An Introduction to Weave Structure for HCI: A How-to and Reflection on Modes of Exchange
Laura Devendorf, Sasha de Koninck, Etta W Sandry · Designing Interactive Systems Conference · 2022
As HCI continues to integrate craft techniques into its repertoire, tensions emerge between what is new and known, knowledge that resides in communities and histories rather than individuals, and how to transfer between the written word and material know-how. We explore these tensions through the process of writing, instructing, and create an introduction to weaving force sensors. The goal of this project is two fold: first, to help HCI understand the potential that a deep understanding of weave structures can hold for advancing our field, and second, to explore how a pictorial might support formats that have long been used for communicating craft knowledge.