Have you ever wanted to include controllable electronic components in your costumes, knitting or other textile projects? Have you ever wanted to add a textile element to your microcontroller project? Add capacitive touch sensing to your toolbox! In this class you’ll learn:

• how make your own conductive polymer as a dye bath
• how to turn your electro-reactive textile into a sensor that can detect your touch
• how to connect that textile sensor to a microcontroller
• how to use that sensor to produce different effects like turning electronic components on and off, creating effects over time, and even sense proximity beyond direct touch.

No electronics, programming, or textiles experience is required for this class at all! We’ll walk you through everything you need to know to create your textile sensor, wire it up, and program an Arduino-compatible microcontroller to create lighting effects on addressable LEDs.

All materials are included in the class, but you will need to bring your own laptop, and can optionally bring your absorbant textile swatch to dye (8″ x 8″ for fabrics, a small amount of yarn, a piece of natural sponge, etc.). Natural fibers typically take the process the best.

This class will be taught by Resistor members Kari Love and Katie Mills. Using techniques from the PolySense project.

There are 2 spots reserved for students who cannot access the class at the full price, so please make use of one of these need-based tickets if that is your situation.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Working with microcontrollers doesn’t have to be slow or clunky. Froth is a new (and weird!) experimental programming language being developed at NYU’s ITP. Based on one of the first interactive programming languages of the 70’s, Froth is a modern take on a stack-based, interpreted embedded language.

In this workshop, we’ll start with a bit of esoteric computer language history and then do a whirlwind tour of Froth’s syntax. Once we’ve warmed up, we’ll get a feel for what a truly discursive and device-first language feels like, by using Froth to interactively program a game on a custom breakout board with an LED array, buttons, and encoders.

You will be amongst the first ever users of Froth. If you enjoy strange or nostalgic computation, mind-benders, and thinking about how we relate to the devices around us, this workshop is for you.

In order to really enjoy this workshop, you would benefit from:

• Having some familiarity with programming microcontrollers. Arduino is fine.
• Knowing the basics of how a microcontroller works (it has pins, what serial means, etc.).
• Having a good grasp on programming fundamentals (you’ve worked in C, Python, JS, etc. before).

Technical reqs (or, what laptop to bring along):

• Froth has a plugin for VSCode we will be using, which will make your life significantly easier. VSCode is highly suggested.
• Froth is being developed in MacOS. Therefore, Macs (hopefully up to date), are ideal.
• If you work with Linux or another Posix-like system, please message me and I can work with you to make sure the system is compatible with your unit.
• Unfortunately, Windows is not supported at the moment.

This is a masks optional workshop.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

Harness the power of an Epilog 60 Watt Laser! In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the ideas in your head become a reality with a laser.

In this three hour class, you will learn:

• How to set up a file for cutting on the laser cutter in Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator.
• Laser cutter safety including materials testing.
• Laser cutter operation including configuration, cuts and raster etching in common materials like wood, acrylic, cardboard and others.

At the end of class, you will go home with:

• One laser cut project, either the class default or a simple one of your own design (see below for details)
• Resistor Laser Certification, enabling you to use our laser on Craft Nights.

Please bring the following to class:

A laptop with either Inkscape (free: download here: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.2.1/) or Adobe Illustrator installed.

A USB jump drive

The following items are optional if you’d like to try cutting a simple custom design. If your file ends up being too complicated, we may have you do the class default project first, just to learn the laser in the time allotted – but we’ll definitely help you with your more complex cut at a free Craft Night in future!

• An SVG vector file of a simple shape you’d like to cut for your first cut.
• A piece of 1/8 inch or thinner wood, acrylic or cardboard you’d like to cut. If you can’t bring your own material, small pieces will be made available, or larger pieces for purchase on site.

Please be on time for the start of class! If you’re late you will miss your slot.

This class will be taught by NYC Resistor member Woody. As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Sublimation Transfer is the process of using a special ink that can be transferred from paper onto objects such as shirts, caps, mugs, bookmarks, magnets and more! This opens up the possibility of taking any digital picture and adding it on to swag to make your own customized gifts and apparel.

In this class, we will go over how sublimation transfer works as well as some other alternative methods used for transferring digital images onto physical objects. We’ll go over key differences and pros and cons of each. Then we’ll have our hands-on part of the class where we will use the printer to prepare our digital images for transfer, followed by using the heat press safely to transfer the images you bring to an object of your choice. No previous experience is required!

Please be ready to start at 1pm! We find that you will need this time to get through the whole class. Our classes tend to sell out about a week in advance so if you’re interested, you may want to sign up early.

Supplies:

Bring artwork/images ahead of time (Email to [email protected] or bring a USB)

We have laptops available as well

Size of artwork:

Cap: 6″ x 7″

Shirt: 8” x 10.5” or landscape 10.5” x 8”

Mug: 8.5″x 3.8″

Magnet Holder: 3″ x 3″

Bookmarks: 1.5″ x 6″

Included in the class is a White Shirt, White Cap or Mug and if you’d like, additional magnet holder and bookmark. All items are white as sublimation works best on light colored objects.

This class will be taught by Resistor member Jack Poon.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/. Please note that refunds must be requested 72 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

epair can be intimidating if you haven’t done it before, and the hardest part often is getting started. It’s easier with other people to get you over that hump, and that’s where Repair Cafe NYC comes in!

We’re a group of DIYers who love fixing things!

Repair Cafe NYC organizes events where we collectively diagnose and fix broken objects, share skills, and build intergenerational, community-based knowledge. We’re interested in helping each other gain confidence in the act of repair to prevent our belongings from going to the landfill, and thinking critically about where our things come from.

People bring a wide variety of items to events, including lamps, chairs, mugs/plates, clothes and more. Think small, portable items (no large appliances, bicycles or couches).

When: Saturday April 4th, 2pm-5pm
Where: NYC Resistor, 87 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217

At check out you will be asked these questions:

• What’s broken in your life that you want to repair? Describe it and how it is broken.
• Does your repair require specific tools or parts? Do you have them?
• Are you interested in helping others repair, or doing a repair related show-and-tell? (e.g. showing off a speciality tool, demonstrating a technique, walking people through a recent repair)

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

This is a masks optional event.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.