Smart garment and wearable e-textile prototypes are difficult to co-design because of the
variety of expertise needed (garment design, sewing skills, hardware prototyping, and …

While varying degrees of participatory methods are often explored by the HCI community to
enable design with different user groups, this paper seeks to add weight to the burgeoning …

A plethora of assistive technologies are designed to cater to relatively common types of
disabilities. However, some people have disabilities or circumstances that fall outside these …

Textile and fashion designers are increasingly interested in integrating interactive
technologies into their practice. However, traditional design education typically lacks support …

Soft toys foster strong and enduring early childhood attachments, with positive effects
extending into adulthood. Smart toys are vulnerable to exploits and can harm users …

As electronic textiles have become more advanced in sensing, actuating, and
manufacturing, incorporating smartness into fabrics has become of special interest to …

The creation of e-textile swatches is a common practice for documenting material
experiments, sharing techniques with other practitioners, and for concept ideation. The …

A scarf is inherently reconfigurable: wearers often use it as a neck wrap, a shawl, a
headband, a wristband, and more. We developed uKnit, a scarf-like soft sensor with scarf …

Individuals with mobility impairments often discuss the challenges associated with donning
and doffing shirts (ie putting them on and taking them off). Limited previous work has tackled …

Emerging wearable construction toolkits offer new avenues for hands-on learning through
an accessible and creative making process. This paper uses an on-skin wearable …