TEF BRAIDS - About

2020
Next Century Lace Maker

Lacemakers Song:
Guide my hands with speed and grace
To weave the intricacies of this lace.
Let the bobbins weave with ease
To create a pattern that will please.

Let there be Love in its creation
And give it Artistry in its inspiration.
May special Care keep the threads from breaking
And give me Energy for its making.

Allow this lace to bring joy and pleasure
And give to others a lifelong treasure.

TEF
ADVANCED BRAIDING

Innovating Textile Technologies for Production of Multi-Dimensional Filament Structures and Flexible Composites.

HYBRAID BRAID

HYBRAID A textile crossbreed - combining the structural qualities of braided interlaced filaments and the resilience of knitted linked filaments, in the creation of multi-dimensional structures with intricately patterned, unbound lattice architecture that shape-shift with movement - distributing tensional forces. throughout the whole or within patterned zones.

THE ART OF
PATTERNING

TEF Braids’ singular catalogue has been created through proprietary patterning textile technology that guides reinvented braiding machines capable of simultaneously handling myriad yarns and materials, including specially engineered hybrids.

Advanced textiles are comprised of diversified zones with targeted characteristics. Predetermined areas are programmed to demonstrate a range of resistance, durability, compressibility, and breathability. Within a single form, TEF’s precise patterned, linked, and interlaced filaments integrate seamless and infinite variations in texture, density, support, and stretch.

Material ConneXion
2019

Material Insight:
Tensionally Engineered Fibers (TEF) Patterning by TEF Braids
MEDIA

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There are also interesting innovations taking place in digital production....
Engineered fabrics from Tef Braids’ – an upstate New York company targeting the fashion, sports, scientific, and medical markets – can create zoned performance within a finished textile using a proprietary patterning technology.
Home Textiles Today; Brave New World; Material Changes looks to the future; Jennifer Marks, December 26, 2017

Discover TEF Braids, a textile-patterning technology, with Gayatri Keskar, Ph.D. of Material ConneXion.
High-performance fibers are interwoven to create structures with a wide range of applications, from footwear to furniture.

Lace Braiding Machines for Composite Preform Manufacture

... However, one manufacturer currently offers engineered lace patterns for a myriad of applications including soft composites, sporting goods, and advanced apparel [1]. Several sources describe the esoteric nature and the lack of readily available design information
[2, 3]. Although, lace braiding machines have been used in medical applications and smart textiles [4].

David Branscomb, Yang Shen, Vladimir Quinones, Royall Broughton and David Beale (November 28th 2018). Lace Braiding Machines for Composite Preform Manufacture, Engineered Fabrics, Mukesh Kumar Singh, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.82256.

Artemide
Euroluce 2019

Turn Around
Carlotta de Bevilacqua - Artemide
featuring TEF Braids patterning

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(Euroluce 2019) | Photo: Federico Villa

Multi-axial filament network comprising two sets of unified linked filaments that distribute tension between directionally opposed member -- merges seamlessly with a wide range of pattern variations -- generates material that is aesthetically unique, structural, flexible and conformal. US 10159297
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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XhelX Pattern

UNBOUND
Memory Mesh

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TEF's extraordinary fabrics have the capacity to expand up to 10x their diameter. Patterning can integrate logos, apertures, laces, and tags within the fabric.

BODYWEAR
Zonal
Patternng
Integrated
Lacing
Finishing
DEVELOPMENT

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FOOTWEAR
Zonal
Integrated
Lacing
Layers
DEVELOPMENT

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PATTERN
ENGINEERING

TEF’s proprietary CAD patterning software facilitates the development of patterns for fabric construction--forwarding the evolution of filament engineering via the creation of a visual map.