Make Stories Come Alive: From Drawing to Augmented Reality

Discover how to create interactive educational books using textiles, digital fabrication and storytelling. Through two inspiring examples – a textile book inspired by Armenian myths and an interactive first aid book for children – you’ll explore the materials, techniques and methods involved. Get hands-on experience and practical tools to develop and facilitate similar workshops in your own makerspace, library or educational setting.

This workshop introduces two educational projects: Threads of Tradition, an interactive textile book inspired by Armenian myths and cultural heritage, and the Interactive First Aid Book for Children, which transforms essential first aid knowledge into a tactile and playful learning experience. Participants will first explore the stories behind the projects, discovering how traditional crafts, textiles, digital fabrication, and interactive technologies can be combined to create engaging educational tools. The session will then move into hands-on making, inviting participants to experiment with materials, techniques, and creative approaches to developing their own interactive learning objects. Throughout the workshop, we will explore the tools, materials, technical processes, and facilitation methods involved in creating these books, with a focus on how similar activities can be adapted for children and young people in makerspaces and educational settings. Participants will gain practical experience and inspiration to develop and facilitate their own creative, hands-on learning workshops. A session for librarians, schools, youth organisations and makerspace facilitators exploring how to create interactive educational books using textiles, digital fabrication, and storytelling, with practical ideas they can apply in their own makerspaces.