished. The nylon warp is totally used up. Fifteen meters long woven fabric are quite a big roll. Now the problem is to find a proper metal bars to frame the top and bottom edges.
2011/08/16
五條隔簾 Five panels of divider
Today the fifth panel is finished. The nylon warp is totally used up. Fifteen meters long woven fabric are quite a big roll. Now the problem is to find a proper metal bars to frame the top and bottom edges.
2011/08/08
隔簾 translucent room divider
This is the interesting result of transparent nylon warp interlaced with stainless steel weft. It is a damask structure. Can't wait to see it is hung in the space. I will keep weaving two more panels and finish the remaining warp. Stay tuned.
2011/08/05
個展回顧 some shots from my recent show
Here are some shots from my recent solo exhibition for those of you could not visit the show.
All of the Jacquard textiles are designed and hand woven by myself.
Enjoy it.
織紋 pattern
家裡的電視螢幕時常出現斜紋的圖案，只要用力打一下就會消失，今天的紋路比較有變化、有趣。
My television screen always has textile pattern overlay, most of them are twill. If give the screen a knock, it will disappear. Today the pattern is different, not the solid fine line, and quite interesting.
My television screen always has textile pattern overlay, most of them are twill. If give the screen a knock, it will disappear. Today the pattern is different, not the solid fine line, and quite interesting.
2011/08/01
Still thinking
For almost one month, I have not post article here. Actually I did think about what to write all the time in my mind; but not on the keyboard. It is difficult for me to express myself through language. This is my problem and the reason why not to pursue work on theory.
After "Window -1", the following task is to finish the remaining nylon warp on the Jac3G Jacquard loom. The first trial was an "interchange" double weave test. The piece has two separate layers: translucent nylon layer and white fabric layer. Two layers are interchanged (stitched) in a silhouette of a couple. The white layer contains three yarns: natural color cotton, bleached cotton and luminous filament. Therefore the test will shows different images under different light sources. But I am disappointed by the result of the frequent mistakes of the hook lifting--the white layer can not move freely because of the mistake works like stitching.
The rusted hooks are the reason of the lifting mistake. Because of the humid weather and rainy days make the hooks are so easy to get rusted. Beside the air conditioning to lower the temperature during weaving, a dehumidifier is needed to reduce the moisture. I hope it won't be a shocking number of the cost of electricity. If the hooks are made of stainless steel, everything will be much easier. But the manufacture is in the USA, they never think about temperature and moisture can be enormous problems.
The lesson learned from this test are 1. the warp setting is better to has two (nylon and white cotton) materials, 2. the high twisted cotton and luminous wefts will create a more dimensional fabric.
Will I start the new test according the lesson learned from last test? How should I do with this 9 meters nylon warp? This is a question!
I might weave something quickly in order to finish the remaining warp. What it will be? I am thinking. It is good to think while my hands are busy. After finishing three knitted sweater, there is still empty in my mind and head. That's why I am typing this post now!
After "Window -1", the following task is to finish the remaining nylon warp on the Jac3G Jacquard loom. The first trial was an "interchange" double weave test. The piece has two separate layers: translucent nylon layer and white fabric layer. Two layers are interchanged (stitched) in a silhouette of a couple. The white layer contains three yarns: natural color cotton, bleached cotton and luminous filament. Therefore the test will shows different images under different light sources. But I am disappointed by the result of the frequent mistakes of the hook lifting--the white layer can not move freely because of the mistake works like stitching.
The rusted hooks are the reason of the lifting mistake. Because of the humid weather and rainy days make the hooks are so easy to get rusted. Beside the air conditioning to lower the temperature during weaving, a dehumidifier is needed to reduce the moisture. I hope it won't be a shocking number of the cost of electricity. If the hooks are made of stainless steel, everything will be much easier. But the manufacture is in the USA, they never think about temperature and moisture can be enormous problems.
The lesson learned from this test are 1. the warp setting is better to has two (nylon and white cotton) materials, 2. the high twisted cotton and luminous wefts will create a more dimensional fabric.
Will I start the new test according the lesson learned from last test? How should I do with this 9 meters nylon warp? This is a question!
I might weave something quickly in order to finish the remaining warp. What it will be? I am thinking. It is good to think while my hands are busy. After finishing three knitted sweater, there is still empty in my mind and head. That's why I am typing this post now!
This side has white human figures on top.
The other side has translucent nylon figures on top.
The close up of the fabric shows the different textures of two layers.
A plastic pad covers the breast (front) beam of the loom to help the beam to grasp the slippery nylon warp. Then the auto advancing system can works.
After weaving and adjusting to find a proper setting of the weft density control and auto advancing cloth system.
2011/06/29
「窗之一 」完成 "Window-1" finished
作品「窗之一」已完成，材質使用了夜光線、反光線及含螢光劑的線材。和作品「樹牆」一樣，會交替用紫外線燈、投射燈和無光線三種狀態去創造不同的效果，以下是模擬的影片。
This work is woven with luminescent and light reflective threads. The plan of the installation is to give different light resources to reveal different layers of images. Here is the simulation.
個展已到最後一個週末，歡迎參觀指教。如搭乘高鐵，可坐接駁車﹝台中公園線﹞在公益路口站下車，再步行幾分鐘就可抵達畫廊。
This work is woven with luminescent and light reflective threads. The plan of the installation is to give different light resources to reveal different layers of images. Here is the simulation.
個展已到最後一個週末，歡迎參觀指教。如搭乘高鐵，可坐接駁車﹝台中公園線﹞在公益路口站下車，再步行幾分鐘就可抵達畫廊。
2011/06/21
窗之一 Window-1
Last week I decided to install air conditioner in my studio because I found the Jacq3D lifted crazy pattern.
上星期六，家裡Jacq3D提花機換了一個新龍頭後，還是有狀況。這次是亂提綜絲或是沒反應，我忽然領悟到這是氣溫太高導致電路秀逗的症狀。記得丹麥朋友提到夏天使用提花機TC-1時會發生不正常的狀況，裝設冷氣後維持在攝氏二十多度才解決問題。所以趕緊安排電氣行來裝冷氣，果然冷氣一吹，折騰一年半的所有問題霎時消失了！！！
實在是太──神──奇──了！！！
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Those grey blocks are created by the wrong lifting. The most amazing thing happened when the room temperature dropped. The loom acts almost perfectly. For one and half years, this is the first time that the loom weaves flawlessly. I am very happy!!!
上圖中灰色色塊是提綜錯誤的結果。現在覺得Jacq3D提花機有希望了。
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Now I wove two panels of a new work--"Window-1". There will be four panels to piece a set of window. To see how these two panels look, I pin them on the wall and put the UV light on. Then, here is the simulation of it.
這幾天開始織「窗之一」，是窗系列的第一件，由四片拼成。目前已織完三片，但是第一片太短，要重做。下面影片是已織完的兩片的光照效果，因為只是臨時貼在牆面，還沒裝裱，所以外形有點歪曲。影片是模擬出預計的轉換效果。
上星期六，家裡Jacq3D提花機換了一個新龍頭後，還是有狀況。這次是亂提綜絲或是沒反應，我忽然領悟到這是氣溫太高導致電路秀逗的症狀。記得丹麥朋友提到夏天使用提花機TC-1時會發生不正常的狀況，裝設冷氣後維持在攝氏二十多度才解決問題。所以趕緊安排電氣行來裝冷氣，果然冷氣一吹，折騰一年半的所有問題霎時消失了！！！
實在是太──神──奇──了！！！
上圖中灰色色塊是提綜錯誤的結果。現在覺得Jacq3D提花機有希望了。
這幾天開始織「窗之一」，是窗系列的第一件，由四片拼成。目前已織完三片，但是第一片太短，要重做。下面影片是已織完的兩片的光照效果，因為只是臨時貼在牆面，還沒裝裱，所以外形有點歪曲。影片是模擬出預計的轉換效果。
I wish to weave a series of windows. This time I use reflective thread in stead of stainless steel.
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