Hemant Rashmi Yatra

BD2018

TWINE: A Knot-Making Hand Tool

Twine is a mechanical hand tool that catalyses the process of Macrame by effortlessly completing the tedious procedure of attaching macrame cords to the frame. With a single click of the scissor-like device which twines the cord to the frame using the Larks Head Knot. Minimise the effort required in the initial process of macrame and fast-forward to the making creative designs and patterns involved in macrame products.

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Object movement study of a gluestick

Object movement study of a double hole punch and a self-inking stamp

Understanding bar linkages, cam follower and gear mechanism. Stimulating a kinetic creature on Solidworks using the explored mechanisms

Stimulating an automata flying cube that performs actions such as rising, flapping sides, closing and descending in an order using only 1 input

Design process, reasearch, and developing a design brief for macrame workers.

Generating ideas for knotting and evaluating them through models. Extracting mechanisms that can be developed further.

Developing mechanisms and detailing form. Experimenting and testing to ensure precise timing of moving components.

Validating finalised mechanism through 3d models.

Final product, its features and steps of usage