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GMU:Designing Utopias: Theory and Practice/Mavie Beisheim

2023-03-30T20:26:53Z

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=='''Realization'''==
For some reason it’s important to know that when I started the project, I wanted to do something completely different. I was stuck with the idea of doing something with Chat GPT since the class has somehow an electronic background. Over the semester I learned something about Arduino and sensors but it was not what moves or catches me, it just didn’t felt right for me working with that. Maybe it is not the right time or anything, who knows. While the semester continued, I became more and more frustrated and scared because I had nothing. Often, I sat on my laptop, enthusiastic to start but when I sat there, my brain was suddenly empty.
More and more often I started knitting or thinking about some fashion designs rather than working on ‘my real project’ and saying to myself that I just need a short break with some knitting to start. Time went by and it was always the same. So I finally accepted, that maybe ‘my real project’ is something else and I was working on it the whole time but just didn’t see it because I was trapped in my own expectations of something different even though it didn’t feel right.

Why am I writing about that here? I want to record these feelings that I had not only as a stage of this project or class but as an important lesson that I learned:

I am in art school to find my own way, try new stuff, make mistakes, learn new technics and about references, history and all that. I don’t visit classes for credit points. I go there to learn and to develop myself.

=='''Motivation'''==
After realizing all that, I found new energy for my work to continue. My teacher asked me several times what brings me joy or what I usually do and I always answered that I am really interested in costume design. Since I was always knitting while hiding before the project, I decided to use this class to learn more about working with textiles and expand my knowledge and skills in knitting and sewing. So, my plan was set: I would design one outfit.

=='''Idea'''==
When I thought about what I would like to make, an idea that I had back in my head for quite some time became present again: A jeans that allows people with vagina to pee outside without undressing completely. I was so often outside in the middle of nowhere and there is obviously no bathroom but I had to pee. It always made me so uncomfortable to almost put down my whole trousers and being naked because strangers or other people could see me. But not only that, also when you are in or near high grass or you can hear many insects, afterwards everything itches and during the procedure you just think ‘please, let the mosquitos, ticks or whatever else just have another victim…’
For people with a penis it’s so much easier I think so I wanted to make a prototype of trousers that could solve this problem or at least make it easier for people with vagina.
For the top I honestly just wanted to learn a new stitch for knitting so I decided to make a loose lattice design.

=='''Draft'''==
I made several drafts for the jeans and tried to figure out how to make it look the best. First I tried to cover the necessary regions with a piece of fabric that you could just fold aside but I thought it wouldn’t feel very secure and also it often appeared to look like diapers or underwear. So I decided to use a zipper and just make it longer that in the common jeans.

[[File:Draft Jeans.jpg|400px]] Jeans

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=='''Usage'''==
Pull down the zipper until the back of the jeans. Go down and hold the jeans and underwear aside while peeing. Close everything again.

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=='''Material and Tools'''==
I decided to make a jeans because it’s fabric is robust and good for outside and also in todays fashion it’s like a must have. I also wanted the result to not look like a typical outdoor or work wear trousers but more like an every day piece that you can wear and you wouldn’t even notice it’s functions if you don’t look closer or know about it. Since denim is [[environmentally]] seen not the best choice, I decided to give an old jeans a new design and reuse it.

I took a jeans which was too big for me and adjusted it to my size. Usually, you can also get those jeans in a bigger size very cheap in second hand shops but you can also use jeans that already fit your size which makes it easier.

For the top I decided to use wool that covers the loose lattice design with its little threads so you cannot see the underwear so much but it’s still a loose stitch.

==='''Jeans'''===

'''Material'''

*Old jeans
*Zipper (50cm)
*Thread
*Rubber strap (30cm)
*2 buttons (I used lingerie buttons because they have fabric on the outside so it’s more comfortable on the skin)

'''Tools'''

*Sewing machine
*Seam ripper
*Measuring tape
*Chalk
*Scissors
*Cutter Knife
*Needles
*Clips
*Clothespins
*Iron

==='''Top'''===

'''Material'''

*2 balls of wool

'''Tools'''
*Circular knitting needle
*Crochet hook
*Needle

=='''Process'''==

==='''Jeans'''===

Here I’m gonna write down just the main steps because actually I was ironing almost after every step and each step itself has of course own steps etc.

*Unstitching steams
*Measurements to adjust the size of the jeans
*To neaten the fabric with new seams
*Sewing the zipper
*Ironing
*Apply a piece of fabric over the top part of the zipper
*Apply buttons to fixate the fabric over the zipper
*Sewing in the rubber strap

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==='''Top'''===

*Picking up stitches
*Knitting
*Closing the stitches
*Put together the two sides with crocheting so you have a sleeve top
*Crocheting straps
*Sewing straps on the top

=='''Result'''==
For a prototype the result is satisfying. The idea worked out and its possible to use it as I imagined. The only problem that appeared is that the zipper I chose is not strong enough for the everyday life and all the movements that you usually do are to much for it. When I wore it, suddenly the zipper bands just opened. I was able to repair it short terms, but it will eventually open again so I cannot really use this exact pair of jeans. This is why I decided to not sew in the zippers on the legs as in the draft but to save the materials for another try.

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GMU:Designing Utopias: Theory and Practice/Mavie Beisheim

2023-03-30T20:26:10Z

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GMU:Designing Utopias: Theory and Practice/Mavie Beisheim

2023-03-30T20:19:03Z

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Environmentally

2023-03-30T20:17:31Z

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=='''Background of Jeans'''==
Meanwhile it’s no secret anymore that the jeans industry has a grave impact on the environment. Still I want to leave some more details and facts about that here.

One jeans needs around 10 000 litres of water to be made. To imagine this number ''DW'' gives this example: “''Every time you buy a new pair of jeans, it's like turning on your shower and letting the water run down the drain for 21 hours.''” But the amount of water used to make one jeans is just one aspect. Moreover chemicals (e.g. the poisonous cyanide) are used to colour the jeans since the denim is naturally white. Additional this very colour is often partly washed out afterwards again through the sandblasting method (which is often fatal for workers who inhale particles of sand) to get the well known ‘used look’.

Speaking of the water and the chemicals: Many factories make no water preparation but just pump the toxic water into rivers, lakes or the sea.

Recording to Levi’s, one jeans emits 33.4 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere which would be the equivalent of driving more than 1 000 km with a car. Now we can add the number of bought jeans a year to complete this image: around two billion pairs. This huge demand makes the industry use weaving cotton with petrol-based elastic fibers which is non-biodegradable and hard to recycle.

References:
[https://www.dw.com/en/denim-clothing-sustainability-recycle-pollution/a-56951179#:~:text=Denim%E2%80%AFdoesn%27t%20just%20use%20a%20lot%20of%20water%2C%20it%27s,than%201%2C000%20kilometers%20%28620%20miles%29%20in%20a%20car]
[https://www.geo.de/geolino/mensch/9918-rtkl-cool-und-bequem-die-jeans]

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2022-11-29T16:46:06Z

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== '''Flammensensor mit Arduino UNO benutzen''' ==

'''Was wird benötigt?'''

[[File:Zubehör.png|400px]]

'''Anschlüsse:'''

Arduino UNO - Flammensensor
GND - GND
5V - VCC
A0 - A0

'''Code:'''

[[File:Code komplett.png|400px]]

// lowest and highest sensor readings:
const int sensorMin = 0; // sensor minimum
const int sensorMax = 1024; // sensor maximum
void setup() {
// initialize serial communication @ 9600 baud:
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
// read the sensor on analog A0:
{int sensorReading = analogRead(A0);
// map the sensor range (four options):
// ex: 'long int map(long int, long int, long int, long int, long int)'
int range = map(sensorReading, sensorMin, sensorMax, 0, 3);

// range value:
switch (range) {
case 1: // A fire closer than 5cm away.
Serial.println("Close Fire");
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
break;
case 2: // No fire detected.
Serial.println("No Fire");
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
break;
}
}

'''Ergebnis:'''

LED ist aus, wenn keine Flamme in der Nähe ist und "No Fire" erscheint auf dem Bildschirm.

[[File:Ohne Flamme.png|400px]]

[[File:No Fire.png|400px]]

LED ist an, wenn eine Flamme in der Nähe ist und auf dem Bildschirm erscheint "Close Fire".

[[File:Mit Flamme.png|400px]]

[[File:Close Fire.png|400px]]

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2022-11-29T16:43:50Z

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== '''Flammensensor mit Arduino UNO benutzen''' ==

'''Was wird benötigt?'''

[[File:Zubehör.png|400px]]

'''Anschlüsse:'''

Arduino UNO - Flammensensor
GND - GND
5V - VCC
A0 - A0

'''Code:'''

[[File:Code komplett.png|400px]]

// lowest and highest sensor readings:
const int sensorMin = 0; // sensor minimum
const int sensorMax = 1024; // sensor maximum
void setup() {
// initialize serial communication @ 9600 baud:
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
// read the sensor on analog A0:
{int sensorReading = analogRead(A0);
// map the sensor range (four options):
// ex: 'long int map(long int, long int, long int, long int, long int)'
int range = map(sensorReading, sensorMin, sensorMax, 0, 3);

// range value:
switch (range) {
case 1: // A fire closer than 5cm away.
Serial.println("Close Fire");
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
break;
case 2: // No fire detected.
Serial.println("No Fire");
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
break;
}
}

'''Ergebnis:'''

LED ist aus, wenn keine Flamme in der Nähe ist und man sieht "No Fire" auf dem Bildschirm.

[[File:Ohne Flamme.png|400px]]

[[File:No Fire.png|400px]]

LED ist an, wenn eine Flamme in der Nähe ist und auf dem Bildschirm erscheint "Close Fire".

[[File:Mit Flamme.png|400px]]

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