3 ply Stainless Steel Conductive Thread on a 75 yard Spool.    

  Silverell, 2 ply Stainless Steel, and 3 ply Stainless Steel Conductive Thread.    

  Silverell Conductive thread from 2008. 75 yard spool. Unfortunately as of 2012 Silverell changed its manufacturing and/or supplier and this style/quality of thread is no longer available. Their website is also difficult to navigate, doesn’t provide data sheets, and doesn’t have product images. This supplier is a challenging place to shop for the eTextile novice.    

  I’ve been making a new conductive fabric from Silverell conductive thread and white silk organza.   Testing the resistance with my Fluke multimeter.   A detail of the French knots shows that the Silverell conductive thread gets twisted and doesn’t consistently slide into a tight knot.  

  You’ve purchased a quart of conductive paint, pried the can open, and now you’re wondering how to use it? Not to worry! All you need is a piston syringe to transfer the paint from the can to a squeeze bottle of your choosing.   I found these 60 cc syringes on Amazon.   The least expensive option is a […]

  Jazz up your electronic traces with this conductive knit copper tube from Plug and Wear in Italy.   Flexible, solderable, and cuts with a standard scissor.  

I like to use a non-woven conductive fabric because the edges don’t fray when cut with a scissor. Woven rip stop fabric will fray even when using pinking shears. Non-woven conductive fabric has a nice texture and does not fray. The frayed edges of a woven conductive fabric can be used as conductive fringe. Every eTextile project has its own […]

Pretty pretty paint!     A challenge to remove the safety clips…   I was skeptical of the plastic tub, but it worked out just fine.   Once I arrived at Arrowmont I transferred the paint to 1 oz squeeze bottles that the participants could use for paper computing.

  CuPro conductive paint from LessEMF in Albany, New York is used to paint a surface mount LED circuit.    

  A quick visit to LessEMF to pick up some conductive paint and oooooogle the conductive fabrics.       Cu-Pro paint   Visit LessEMF for all product details