Development of interactive yarns for textile crafts

Abstract

This paper presents part of the preliminary developments of the ongoing textile design research project titled The Creation of Interactive Textile Crafts with Adoption of Environmental Sensitivity. The background of the project is firstly introduced and elaborated. With reference to the literatures and projects achieved by other forerunning researchers and designers, further attempts have been put on experimental trials of interactive yarn development for several textile crafts. From an academic perspective, the paper presents the feasibility of injecting interactive dimensions into traditional textile craftsmanships, and the possibility of intersecting traditional textile techniques with environmental sensitivities.