Discussion

Based on obtained results from the experiments, traditional weaving techniques can be incorporated and applied on contemporary materials. Contemporary materials are capable of executing the patterns and forms similar to that of traditional materials.

The results also show that copper is malleable and can be manipulated into different shapes and forms. Copper can be used to model architectural surfaces as demonstrated in figure 4.14, structures with curvatures and many other forms. The insulated copper wire in figure 4.17 is also flexible and can retain form however not as well as the exposed copper. The advantage of the insulation is that PVC material has water-proof qualities.

PVC and polyethylene are also flexible materials but cannot retain form on their own. These materials will need to be reinforced by other materials or be processed to stiffen them. However, their flexibility is advantageous for weaving.

The nylon material is suitable for weaving techniques such as three string weaving, crossed figure of eight instead of being used to weave the bee skep technique. Figure 4.15 and 4.19 clearly demonstrate why three string and crossed figure of eight techniques are more preferable than the bee skep. This observation is based on the selected nylon material, not every nylon fabric. Nylon can be used to weave architectural surfaces and also be used in tensile structures.