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How to Embroider with Circuits and Conductive Thread -- Episode 610

Can I make a space embroidery even cooler by adding electronics, code and neopixels? Watch to find out how, and how many times I can accidentally stab myself in the finger with a needle whilst doing so!

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Flora Budget Pack ADAFRUIT 1 Buy Now
Temperature Sensor IC ANALOG DEVICES 1 Buy Now
 

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The Make Arcade Galaxy Mini Embroidery Kit

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  • I think this Adafruit LED audio level meter tie has some potential 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FbK4wA7hjc

    but I think it would work better if the LEDS were contained inside of the tie such that it was invisible until activated.

    A dark coloured tie with white diagonal stripes would probably work quite well if you could trap the light in some diffusion material so it lit up most of the stripe evenly. Not sure what fabrics would work well for that and it would probably take some nifty needlework to keep it all in place without any additional stitching appearing on the front.

    I guess you could also play around with a zipper as some sort of level control input.

  • in reply to beacon_dave

    I love that idea, it should be fairly easy to hine under a layer of fabric. I thing playing with diffusers would be quite cool, getting a whole strip lit up going up the tie.
    I don't ever wear a tie, but wondering about the flap of a messenger bag or a light up strip along the front of a jacket or something.

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  • in reply to hifromkatie

    I think it would probably work best on stuff that you wouldn't normally wash/iron with every wear. So was thinking more of outer layers and accessories.

    I didn't mention it but one of the visions I had for the tie concept was for a networked version, so you could have a single tie VU meter effect that turns into multiband spectrum analyser as multiple ties join in. Basically potential for synchronising animation affects across ties. Use it as a wearable bar graph display in a school type setting.

    This could equally apply to other items though such as panels on bags and jackets.

    If you can get the diffusers right then you could perhaps do something a bit larger with curtains where you have a large canvas to play with.