The workshop opens e-textiles making in general, and the residency project specifically, up to a wider group of participants. It start with an introduction to the field and materials and creating our own tools to then use them in e-textile work. The making is centered around creating interactive book pages as starting point for individual ideations and storytelling approaches with e-textiles.

Day 1

• Introducing the project, introduction to eTextile materials, tools and possibilities
• Making your own eTextile tools
• (if need be: introduction to electronic principles)

Day 2

• Design and realization of interactive book pages
• Ideation, concept development and hands-on exploration towards interactive book pages
• Design and realization of interactive book pages
• Result presentation