Archive for January, 2012

Conductive Thread Comparisons v. 2

Conductive Thread Comparisons v. 2

on25 January 2012 / in Conductive, How To, Reviews

    Use a multimeter to test a variety of conductive thread and conductive fabric for continuity and resistance. Esty vendors aajan29, Urbanstein and OhmSpun as well as Mitsifuji and some unknown manufacturers products are tested for use in wearable computing eTextile prototypes. Lady Ada Tutorial on Continuity on Adafruit’s Website Lady Ada Tutorial on Resistance on Adafruit’s Website PDF […]

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LED and Fiber Optic Flower Yarn Bombing

LED and Fiber Optic Flower Yarn Bombing

on18 January 2012 / in Hardware, How To, Projects

    How to assemble a LED Fiber Optic Flower from Val Head’s global yarn bombing flower project. Gather your own supplies and join the movement!   Make It. Snap it. Upload it! FLickr Gallery of the global FIber Optic Flower Project!  

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Conductive Thread Comparisons v.1

Conductive Thread Comparisons v.1

on06 January 2012 / in Conductive, How To, Reviews

  Use a multimeter to test a variety of conductive thread and conductive fabric for continuity and resistance. Silverell, Spun Stainless Steel, Urbanstein, Copper Tape, LessEMF Taffeta, and Bekaert Stainless Steel products are tested for use in wearable computing prototypes. Lady Ada Tutorial on Continuity on Adafruit’s Website Lady Ada Tutorial on Resistance on Adafruit’s Website PDF of these conductive […]

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