Phillip Stearns of Glitch Textiles taking binary code straight from the computer and using colour and weave structure, has visually translated it into a textile pattern. Stearn’s fabrics are inspired by the intersection of the physicality of machines and fabrics. The knit and woven fabric designs are created by the data taken and translated from computers.
The resulting textiles are abstract designs of colour and texture. The results are so accurate that the woven pattern can be re-translated back to its original data form. A conversion key is located on the back of each piece. In order to create these pieces, binary data in its basic state (code made up of 0’s and 1’s) is converted into an image using customized software. The image is then opened in textile software called the NedGraphics, where a colour palette and weave structure is created to mirror the original image. For this illustration, eight colours were chosen to be woven in different satin weaves. With this information developed, a loom file is created and the piece is woven.
