Use a cording foot with a zig-zag stitch to sew electric at wire to fabric.   This is a Bernina Cording Foot what has two grooves in which to guide the wires for parallel traces.   By using a matching colored bobbin thread the traces are easily identified.   This process can work with a wide variety of wire […]

Stuart burned a wooden eTextile badge for the eTextile workshop at Arrowmont.

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 7 ohms machine sewn top thread 4” trace before thread broke has a resistance of 1 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 1 ohms THREAD QUALITY difficult to thread a size 24 crewel needle frays and whiskers medium ease to sew by hand, breaks as […]

  CuPro conductive paint from LessEMF in Albany, New York is used to paint a surface mount LED circuit.    

  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 […]

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 100 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 250 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 125 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle frays or whiskers easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is […]

  All the LEDs glowing in a row!    

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 17 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 18 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 11 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray and whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread […]

  Conductive thread can be rather drab. Your options are grey, grey, or grey. It leaves you wanting the super bright sparkly colors of fashion threads, yes? You’ll be tempted to try these ‘metallic’ threads offered by Kreinik on your eTextile and wearable computing projects. DON”T DO IT!!!   These threads are NOT conductive and will not carry an electrical […]