Techniques

In this projects we experimented with a number of techniques, both in the lab and with local communities and artists.

We employed a number of craft techniques, including:

Weaving

We worked with willow and plant fibres (sea rush, nettle, straw) to create prototypes of woven structures to be installed in intertidal areas for sediment trapping.

See a list of weaving projects here

 

Felting

Felting was used as a technique to model wool to be then treated with MICP (see below).

See a list of felting projects here

 

We have worked at the lab at The University of Strathclyde to experiment with:

MICP

Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) is a tecnhique that we used to enhance the material properties of wool through biomineralisation.

See a list of projects that employed MICP as a process here