Researchers have found that hobbyist-sewers seek to create new or adapted clothing
designs that foster self-expression through communicating ideas, opinions and emotions …

There is a rapidly growing group of people learning to sew online. Without hands-on
instruction, these learners are often left to discover the challenges and pitfalls of sewing …

Researchers support race, gender, and age diverse groups of people to create with maker
electronics. These groups include older adults, who are often overlooked as not interested …

We present, ReWear, a modular'plug-and-play'construction kit for retrofitting existing textiles
(eg, hats, scarfs, shirts) with interactive electronic and computational behaviors without …

We describe our experience of working with blind and visually impaired people to create
interactive art objects that are personal to them, through a participatory making process …

Electronic textile (e-textile) toolkits have been successful in broadening participation in
STEAM-related activities, in expanding perceptions of computing, and in engaging users in …

Wearable and e-textiles as a field has tended to overlook its own documentation, as notions
and overarching ideas are developed over time and across individual projects. We would …

Tools, as extensions of hand and mind, prescribe defining properties for a practice. We
anchor our tools research within a case study of electronic textiles (eTextiles), combining …

Garment sewing was once a necessity for women to present themselves and their families in
a socially acceptable manner. Despite societal and economics changes, as well as, an …

The field of textile fabrication has a strong pattern-making culture that enables individuals to
reproduce items at home. Electronic textile (e-textile) researchers within HCI are …