ETextiles: How to Select Conductive Thread: How I select a conductive thread for a specific project. Resistance, Aesthetics, Delivery Method. eTextiles: Conductive Thread Comparison v1 10 January 2012 eTextiles: Conductive Thread Comparison v2 24 January 2012 Want more eT…

Conductive Thread Touch Sensor: After testing the capacitive touch sensor breakout with various conductive fabric materials, I wanted to create an array of conductive thread traces that could be used to activate the touch sensor instead. This instructable will demonstrate how to c…

20 Unbelievable Arduino Projects: Here are twenty amazing Arduino projects that you almost wouldn't believe, if not for that they are the real deal. These authors have turned their wildest dreams into reality with the power of Arduino, an easy-to-use microcontroller development boar…

Simple landscapes dotted with felt trees, miniature power lines, and spool-propelled ambulances become twinkling nightscapes and whimsically glowing scenes in “Connecting Thoughts.” The advertisement, which was created to promote the Japanese infrastructure firm Kandenko’s “Everyone Lights up the Future” message, uses Smart-X conductive thread to send electric currents through figures stitched into gloves and aroundContinue reading "A Whimsical Ad Uses Conductive Thread to Light Up Miniature…

Weaving With Conductive Thread: Clasped Weft: Weaving with conductive thread to create electronic cloth. Want more eTextile How-To DIY eTextile videos, tutorials and projects? Then visit The eTextile Lounge! UPDATE - My article on How to Weave the Starlight Table Runner is published in …

ETextiles: Stretch Circuit: Making circuits on the body often means limiting where they can be placed. I have been experimenting with stretchy etextile techniques which can fit tightly to the body and bend and stretch allowing the wearer more freedom of movement. This techniq…

High conductive embroidery threads for textile circuitry, heating, sensors. actuators and LED sequins. Discover a 100% silver coated yarn with convincing conductivity and variable resistance.

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Technical Textiles Colour-changing 'smart thread' turns fantasy into reality 20 Jun '16 5 min read Courtesy: Google Imagine you are wearing a striped scarf; and its stripes fade one by one indicating the minutes left before the arrival of a bus. Or you have a shirt with a slogan that updates automatically to match your Facebook status. Or you have a dress that lets you decide its colour and pattern for the day. This is no longer fantasy. Researchers from the Berkeley School of Information…

How to Make Conductive Thread: This thread consists of very fine wire and thread combined together to create the strong, low resistance thread. The actual process of making the conductive thread is quick and simple... It is the tool needed to make the thread that can take the …