eLOOMinate
eLoominate is a digitally-augmented knitting loom and CAD software that aims to alleviate some of the challenges for knitters in Fair Isle knitting. Fair Isle knitting is a technique for creating patterns using multiple colors of yarn. The process requires a crafter to take their eyes away from their work to read a pattern, which slows down knitting and creates an opportunity to make errors. eLoominate is a novel tool that embeds individually-addressable LEDs into a circular knitting loom to provide row-by-row patterning instruction. This tool works with Computer-Aided Design software I am developing to allow users to quickly design their own repeating patterns and upload them to the loom.
Design Software Prototype (Desktop Only)
About Jordan
Jordan Oleson-Graves is an artist and designer based in Atlanta whose work blends code with physical materials, spanning jewelry, textiles, and interactive installations. Originally trained in Motion Media Design at SCAD, she shifted her focus from commercial design to experimental art after discovering abstract animation. Her creative path has included everything from 3D printed jewelry to large-scale LED installations and code-generated knitwear. Jordan holds an MS in Digital Media from Georgia Tech, where her research explored the intersection of crafting, computer science, and digital fabrication. Now pursuing her MFA in Painting at SCAD, she also teaches high school computer science, helping students bring their own ideas to life through code.