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Just getting started with textiles or e-textiles
Hands-on hobbyist (knits, weaves, embroiders weekly)
Educator, lab manager, or workshop facilitator
Engineer or researcher integrating smart textiles
Startup, studio, or manufacturing team
Seasoned professional looking for advanced collaborations
Associated company, employer, school, or organization
Textile interests
Technical embroidery & conductive stitching
Smart textiles / soft circuitry & sensors
Floor loom & jacquard weaving fundamentals
Advanced shuttle, dobby, and CNC-controlled weaving
Warp knitting, Raschel, and seamless knit structures
Weft knitting, machine knitting, and knit automation
Crochet, lace, and sculptural textile forms
Yarn manufacturing, twisting, and fancy yarns
Fiber science, biomaterials, and material innovation
Nonwovens, felting, and melt-blown webs
Technical textiles for aerospace, defense, or mobility
Textile-reinforced composites and structural fabrics
Soft robotics, actuators, and pneumatic textiles
Wearable interfaces, haptics, and on-body UX
Dyeing, finishing, and surface engineering
Sustainable & circular textile processes
Testing, QA, and standards
Textile chemistry and finishing science
CAD for textiles, pattern automation, and CAM
Apparel manufacturing & pattern engineering
Entrepreneurship, production planning, and supply chains
Curriculum design for classrooms & makerspaces
Medical, biotech, and assistive textiles
Heritage crafts, indigenous techniques, and storytelling
Interior, upholstery, and architectural textiles
Materials recycling, circular design, and reuse streams
Kits, machines, and material libraries for labs
Community programs, youth engagement, & outreach
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High school labs & youth programs
College / university studios and research teams
Independent adult makers & meetup groups
K-12 or community educators refining curriculum
Professional R&D teams or startups
Multi-generational / mixed community cohorts
Project wishlist
Community focus
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