> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/cultural/artists-in-residence/artists-in-natural-and-mathematical-sciences/karinathompson > Tags:: #warp > WeftLinks:: [[Health value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Hand skills play a role in medical procedures]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > An embroiderer constructed garments with circuits to capture biomedical data. ### Highlights Karina Thompson was embroiderer in residence at Dept of Informatics, Kings College London. Craft can contribute to medical innovation. Karina Thompson was in residence at the Dept of Informatics, KCL London as part of Parallel Practices a collaboration between Crafts Council and Kings College London. Karina constructed a series of garment parts that used embroidered circuits to capture biomedical data, such as the movements of the wearer and the electrical impulses in the muscles causing the movement.