In celebration of our Geek Chic month here at MAKE, we’re bringing you the most massive collection of e-textiles ever to be found in one place!
Tutorials and Projects
CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101
Soundie the touch-sensitive hoodie
Diana Eng’s LED Nightlife Necklace
EMSL’s soft circuit merit badge
Hannah Perner-Wilson‘s many sensor tutorials! Also an interview!
- Stroke sensor
- Conductive fabric pressure sensor
- Conductive thread pressure sensor
- Stretch sensitive bracelet
- Crochet sensors
- Soft tilt-sensing bracelet
- Neoprene bend sensor
- Embroidered potentiometers
- Knit stretch sensor
CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike Patch
That’s just the tip of the iceberg — read on for the rest, including books, kits, and more projects! Please drop us a link to your e-textile project in the comments!
Fairytale Fashion Show: Close Up
EL wire primer in MAKE Volume 21
TV-B-Gone Hoodie (look for an updated version of this tutorial in the upcoming MAKE, Volume 23)
Hilarious secret handshake from the future
EKG-controlled Game of Life hoodie
Electronic Embroidery – CRAFT Video and article in CRAFT Volume 09
OLEDs may still have a long way to go, but here’s an OLED dress!
Books
Fashion Geek by Diana Eng
Fashioning Technology by Syuzi Pakhchyan – video preview on CRAFT
Fashionable Technology by Sabine Seymour – inside look on MAKE
Switch Craft by Alison Lewis and Fang-Yu Lin – review on CRAFT
Kits
LilyPad E-Sewing Kit – great if you need a LOT of conductive thread and want super-flat LEDs ($39.95 in the Maker Shed)
LED Sewing Kit – similar to above, but just enough conductive thread to make your first project rock ($15 in the Maker Shed)
Techno-Shugei Kit – same as the LED Sewing Kit, but without the battery holder, and sold in Japan
LilyPad Pro Kit – extend the kits above with some computational power! ($49.95 in the Maker Shed)
Aniomagic Soft iPhone/iPod Touch Remote Kit – includes a special connector that makes a DIY remote super easy!
Conductive Booster Pack – full of some more fun conductive fabrics, and other goodies! ($45 in the Maker Shed)
Be sure to watch Make: Online’s wearables archive, and also the soft circuits and fashion tech archives on CRAFT!
This is my first attempt at wearable electronics. It is an Open Heart Kit attached with magnetic snaps to the chest of a hoodie. The zipper is used a the switch to start the LED light show.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Open-Heart-Hoodie/
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