Learning from Hybrid Craft: Investigating and Reflecting on Innovating and Enlivening Traditional Craft through Literature Review
The key to preserving traditional crafts lies in living transmission, which is inseparable from
sustaining artistic production, audience consumption, and progressive innovation with the …
sustaining artistic production, audience consumption, and progressive innovation with the …
Libraries of Things: Understanding the Challenges of Sharing Tangible Collections and the Opportunities for HCI
“Libraries of Things” are tangible collections of borrowable objects. There are many benefits
to Libraries of Things such as making objects and skill-building accessible, reducing waste …
to Libraries of Things such as making objects and skill-building accessible, reducing waste …
Tacit descriptions: Uncovering ambiguity in crowdsourced descriptions of motions and materials
Although a picture, GIF, or tutorial video is" worth a thousand words", every viewer has a
unique perspective of which words they 'see.'Packed with rich meaning, these words, or …
unique perspective of which words they 'see.'Packed with rich meaning, these words, or …
Goldwork embroidery: Interviews with practitioners on working with metal threads and opportunities for e-textile hybrid crafts
Within the emerging field of e-textiles, goldwork embroidery (also known as metalwork)
which uses metal threads and materials is an underexplored area, despite being a centuries …
which uses metal threads and materials is an underexplored area, despite being a centuries …
EcoThreads: Prototyping Biodegradable E-textiles Through Thread-based Fabrication
We present EcoThreads, a sustainable e-textile prototyping approach for fabricating
biodegradable functional threads. We synthesized two thread-based fabrication methods …
biodegradable functional threads. We synthesized two thread-based fabrication methods …
SPEERLoom: An Open-Source Loom Kit for Interdisciplinary Engagement in Math, Engineering, and Textiles
Weaving is a fabrication process that is grounded in mathematics and engineering: from the
binary, matrix-like nature of the pattern drafts weavers have used for centuries, to the punch …
binary, matrix-like nature of the pattern drafts weavers have used for centuries, to the punch …
Hand Spinning E-textile Yarns: Understanding the Craft Practices of Hand Spinners and Workshop Explorations with E-textile Fibers and Materials
The 'material turn'in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is increasingly drawing attention to
the computational affordances of materials and how we can craft with them. In this paper, we …
the computational affordances of materials and how we can craft with them. In this paper, we …
Animated Linen: Using High-twist Hygromorphic Yarn to Produce Interactive Woven Textiles
K Walters, L Devendorf, K Landahl - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
HCI research has demonstrated that textiles have interactive potential, with the ability to
transform or self-shape, whether through material, structure, or the addition of non textile …
transform or self-shape, whether through material, structure, or the addition of non textile …
Making from home: reflections on crafting tangible interfaces for stay-at-home living
Pandemic lockdowns created new barriers for HCI researchers, but also provided new
opportunities for deeper engagement and reflection in our home environments. Five …
opportunities for deeper engagement and reflection in our home environments. Five …
Memoirs for the Future, Imaginations of the Past: Crafting Samplers for Intent and Commitment
Research through Design is centered on making things, services and systems as a way to
construct knowledge. At the same time, the act of making happens behind-the-scenes, often …
construct knowledge. At the same time, the act of making happens behind-the-scenes, often …