Archive for April, 2014

Review: SEMI – RESISTIVE from 2009bikeman on ebay and etsy

Review: SEMI – RESISTIVE from 2009bikeman on ebay and etsy

on30 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 41 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 108 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 55 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is […]

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Budapest Hacker Space

Budapest Hacker Space

on28 April 2014 / in Workshop

  Hackspace Budapest Bástya utca 12., Budapest, Hungary, 1056 28 April 2014   Lynne Bruning, az eTextile Lounge (http://eTextileLounge.com/) alapítója Budapestre is ellátogat, és ingyenes workshopot tart a hackerspace-ben, amelyre hoz magával kis elemeket, LEDeket és vezető cérnát. Ha tudsz, hozz magaddal felhasználható anyagot és ollót, de akkor is lesz mivel dolgoznod, ha csak magadat hozod!   Calendar Item   […]

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Bucharest Hackerspace

Bucharest Hackerspace

on27 April 2014 / in Electronics

  Inventeaza Romania!    

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5mm Orange LED

5mm Orange LED

on25 April 2014 / in Hardware, LED

   

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Review: Stainless Steel 2 ply

Review: Stainless Steel 2 ply

on23 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 9 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 10 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 9 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle frays and whiskers easy to sew by hand as well as by machine thread […]

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Fashion Threads ≠ Conductive Threads

Fashion Threads ≠ Conductive Threads

on22 April 2014 / in Sewing, Textile

  I’m glad I tested these gold and silver metallic fashion threads for resistance before I began sewing my eTextile project.     As you can see from the multimeter reading its not conductive.  

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Inventeaza Hackerspace

Inventeaza Hackerspace

on21 April 2014 / in Blog, Workshop

    While in Bucharest I was able to meet with Ionut Cotoi and Cristiana Cotoi and the Iventeaza Hackerspace.   Due to my travel schedule we met over the Easter weekend so they shared decorated eggs and traditional sweet bread that Mom made! Thanks!!!  

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5mm Blue LED

5mm Blue LED

on18 April 2014 / in Hardware, LED

   

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Review: Restive Thread from 2009bikeman on ebay

Review: Restive Thread from 2009bikeman on ebay

on16 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 350 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 1 K ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 500 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine […]

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Machine Embroidery with Conductive Thread

Machine Embroidery with Conductive Thread

on15 April 2014 / in Embellishment, Sewing, Textile

  Certain conductive threads will work with your home sewing machine’s embroidery stitches. Select your thread, needle, and fabrics wisely Sew lots of test samples Create unique switches and electronic traces!   FABULOUS!  

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