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Yarn Textures

FilaLoom can embed yarn into the surface of regularly printed objects to create soft yarn textures, adding tactile and aesthetic qualities to normal 3D prints.

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Specifications

  • A multi-material 3D print strategy
  • PLA, cotton yarn
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3828611.3845661
  • Published at SCF '26: Proceedings of the 11th ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication, Tokyo, Japan, December 2026
Yarn can be used to create 3D prints with soft textures.
Yarn textures are created by embedding a yarn into the surface of a 3D print.
This can be done by wrapping the yarn around a wall of the object to create a smooth texture,..
..weaving it through pillars in the surface to create a woven texture,..
..or weaving it through sacrificial pillars to create a fluffy loop-pile texture.

Specifications

  • A multi-material 3D print strategy
  • PLA, cotton yarn
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3828611.3845661
  • Published at SCF '26: Proceedings of the 11th ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication, Tokyo, Japan, December 2026