Andrea
Mayr-Stalder is the founder of Turtle Stitch, an innovative educational initiative that combines programming with textile
art. Using the graphical programming language Snap!, users can create patterns that are embroidered by embroidery machines,
combining programming logic and textile production.
The project is open source and is being used in schools and workshops worldwide to give children and
young people a creative approach to computer science and design. Turtle Stitch promotes interdisciplinary learning by combining
technical, artistic and craft aspects and providing a platform for the exchange of designs and codes.
Turtle Stitch is the second lecture in the series DIGITAL ART FOR TEXTILE ART EDUCATION, which is organized by the Department
of Textiles - Free Applied and Experimental Artistic Design. The series is dedicated to the question of how open-source technologies
and digital tools are transforming textile production and teaching and opening up new creative possibilities.
Department Textiles - Free, Applied and
Experimental Artistic Design
