In the context of textiles winding refers to the process of transferring yarn from one form, such as a cone or spool, to another, mostly smaller or bigger one. At Soft Connection Lab, we use winding in the sense of a gesture: the hand makes a wrapping or rotating movement with a fiber or yarn around a core. While the core stays fix, the covering material rotates around it.

We literally wind a material, such as a yarn or a fiber, around another material or object to connect both. Winding often refers to the coiling or wrapping of flexible materials, to connect short ends, to embellish a core or to rigidify the core. You can achieve both 2D surfaces and 3D shapes. While some components are active, others are passive.

The gesture of winding overarches different traditional braiding techniques such as gimp and coiling.