My Stabby Valentine
My Stabby Valentine is a simple no-sew textile Valentine with a surprise. Made in 2012 with conductive fabric, LED and a battery and a Stabby Pin for an electrical switch.
Starlight eTextile Runner
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. Handwoven November/December 2012 online download How To Video – will post after 17 October 2012
Sewing Machines and Conductive Thread
How to use a variety of conductive threads from LessEMF, Mitsfuji and Bekaert with your home sewing machine. Which threads will work as a top thread. How to wind a bobbin of conductive thread and adjust the bobbin tension. When to couch the conductive thread to the textile or ready made garment. This video will ...
The eTextile Lounge: a global hackerspace
Monthly global craft tech hackerspace where you can ask questions and banter ideas with other eTextile and wearable computer innovators, fashioning technology makers and wide-eyed curiosity seeking novices. Share ideas on how to use aniomagic sparkle board, sparkfun lilypad arduino and adafruit Flora. Learn about range finders, light sensors and electronics to incorporate in your ...
How To Videos
Craftzine approved video shorts for for DIY wearable tech, fashioning technology, soft circuits and eTextiles. COMPLETE LIST OF HOW TO VIDEO SERIES How to select a needle that works with the 4ply conductive thread. How to select conductive fabric and arduino hardware. How to sew sparkfun, aniomagic and adafruit electronics to your fabrics and textiles. ...
eBaked Gingerbread House
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 on my Instructibles page. Make a Paper Prototype and mark the electronic circuits Gather ...
Weaving Conductive Cloth: Clasped Weft
In 2008 Lynne innovated a hand weaving technique for electrical fabric using conductive thread and LEDs to be used in wearable computers, eTextiles and smart textiles. The ability of the weaver to incorporate electronics into the cloth as it is being woven opens unique craft tech opportunity for the fashion technologist. Maker Faire Booth ...
UV LED Evening Gown
This one of a kind fashion technology gown was created for fictional society lady, Mrs. Mary Atkins-Holl, but is suited for any red carpet event.Handcrafted blacklight reactive 1870’s wearable computing evening gown with detachable eTextile lobster bustle illuminated by 120 UV LEDs. The matching corset is embellished in the style of Victorian excess with beading, hand ...
16 Methods for using Conductive Thread
Fused Fabric with Conductive Thread Water resistant soft circuit Angelina Fusible Fibers with Conductive Thread Needle Felted Buttons LED array Multi-conductor Fabri-Cable Assemblies Fabric Paint covering Conductive Thread Machine Embroidery covering Conductive Thread Bias Tubes of Conductiveness
LED Sparkle TuTu
Sparkle* TuTu is a handcrafted couture delight of fashioning technology sewn with conductive thread, LEDs and a microprocessor. You are guaranteed to be the life light of the party with the exquisite wearable computing skirt of flounce and flash. This ...
