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Thermochromic Textiles

The word "thermochromic"

Thermo comes from the Greek word "thermos," which means warm or hot.
Chromic comes from "chroma," meaning color. A thermochromic substance changes color as it changes temperature.
In fabrics, a special dye acts as the thermochromic agent.

Dyeing Textiles

Experimenting whit thermochromic pigments and thread.

pigments bought at:
This is form America and the tax is quite high, but nice pigments!
and a lot of choices
https://solarcolordust.com/t/ultra-thermal-dust

for just a experiment I advise to buy it in the UK :
https://www.sfxc.co.uk/ or on Amazon.uk

Experimenting with binders, textiles and thread

binders:
Textile binder for silkscreening
arabische gom
P-fixer
Achriel verf binder
watercolour binder
azijn
acryl medium

textiles:
Polyerster
nylon
plain cotton
cotton dye wihite
latex

Thread/yarn:
100% cotton + colour withe
100% cotton + colour grey
60% cotton + 40% acryl
50% cotton + 50% acryl
100% acryl colour gray
100% acryl

process

Heating and Weaving Textiles

Examples on plain cotton, dyes and acrylic paint. Heating with a hair dryer

Heating with a hair dryer

weaving with conductive thread

Heating a sample with conductive copper thread (twisted and unisolated)

First weft sample (this is made without a patron just doing)

Workshop TU Delft

12 april: TU Delft workshop, The screen.

With:
Jan Berends : werktuigbouwkunde bachelor, Systems and Control
Emiel Jansen : werktuigbouwkunde bachelor, Master Integrated Product Design
Valentijn van der Scheur : werktuigbouwkunde bachelor, Systems and Control
Marijn Leeuwenberg : werktuigbouwkunde bachelor, Systems and Control
Ilse de Cock : Industrieel ontwerp



1: Wat is een beeldscherm?
2: Wat een beeldscherm voor hun betekent?
3: Van welke materialness kan je een beeldscherm maken?
4: Wat zie je als een Mogelijkheid als textile als beeldscherm?