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texTile: Making and Re-making Crochet Granny Square Garments Through Computational Design and 3D-printed Connectors

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: pattern viewer re-assembly plan pattern library 1. undo seams 3. add yellow tiles 2. rotate front left leg right leg tank top shorts back Making a first garment Wearing the garment Second garment Re-using tiles to make a second garment 20 tiles 30 assemblies 2 hr 30 min 4 hr 40 min 32 tiles 56 assemblies 37 tiles 65 assemblies 5 hr 25 min 3D-printed connector and assembly technique easy and risk-free disassemblyFigure 1: texTile is a workflow for modular tile-based garment construction within the crochet granny squares technique.The texTile workflow supports making and re-making garments by re-using crochet tiles.We develop this workflow by leveraging tools from computational fabrication and computational design.We design a non-permanent assembly technique using 3D-printed connectors, and a software tool with a pattern library, pattern viewer and re-assembly plan.

Source: ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS)

DOI: 10.1145/3715336.3735819

Authors: Ashley Del Valle, Jennifer Jacobs, Emilie Yu

Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara

Language: English

Topic: Architecture and Computational Design

Subfield: Architecture

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Science Foundation, University of California, Santa Barbara