This position paper builds on textiles as a metaphor to explore the experiential knowledge observed
through embodied design processes. In order to build understanding, we have tailored our tools and
methods to support our explorations so far. As literature shows articulating our sensory experiences with
materials is a challenging task. In order to support our investigations, in this paper we present a
reflection on our diverse approaches to introduce tools that support us in interrogating how designers
relate with materials, particularly textiles, and use their sensorial body to experience them during the
creative process. We build on our previous research that identified relevant embodied process to textile
selection, and reflect on how we have explored how sensing technology can augment and empower
each of these phases, to support the design process. We conclude by discussing the learning outcomes
from introducing such tools, in order to reflect on the future of our research
