{"id":71391,"date":"2022-05-06T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designpoolpatterns.com\/the-design-process-behind-invisible-threads\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:29:40","slug":"the-design-process-behind-invisible-threads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designpoolpatterns.com\/the-design-process-behind-invisible-threads\/","title":{"rendered":"The Design Process Behind Invisible Threads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
People who don\u2019t work with textiles are usually surprised to learn that the inspiration for the computer was actually a loom. Invented in Lyon, France, by Joseph Marie Jacquard, the machine Jacquard developed used horizontally placed needles to sense the presence or absence of holes in a card. This told the loom whether to raise a warp thread or not. Jacquard exhibited his invention in 1801 at the Paris Industrial Exhibition and by 1812 there were 11,000 Jacquard machines in France. In 1824, the first one made it over to the United States. Eventually, this technology inspired an inventor to build a machine using the same punch card technology to hold data and tally the census of 1890. The technology evolved further and this binary system of organizing information led to the development of the first computer in 1946 at the University of Pennsylvania<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The invisible thread connecting technology with weaving is strong. To this day, textile engineers, technologists, and designers are still pushing boundaries. When designing the patterns in the Invisible Threads<\/em> collection<\/a>, Kristen wanted to figure out a way to draw with thread. She wanted to develop a collection of fabrics digitally printed that looked like embroidery without a sterile, computer-generated look. The goal was a look that inspired the feeling of calm handmade textiles give us. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Design Process <\/h2>\n\n\n\n