There aren’t any textiles involved in this innovation but I thought it was too cool to not post. It was posted back in 2011 so maybe I’m just out of the loop, but MSR researchers developed “OmniTouch” a projected touchscreen system that allows you to project and interact on almost any surface, eliminating the need for a static computer screen. The article comes with a video demo of the projector –

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2011/10/17/video-microsoft-research-cmu-take-covers-off-omnitouch-touchscreen-projector/