{"id":44,"date":"2024-01-18T10:48:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:21:10","slug":"techniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this projects we experimented with a number of techniques, both in the lab and with local communities and artists.<\/p>\n<p>We employed a number of craft techniques, including:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/weaving.png\" alt=\"Weaving\" width=\"1927\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/weaving.png 1927w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/weaving-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/weaving-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/weaving-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/weaving-1536x618.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1927px) 100vw, 1927px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>See a list of weaving projects <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/category\/weaving\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-142 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/feltingHead-1.png\" alt=\"Felting\" width=\"1927\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/feltingHead-1.png 1927w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/feltingHead-1-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/feltingHead-1-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/feltingHead-1-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/feltingHead-1-1536x618.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1927px) 100vw, 1927px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Felting was used as a technique to model wool to be then treated with MICP (see below).<\/p>\n<p>See a list of felting projects <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/category\/felting\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have worked at the lab at The University of Strathclyde to experiment with:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/MICP.png\" alt=\"MICP\" width=\"1927\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/MICP.png 1927w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/MICP-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/MICP-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/MICP-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/files\/2025\/03\/MICP-1536x618.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1927px) 100vw, 1927px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) is a tecnhique that we used to enhance the material properties of wool through biomineralisation.<\/p>\n<p>See a list of projects that employed MICP as a process <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/cnl-patterns\/category\/micp\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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: 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. 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