TY - CONF AB - Digital fabrication has become an important tool for design, introducing opportunities for innovation, risk-taking, and creativity to be integrated into the design process. This is explored here through a focus on the reasons to include digital tools, both practical and aesthetic. Embracing the precision and repetitive capabilities of the laser-cutter, the garment was designed to be constructed using laser-cut denim components that would be hand-embellished with laser-cut acrylic, expired credit cards, and seed beads. The components were then washed and allowed to fray, removing the harsh digital aesthetic; the final step was assembling them into a tunic dress. This development process allowed creative risk to be harnessed in a successful garment, facilitating responsive creativity at each step of the making process. In this way, the machine and hand produced a combined aesthetic and revealed how digital tools empower hand-worked processes by eliminating tedious, repetitive activities. AU - Krissi Riewe DA - 2019/12// DO - 10.31274/itaa.8754 IS - 1 VL - 76 PB - Iowa State University Digital Press PY - 2019 TI - Pieced Back Together T2 - International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings UR - https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/itaa/article/id/8754/ ER -