DMC Memory Thread

 
I purchased a package of DMC Memory Thread from Amazon in hopes that I could use this colorful product as a conductive thread to embroider a circuit.
 
DMC Green Memory Wire
 
Unfortunately the thread’s diameter is too large to smoothly thread thru the eye of a hand sewing needle.
 
Memory Wire Diameter Compared to Perforated Paper and Sewing Needle Eye
 
Memory Wire Diameter Compared to Other Conductive Thread
 
The details….
 
DMC Memory Wire Shipping Lable
 
DMC Memory Thread is a wire finely wrapped with a decorative thread covering. In order to use it as a ‘conductive thread’ the fiber covering needs to be stripped away and then electronic components can be soldered to the wire. This is not a product to use in your basic eTextile embroidery work.