Are you ready for this year’s Valentine’s Day project? I bet you’ve been waiting all year for this PUNCHY interactive Instructable! Beware tho – eTextile Love Hurts! Unlike last years STABBY Valentine this time – you will have to sew [...]
Over the winter holidays I created an unconventional illuminated gingerbread house with conductive thread electrical wiring and blue 5mm LED lights. A super simple, educational and tasty method to illuminate the long winter solistice night. Complete DIY How-To instructions are [...]
Dazzle your dinner guests with twinkling lights in this easy-to-weave e-textile runner. This is a guide to working with the electronic components of the weaving; see the November/December 2012 issue of Handwoven for Lynne’s original article and the weaving instructions. [...]
How to thread a needle with conductive thread for hand sewing eTextile, wearable computing and fashion technology projects.
Apply conductive thread to fabric by using fabric paint. This method not only adheres the thread to the fabric it supports your design aesthetic and protects the circuitry of your wearable tech or eTextile project. My step by step Instructable [...]
Use conductive roving and microfibers with traditional needle felting to create stylish eTextile sensors for soft circuit and wearable tech projects. DIY Step by Step Instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Needle-Felting-Conductive-Thread/ Lynne’s how-to sew eTextiles series: http://bit.ly/ylhYd2 More information can be found on my [...]
How I select a conductive thread for a specific wearable tech or eTextile project. Resistance, Aesthetics, Delivery Method. eTextiles: Conductive Thread Comparison v1 10 January 2012 – YouTube http://bit.ly/wRIiH1 eTextiles: Conductive Thread Comparison v2 24 January 2012 – YouTube http://bit.ly/zNUCVP [...]
How to Select a conductive fabric that will support your wearable computing project’s circuitry and aesthetics. Sources: Less EMF 4ply http://www.lessemf.com/ References: How To Get What You Want http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=376 Lynne’s how-to sew eTextiles series: http://bit.ly/ylhYd2 More information can be found [...]
How to use conductive thread with your home sewing machine. Which conductive threads are best used for a top thread, bottom thread and couching. How to adjust your bobbin casing tension to allow for a free even flow of a [...]
