We have no machine that does this sort of thing at Noisebridge, and alas, they are alarmingly expensive. Our machines are pretty much one-trick ponies. The embroidery would prevent the fabric from stretching. There's no good outcome there.<div>
<br></div><div>Probably the closest you could get is the screen print. You can at least /generate/ the pattern for the screen with a computer. </div><div><br></div><div>Your best bet is convincing one of your artist friends to do one up nice for you. Trista comes to mind...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Christie<br clear="all">_______<br>"We also briefly discussed having officers replaced by very small shell scripts." -- Noisebridge meeting notes 2008-06-17<br><br>The outer bounds is only the beginning. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/genriel/sets/72157623376093724/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/genriel/sets/72157623376093724/</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Mikolaj Habryn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dichro@rcpt.to">dichro@rcpt.to</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Interesting, but I think perhaps too limited for my grandiose, over-reaching, world-dominating aims. How about embroidery? Could one use a stretchy thread to machine embroider a spandex garment? Do we have a sewing machine pre-programmed for sigils to summon eldritch horrors, or are they all pretty much restricted to button-holes? I'm visualizing a pattern of runes around my face which I'll claim are mystical, healing, and/or protective but are really selected purely to look cool and mysterious.<div>
<br></div><div>Some crude measurements suggest that the spandex section wrapping around my face stretches by around 15-18% when donned; the wrapper around my neck by 10-12%. Is that embroidable without having the stitched runes tear holes under tension? The spandex is pretty thin, but I can't offhand think of a way of measuring it - it's way thicker than even the heaviest denier tights, but not as thick as normal cotton clothing.</div>
<div><br></div><div>And yes, these things are reasonably inexpensive, so I can destroy them without added heartburn.</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#888888">m.</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> <br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Rachel McConnell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rachel@xtreme.com" target="_blank">rachel@xtreme.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Fortuitously this was just on the front page of Instructables:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Screenprinting-Easy-Detailed-Inexpensive/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/Screenprinting-Easy-Detailed-Inexpensive/</a><br>
<br>
This is the simplest of all the silk-screen processes I've ever read<br>
about. I haven't done any myself though so can't personally guarantee<br>
results. I'd totally be up for messing around with screen printing at<br>
NB over the course of a couple days, though; I've been meaning to try<br>
this for ages.<br>
<br>
I can expand a bit on the notion Sean touched on about stretchiness.<br>
There is a range of material available to decorate fabrics. At one end<br>
are inks or dyes which will sink into the fiber and dye it, and be<br>
completely stretchy with the fabric. At the other end are paints, or<br>
colored glues, that sit on top of the fabric and won't stretch<br>
significantly, but will be visible on dark or black fabric even if they<br>
are much lighter. The former seems better for your purposes but you may<br>
want to consider starting with a white garment and dying the background<br>
black around whatever design you end up with.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Rachel<br>
</font><div><div></div><div><br>
Mikolaj Habryn wrote:<br>
> The stretching pattern is largely predictable, though -<br>
> <a href="http://www.makemeheal.com/mmh/product.do?id=10064" target="_blank">http://www.makemeheal.com/mmh/product.do?id=10064</a> is an example of the kind<br>
> of thing I have in mind. My foremost random idea involves printing a<br>
> subcutaneous musculature design that would sit in about the right place.<br>
><br>
> Also, what happened to all those kawaii flu masks that were everywhere a few<br>
> years ago? Combining a nicely printed one of those with the above would be<br>
> great, although at that point a ninja theme might be less disturbing than<br>
> pure anatomy.<br>
><br>
> m.<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:28 AM, Sean Cusack <<a href="mailto:sean.p.cusack@gmail.com" target="_blank">sean.p.cusack@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I think a print is could hose you bad...just trying to plan for the<br>
>> stretching and pulling will be a nightmare...even before the washing. Think<br>
>> tattoo on some 90 year old boobs.<br>
>><br>
>> Why not try something that sits on top of the fabric but has its own<br>
>> backing - stickers/patches (maybe?) To do pinstripes, maybe consider that<br>
>> weird puffy paint shit (i.e.<br>
>> <a href="http://www.ssww.com/item/color-splash-puffy-paint-PT3378/?cm_mmc=Data%20Feeds-_-Froogle-_-CMB-_-PT3378&cid=900&aid=FRG" target="_blank">http://www.ssww.com/item/color-splash-puffy-paint-PT3378/?cm_mmc=Data%20Feeds-_-Froogle-_-CMB-_-PT3378&cid=900&aid=FRG</a>).<br>
>> You'll be able to apply it like makeup after your face thingy is already<br>
>> stretched out to avoid all the problems with trying to make your pinstripes<br>
>> straight when the garmet is in non-spandex mode. Is the spandex thingy<br>
>> expendable? Like, could you buy another if one got toasted? This is the big<br>
>> problem you could hit with stitching...after several tense to relax<br>
>> movements (*snicker*), the garment could get shredded.<br>
>><br>
>> Sean<br>
>><br>
>> ...whose underwear is always in non-spandex mode<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Mikolaj Habryn <<a href="mailto:dichro@rcpt.to" target="_blank">dichro@rcpt.to</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> I'm keen on a some kind of digital print process that will survive washing<br>
>>> and on a stretch fabric. Does such a thing exist?<br>
>>><br>
>>> m.<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Christie Dudley <<a href="mailto:longobord@gmail.com" target="_blank">longobord@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Well, silkscreen seems the most obvious thing. Of course, it's not great<br>
>>>> for a one-off. (Why doesn't Noisebridge have a logo silkscreen yet?) You<br>
>>>> could probably do something interesting and artistic with fabric paints like<br>
>>>> these:<br>
>>>> <a href="http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2518921-AA.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2518921-AA.shtml</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Christie<br>
>>>> _______<br>
>>>> "We also briefly discussed having officers replaced by very small shell<br>
>>>> scripts." -- Noisebridge meeting notes 2008-06-17<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> The outer bounds is only the beginning.<br>
>>>> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/genriel/sets/72157623376093724/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/genriel/sets/72157623376093724/</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Mikolaj Habryn <<a href="mailto:dichro@rcpt.to" target="_blank">dichro@rcpt.to</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> I'm going to be wearing a "facial garment" that looks somewhat like this<br>
>>>>> -<br>
>>>>> <a href="https://id217.chi.us.securedata.net/fstubbs.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=11_12" target="_blank">https://id217.chi.us.securedata.net/fstubbs.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=11_12</a> -<br>
>>>>> for a number of months. While they do apparently come in black, I can't help<br>
>>>>> but feel that being able to print onto them would be brilliant. Are there<br>
>>>>> processes that work onto such things?<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> I'm imagining everything from basic pin-stripe patterns through to<br>
>>>>> anatomically accurate windows into musculature layout, or shapelock horns<br>
>>>>> attached, mohawks, pinhead rigs, you name it. What are the easy places to<br>
>>>>> start, given that I know thing (I say, *nothing*) about crafty things?<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> m.<br>
>>>>><br>
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