Punching provides the possibility to create designs without silk-screen printing, but with colour, by using fibres in different colours.
By punching you attach two materials to each other using needles. It is similar to a sewing machine, but with five needles, which have barbs attached that pull the fibre through the fabric with great speed. Because the fibres are not completely smooth they stick in between the fabric. Refinity made textiles that consist of multiple colours, a dark background, and the lighter ones as the punched fibre. This time Refinity chose wool as background and fibre, but naturally other fabrics can be used. It is important that a biodegradable textile is used with a biodegradable punched fibre. When using synthetic textile it is best to use a synthetic fibre, to keep the bio- and techno cycle easily separable.
April 2014:
Interesting to know is that there is now a machine that makes it possible to 3D print textile products with the punching technique: http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/printed-teddy-bears/
By punching you attach two materials to each other using needles. It is similar to a sewing machine, but with five needles, which have barbs attached that pull the fibre through the fabric with great speed. Because the fibres are not completely smooth they stick in between the fabric. Refinity made textiles that consist of multiple colours, a dark background, and the lighter ones as the punched fibre. This time Refinity chose wool as background and fibre, but naturally other fabrics can be used. It is important that a biodegradable textile is used with a biodegradable punched fibre. When using synthetic textile it is best to use a synthetic fibre, to keep the bio- and techno cycle easily separable.
April 2014:
Interesting to know is that there is now a machine that makes it possible to 3D print textile products with the punching technique: http://www.disneyresearch.com/project/printed-teddy-bears/
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