Archive for March, 2014

Review: Mitsifuji

Review: Mitsifuji

on12 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 7 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 13 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 7 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle does not fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine […]

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Temperature Sensor

Temperature Sensor

on11 March 2014 / in Blog, Supplier

  Analog temperature sensor TMP36 from Adafruit for $2.00 USD.     I’m working on a new project implementing the TMP36 with the ATtiny45. Please stay tuned….  

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LEDs!

LEDs!

on07 March 2014 / in Hardware, LED

  left to right: 3mm Flat Top UV 5mm Pink White Quadrate 3mm Pink 1.8 mm Green    

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Bobbins of Conductive Thread

Bobbins of Conductive Thread

on06 March 2014 / in Blog, Conductive, Supplier, Textile

  I’ve wound off 20 yard bobbins of Mitsifuji conductive thread.     This thread is 9.5 ohms/foot and can be used as the top thread in a home sewing machine. Unfortunately, this thread is no longer manufactured.  

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Review: Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread

Review: Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread

on05 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Textile

  RESISTANCE Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread does not register continuity or resistance suitable for creating eTextiles hand sewn 8” trace does not illuminate an LED THREAD QUALITY Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread is not plied and it unravels and whiskers easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle packaged needle is too large to use with electronic hardware thread is wound […]

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Smart Fabrics Conference

Smart Fabrics Conference

on04 March 2014 / in Blog, eTextile, Supplier

  eTextile products seen at the Smart Fabrics Conference Barcelona October 2013. Cath Rogan’s extensive and eloquent review at Innovation in Textiles 27 November 2013. Elastolite     Jan Zimmermann of Forster Rohner shared his latest in textile innovations – luxiousous LED fabrics. The Die Corsage Lumineux is not available on the mass market.     Sensing-Tex  

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