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I want more reactive clothing

cstanton
cstanton over 5 years ago

In the 90s, clothing that responded to temperature was the 'new thing'. It's not seen so much now, and it's kinda not the best, the dyes end up washing out, wearing out, and the colours end up sticking - but I remember when it was introduced with a colour changing tomato on the front of the 'red nose day' t-shirt in the UK and thought it was cool, or there were full t-shirts where they'd change colours in a mixture of sunlight and frankly how warm you were.

 

I look forward to cloth and electronics being more responsive and integrated together, and I look forward to them serving a purpose, as well as looking cool:

 

 

I should really do something with the conductive thread I have...

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 5 years ago +6
    Personally I'd quite like electrically-warming t-shirts : ) More realistically, thinking if they were easy to clean then illuminating clothes for outdoor nighttime sports and activities could change the…
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 5 years ago +6
    I see it is inspired by Becky Stern. She made great technology-knitting projects Source https://www.instructables.com/Laptop-Compubody-Sock/
  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 5 years ago +6
    Ehhh ... conductive thread is good in theory but tough to use reliably ... I've not had much luck with it myself. Durability is not something I expect, nor machine-sewability for anything with a decently…
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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 5 years ago

    cstanton  That's so cute!  I want one for my granddaughter!

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 5 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    Why not take it up a notch by adding some fiberoptic fairy wings... ?

     

    DIY Fiber Optic Fairy Wings Tutorial - How To Make Light Up Fairy Wings - YouTube

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    beacon_dave over 5 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    Why not take it up a notch by adding some fiberoptic fairy wings... ?

     

    DIY Fiber Optic Fairy Wings Tutorial - How To Make Light Up Fairy Wings - YouTube

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