Maker Faire Austin 2007
Soft Engineering
Design a garment from unusual materials, such as burlap, bubble wrap, tyvek, plastic, and latex. Add soft electronic circuitry. Engineer a pop-up book. Find these projects among many other inspiring textile projects in the Swap-o-Rama-Rama area.
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Topic(s): Arts | Crafts | Engineering | Science
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About the Maker(s)
Gretchen Eisner Gretchen Elsner is a Georgia-born, Vancouver-based book artist and clothing designer. Her work incorporates electronics, conductive textiles, illustrations, embroidery, secret pockets, unique personal drafting, multi-directional reversibility, hand-knit tags, innovative closures and unconventional materials, all combined with whimsy and superb craftsmanship.






