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….  

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

  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.  

  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 […]

  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  

  During 2014 Susan Froyd interviewed 100 Creative Colorado Creatives. Although I am on the road for work more than I’m in my Denver studio I managed to make it to #13! Please read the full interview on Westword’s website 11 February 2014.  

  The following standards are used by The eTextile Lounge for testing conductive thread samples: THREE RESISTANCE TESTS hand sewn 8” trace machine sewn top thread 8” trace machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace THREAD QUALITY fray and whisker ease of threading needle ease of sewing packaging RECOMMENDATIONS Listed according to conductivity, resistance, and quality. MANUFACTURER or RETAIL LISTING If […]

How to set up a breadboard circuit for ATtiny45 to blink one LED. BREADBOARD CONNECTIONS Connect Power to ATtiny Power positive to ATtiny VCC (+, red) Power negative to ATtiny GND (-, black) Connect LED LED positive to ATtiny Pin 0 (signal, white) LED negative to resistor Resistor to negative power (-, black)   CODE Upload the following code to […]

    Documenting the final numbers for resistance on ALL the conductive threads. ALL of them!

  When working with multiple LEDs for the same project take a moment to determine how to indicate the polarity of the LED.     Before I begin a project I use paint, nail polish, beads, or bend the LEDs positive and negative leads into specific shapes.     This allows me to quickly and accurately add LEDs to the […]