Knitting and resin

Yesturday and today I went to the knitting studio and made some knit samples. I am planning on experimenting with these samples and resin. I am picked up some resin at the Metcalf store by Castin' Craft. There website is http://eti-usa.com/ I find it a bit ironic that the website is Environmental Technology Inc. I know that the resins and epoxies can be very bad for you, and am planning on doing this outside with a mask. I think that doing this outside will be best. From what I understand I should be able to harden the samples so that they are very strong and still have the holes in the knit structure, but it is just a matter of how much catalyst I put in. The containers have recommendations but the guy at the store said it takes some experimentation. I was also told about a plastic that when you heat shrinks, and could be used to contain and strengthen a fabric, but there would be plastic coating the whole thing, even where there are holes in the fabric. This may be something to look into later though. If with the resins I can get the desired effect that I want I am going to then look into making molds. Ryan said his friend in college used resin and felt and was able to make a chair. Right now I am thinking that I want a pretty simple form that slopes for someone to lean against. I am thinking that I should be able to accomplish this, and who knows what the possibilities will be like once I get started. I am excited, although a bit apprehensive about the toxic nature of the resins. I also knit a long cord today which I then wove into a sample. I am really happy with the result, and think there are a lot of possibilities with this. I think a knit cord could also be something great to do netting with. I have also been looking into carbon fiber, but so far have only found carbon fabric. Since I want to make my own structure I am not sure if this is the right thing for me. I also like that there are more options for color with yarns and knitting, although maybe using some of the carbon fabric with knitting could be interesting. It is expensive though, so I am going to see if I can get a sample somehow.