Today I began sewing Hello Kitty’s electronic circuits! Positive and Negative traces. Sewing the LED’s into the circuit. SPOILER ALERT: 2013’s How To DIY eTextile Valentine’s Day Project can be found on this page.

Find the inspiration. Overnight I saw @inventor_artist twittering about their laser cutting Hello Kitty! Valentine Day cards. In the blog post images I saw the solution to my circuit challenge. EUREKA! Design the circuit And gather the Supplies! SPOILER ALERT: 2013’s How To DIY eTextile Valentine’s Day Project is here.

Valentine’s Day is looming and I am pensively sketching this years eTextile project. How will I follow the success of 2012’s STABBY Valentine? Circuits are Colours! Valentine’s Day is Interaction! SPOILER ALERT: 2013’s How To DIY eTextile Valentine’s Day Project is here.

    The best conductive thread that I have used is no longer manufactured. Which means I am conserving my supply and purchasing a 1 pound cone of with a resistance of 15 ohms/foot. The diameter of this thread is larger so I use a size 24 chennile needle. It also has a bity tooth to the thread surface so […]

ATtiny45’s can be easily programed using your arduino. Just follow the tutorial at MIT Media’s High-Low Tech Lab. Data sheet found from Atmel. I use these for classes and my own projects because they are: inexpensive, 100 for $63 USD at digiKey small and easy to modify enough memory for basic programs, 4KB works with eTextiles and paper computing   […]

Aligator clips are valuable prototyping tool when temporarily connecting circuits. They clamp on to conductive threads and fabrics just as effectively as microprocessors and battery holders.  You can find them online or at your local hardware store. They like to knot up on your workbench.   Or you can attempt to keep them organized.   They come in different sizes […]

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!

I am beginning to be able to find supplies. Sewing thread, ribbons, ATtiny, mold casting, knitting, wool, weaving, film, LEDs, cables and zippers all in their place. For now.

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

Doubleweave on the loom The fabric’s weft is a variety of novelty fabrics of varying weights. Detail