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Contents 1 What 2 Details 3 Next Steps 4 Other Things to Make 5 Other Ways to present 6 Research

[edit] What

A pinstriped suit made with reflective safety material.

[edit] Details

Bicycle and Running clothes often have reflective material affixed in patches or along seams. Has anyone found a way to weave this material into fabric so it does not look as geeky? In a pinstripe pattern? Would it be possible to make said fabric? And then make a suit out of it.

With the right resources it is possible. Samples we got from Dashing Tweeds prove this. We've also been able to source reflective yarn known as RetroGlo (the same that Guy Hill's uses at Dashing). We currently working with local talent to anticipate making a sample pattern as pinstripe/design a suit!

The goal is to keep production local to new york and as sustainable as possible (and always OpenSource). Metlon only accounts for one mill weaving RetroGlo into "wide fabric", Schoeller Textiles in Switzerland (US Office: Seattle, WA).

[edit] Next Steps

1. Get the fabric woven
   1. We're sourcing our scotchlite retro-reflective thread from metlon ( http://www.metlon.com/ ) We've gotten two-sided 1/69" thread. It is not very strong.
   2. We're sending this to/through our primary fashion contacts and collaborators: ***Nikolai Rose: http://nikolairose.com/

• • • Alan Paukman tel: 917-968-7510 / email: alan@nikolairose.com
    • Jacob Melinger tel: 347.623.4436 / email: jacob@nikolairose.com

1. 1. They've contacted several mills. We are sending the thread to two of them:
      1. Oriole Mill http://theoriolemill.com
      2. Lapin Textiles http://www.lapintextiles.com/
2. Once fabric is made (there are some difficulties there) then we would send this fabric to one or more of several clothes makers:
   1. http://outlier.cc
   2. http://cordarounds.com
3. Backup/Alternative: Screenprint a pinstripe pattern w/ retro-reflective ink
   1. 3M™ Reflective Ink for Textiles - Series 8000: www.3M.com/Scotchlite
   2. by the gallonMSDS

[edit] Other Things to Make

• Hat
• Belt
• Pants with patterns of it at the ankles
• Shoes

[edit] Other Ways to present

• Fashion Show
  • Have a fashion show w/ all the london crews, and portland crews
  • run it right after one of the regular eyebeam shows, so we have runway + lights
  • so we would just have to tear down.
  • invite all nyc bike shops, crews, orgs (TA, Times Up)
  • find someone who would be promoter, choreographer, sound person

[edit] Research

New York People

• Nikolai Rose: http://nikolairose.com/
  • Alan Paukman tel: 917-968-7510 / email: alan@nikolairose.com
  • Jacob Melinger tel: 347.623.4436 / email: jacob@nikolairose.com
    • WHAT : helping develope a pinstripe weave

• Laek House: http://laekhouse.com/
  • Ethan Benton tel: 917.605.6909 / email: ethan@laekhouse.com
    • WHAT : retro-reflective paint/screenprinting/and deep-v rims

• Rogan NYC http://www.rogannyc.com/
  • Scott Hahn tel: 646-827-7585 / email: sh@rogannyc.com
    • WHAT: expert designer in nyc fashion world / lots of connections w/ sustainability and organic production

elsewhere

• Christy Matson
  • email from Christy

Sewing

• Antionio at Glamorous Fashion Designs 324 Jackson Ave. Bronx NY 10454 profmulero@hotmail.com 718-772-3141
• Jina Pinos' Design Studio: Excellent Seamstres, Sample Pattern Maker with more that 20 years of experience. Custom-made Alterations Small/large productions. 452 woodward ave Queens -NY 11385 1347-2277140

Mills Working With Industry

• Schoeller Textiles (Switzerland): http://www.schoeller-textiles.com/

Mills Working With Artists

• The Oriole Mill (North Carolina): http://www.theoriolemill.com/

College of Falmouth: Cornwall England

• Contact: Ismini Samanidou ismini@isminisamanidou.com
• operates their industrial Jacquard there

Montreal Center for Contemporary Textiles

• Service Weaving Files for Artists
• Contact: Louise Berube
• http://www.textiles-mtl.com/index.php?lang=english

Hexagram research center at Concordia University

• have a hand-operated Jacquard/sometimes work with visiting researchers on projects
• Contact: Barbara Layne
• http://obxlabs.hexagram.ca/

Universities with Digital Looms

• U Philly http://www.philau.edu/textiledesign/home.html
• RISD http://www.risd.edu/textiles.cfm

Digital Loom: Tronrud Engineering AS TC-1: the ultimate design tool

• Digital Weaving Norway: http://www.digitalweaving.no/

Lapin Textiles: Carla Tilghman

• Coordinating artist files with Jacquard mills.
• http://www.lapintextiles.com/

Anke Loh - Project / Dressing Light

• Christin Matson worked with Anke Loh on this
• some pieces in the show that used retroreflective yarn
• http://www.ankeloh.net/page.php?id_cat=4&id_page=27

RetroGlo (3M Scotchlight Thread): Source

• Metlon Corp: http://metlon.com/retroglo.htm

Lumatwill

• http://www.dashingtweeds.co.uk/dt/tailoredoutfits/?page_id=43
• http://www.dashingtweeds.co.uk/dt/blog/
• http://www.velorution.biz/index.php?s=Pret+a+Rouler
• http://www.hackney.gov.uk/wheelsandheels
• http://www.velorution.biz/
• lumatwill patent? http://webdb2.patent.gov.uk/tm/t-journal/t-tmj/journals/6670/domestic/2432081.html

Scotchlite Rope/COrd

• http://www.columbussupply.com/products/?productid=502
• glocord: http://www.vtarmynavy.com/sterling-accessory-cord---275mm-glocord.htm

Computer Aided Loom http://www.complex-weavers.org/memserv.htm

Twill vs Weave vs Satin http://www.fashion-era.com/Fashion_Fabrics/fabrics_jacquard_brocade_damask.htm

3M scotchlite

• http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ScotchliteReflectiveMaterial/Scotchlite/
• http://products9.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/safety/personal_safety/node_GSQTVVFQH6be/root_GST1T4S9TCgv/vroot_SZN6R561X6ge/gvel_0LND79F0LPgl/theme_us_personalsafety_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html

Industry Research

• http://www.thomasnet.com/
• http://www.thaitextile.org/twia/

Press

• http://www.intersectionmagazine.com/

Other Stuff

• reflective belts: http://www.belts.breflective.com/retroreflective-belts-green15.php
• Notes on types of reflective tape: http://www.ultrunr.com/reflective.html
• Manufacturer of reflective mtrls: http://www.ajiveena.com/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd99gyE4jCk
• bike accessories design place? london: http://www.twonfro.com/ - ride@twonfrom.com

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