Textiles and Vinyl stations available through in-person reservation. See our most recent COVID operations here.
EMAIL maker-textiles@engr.wisc.edu FOR SPECIFIC HELP ON THIS EQUIPMENT
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Permit Upgrades
A CoE permit (blue, red OR green is sufficient) and paid your materials fee for this semester are required. Our student staff are required to swipe your ID every time to verify.
Note: College of Engineering faculty and staff are not required to pay the materials fee, however, they must have a CoE permit.
Equipment Specs
Software
PREMIER+™ 2 ULTRA: A high-end textile software package that works with our Pfaff Creative 4.5. Because of it’s cost ($3k) it’s only installed on one of the Makerspace’s CAE computers – attend a Textile “Project Support Session” for more info.
Cutting Master 4: A software package compatible with the Graphtec Vinyl Cutter. It’s installed on one of the Makerspace’s CAE computers – attend a Textile “Project Support Session” for more info.
Materials
Sewing: We have a very limited selection of fabric available for sale at the Makerspace check-out window. Ask our student staff for more info.
Vinyl: We have large rolls of black, red, and white vinyl for sale at the Makerspace check-out window. We also have small sheets of colorful vinyl. Ask our student staff for more info.
