Movement crafter

Pschetz, Larissa; Banks, Richard; Molloy, M. Fiona

doi:10.1145/2460625.2460709

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“…The Knitting Typewriter [1] or the Rocking Knit [8] translate a certain activity (blowing, typing and rocking) into a knitted piece, questioning the production process but leaving aside the embodied knowledge of the knitters and the nuances within their skilled practice. The Knittophone [9] or the Movement Crafter [12] on the other hand, focus on knitting and the knitted piece mainly through visual representation without influencing the act of crafting. Interestingly, no attention has been paid to how the embodied knowledge present in knitting could inform a different expressive practice in the process of making.…”

Section: Knowledge Rhythm and Creativity In Knittingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The kraftwork and the knittstruments

Encinas

Koulidou

Mitchell

2015

Proceedings of the 6th Augmented Human International Conference

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This paper presents a novel example of technological augmentation of a craft practice. By translating the skilled, embodied knowledge of knitting practice into the language of sound, our study explores how audio augmentation of routinized motion patterns affects an individual's awareness of her bodily movements and alters conventional practice. Four different instruments (The Knittstruments: The ThereKnitt, The KnittHat, The Knittomic, and The KraftWork) were designed and tested in four different locations. This research entails cycles of data collection and analysis based on the action and grounded theory methods of noting, coding and memoing. Analysis of the data collected suggests substantial alterations in the knitters performance due to audio feedback at both an individual and group level and improvisation in the process of making. We argue that the usage of Knittstruments can have relevant consequences in the fields of interface design, wearable computing or artistic and musical creation in general and hope to provide a new inspiring venue for designers, artists and knitters to explore.

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Section: Knowledge Rhythm and Creativity In Knittingmentioning

confidence: 99%