In my random supply closet I found some silk hand painted black light reactive discs.     Using glue I attached a coil of conductive thread.     The resistance for this coil is less than 6 ohms.     Then I attached the eTextile speaker to a mini travel speaker circuit and listened to some jams.    

  I secured the yellow beaded speaker to a piece of white silk organza with Heat Bond. This is an iron adhesive that you can purchase at your local fabric store.      

  I found these hand-painted silk discs – perfect for making groovalicious speakers!     Stay tuned…..  

I’ve been organizing the studio so I know there is not a single inch of black satin ribbon. But I looked anyway and found a better solution!

The beauty of silk dupioni is the variety of gem colors and being able to disassemble the fabric to accentuate the warp and weft.

  It all began with a scrap of silk.   and then a screw driver as I plucked out the warp threads while wondering what to make of things.   I finally got up to locate my favorite fringe pick   and before I knew it there were layers and layers and layers of fringe!   Perfect for nestling some […]