EscapeLoom: Fabricating New Affordances for Hand Weaving

Deshpande, Himani; Takahashi, H.; Kim, Jeeeun

doi:10.1145/3411764.3445600

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“…Computational crafting has transcended the "low tech" perception of crafting benefiting both the digital fabrication and the crafting communities [4]. As an example, 3D printers have been used to generate aids for hand-weaving [5], and proxies for wire-wrapping [25] among others. Hybrid fabrication also has the potential to preserve "artistic production and culture" [30], with added value to craft practices through smart tools enabling a handson experience [31].…”

Section: Hybrid Fabrication Approach To Lower the Barriermentioning

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Fab4D : An Accessible Hybrid Approach for Programmable Shaping and Shape Changing Artifacts

Deshpande

Zheng

Starrett

et al. 2022

Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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4D printing is a new technique for human-computer interaction to create self bending and actuating interfaces, leveraging the properties of 3D printed materials for shape change over time, triggered by external factors such as heat. Given the ubiquity of low-cost 3D printers, we see an opportunity to translate 4D printing from the research lab into makerspaces and educational settings. In this work, we explore low cost 4D printing with shape memory polymers and desktop 3D printers, tackling hybrid fabrication approach to lower the barrier for non-experts. We see heat as one promising way of creating shape changing behaviors using common triggering methods such as oven, hair dryer, hot water. We present the initial design space for hybrid fabrication with factors that help characterize and control bending behaviors, showcasing potential design contexts with 4D printed applications.

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Fab4D : An Accessible Hybrid Approach for Programmable Shaping and Shape Changing Artifacts

Deshpande

Zheng

Starrett

et al. 2022

Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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“…As a result, researchers have been exploring digitizing textile patterns such as the creation of AdaCAD software for digital looms [23] and Sketch&Stitch for digital embroidery [31]. The digitized patterns have also enabled new interactions possibilities such as embroidery games [1,58], live participation and data inputs [2,55,83], incorporating found materials [3], and combining textile fabrication with other rapid prototyping pipelines such as 3D printing [14,30]. Researchers have augmented digitized patterns with guided instructions and error correction such as Aesthetic Circuits where individuals can draw out an e-textile circuit and confrm their design before stitching [59], and Needle User Interface which is an augmented embroidery hoop for verifying stitch placement [69].…”

Section: Textile Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Learning with Stitch Samplers: Exploring Stitch Samplers as Contextual Instructions for E-textile Tutorials

Jones

Girouard

2022

Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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“…As a result, researchers have been exploring digitizing textile patterns such as the creation of Ada-CAD software for digital looms [77] and Sketch&Stitch for digital embroidery [95]. The digitized patterns have also enabled new interactions possibilities such as embroidery games [3,171], live participation and data inputs [4,164,238], incorporating found materials [5], and combining textile fabrication with other rapid prototyping pipelines such as 3D printing [49,89]. Researchers have augmented digitized patterns with guided instructions and error correction such as Aesthetic Circuits where individuals can draw out an e-textile circuit and confirm their design before stitching [176], and Needle User Interface which is an augmented embroidery hoop for verifying stitch placement [205].…”

Section: Textile Patternsmentioning

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E-textile Learning Scaffolds: Supports for Novices Learning E-textile Concepts and Techniques

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Electronic textiles (e-textiles) combine the conductive properties of metallic threads with increasingly small computers and microcontrollers to create textiles that are interactive. E-textiles enable new opportunities such as devices that are strong yet flexible, and the ability to use more accessible crafting tools and materials. They also allow technology to blend into the textiles we have in our lives, such as those on our bodies and in our homes. In education, e-textiles are incorporated into curriculums for how they can increase participation in physical computing, while also enabling new creative and expressive applications. Yet blending the fields of physical computing and textiles is not simple, since each has its own culture of terminology, design and prototyping practices, tools, techniques, and methods of documentation.The goal of this thesis is to support beginners in learning the hybrid craft of e-textiles with e-textile learning scaffolds. Rather than building e-textiles from scratch, e-textile learning scaffolds are activities for supporting novices as they learn e-textile concepts and practice the tacit aspects of the craft. One central research question runs throughout the projects in this thesis: "How can we scaffold e-textile ideation and experiential learning with tangible objects and activities?" This thesis contributes five studies, each providing a tangible scaffold or activity, or scaffolding recommendations, for teaching e-textiles in courses or workshops. The design of these i learning scaffolds focused on how they could be accessible to educators by prioritizing reproducibility, re-use, and low-cost.• To my supervisor: Thank you for being there for all the twists and turns this PhD has taken and for your guidance along the way.• To my committee members, publication co-authors, and peer reviewers: Taking the time to read someone's work and provide feedback is always a gift. Thank you! • To my study participants: Thank you so much for providing your time and expertise to this research. I have learned so much from my time spent with all of you. • Most of the work in this thesis happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. A big thank you to my friends and family who helped me through this incredibly difficult time. • To the PhD student who reads this, since only PhD students spend time reading other thesis documents: I hope you find joy in your thesis journey -wishing you all the best! vii Ubiquitous computing Computers that are 'ubiquitous' in our environment, i.e. distributed and within all objects [301]. Zone of proximal development (ZPD) The area or "zone" where learning can occur. If a task is too hard, an individual will become frustrated, and equally if a task is too easy an individual will not learn anything [96].

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EscapeLoom: Fabricating New Affordances for Hand Weaving

Cited by 22 publications

References 28 publications

Fab4D : An Accessible Hybrid Approach for Programmable Shaping and Shape Changing Artifacts

Fab4D : An Accessible Hybrid Approach for Programmable Shaping and Shape Changing Artifacts

Learning with Stitch Samplers: Exploring Stitch Samplers as Contextual Instructions for E-textile Tutorials

E-textile Learning Scaffolds: Supports for Novices Learning E-textile Concepts and Techniques

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