tangled threads: University of Morotuwa

Tuesday 10 August 2010

University of Morotuwa

3rd August 2010

We gave our second presentation to the students and lecturers of the University, this did not go quite so smoothly as the day before but it was fine.

One of the students gave us a tour around the design and engineering campus, it is absolutely packed with amazing industrial grade machines. They are able to card and spin their own cotton and polyester, do weft and circular knitting and weave their own fabrics which they can then test for abbration, evenness, strength, stretch in their high tech lab. The students don't seem to make the most of this opportunity and were no where to be seen.

We got the bus back home and had a lovely night in with dvds and steamed beans.

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