First – take a deep breath and drink some water. Sewing while stressed out is no fun!   Second – tie some more conductive thread to the trace with a snug knot. Rethread your needle. Keep on sewing!.     Electrons don’t care about a knot. Nope… they just keep running down the trace!  

  Statex generously sponsored the eTextile Lounge at Ljudmila’s PIF Summer Hacker Camp in Slovenia’s Trenta Valley where we will be converting traditional PCBs and sensors into soft circuits.   Samples of all of their conductive threads.     33/10 dtex Z-turns     44/12 dtex Zturns     22/1 dtex + 113/32 dtex PES     117/17 dtex 2 […]

  First I draw my circuit with pen and paper.     Scan it into the Brother ScanNCut using Scan to Cut Data.     Leave it in place on the cutting mat.     Using the ScanNCut pen attachment draw the circuit on the same piece of paper and check for accuracy against your original image.     I […]

  Brother ScanNCut was a very generous sponsor for Ljudmila’s PIF Hacker Camp by sending two ScanNCut machines for our use!   While at Ljudmila I began by testing the machine with a simple LED circuit. Using a black sharpie I drew the positive and negative conductive traces, scanned this image into the machine, and after the U-shaped piece was […]

  Traveling is never dull as a I wake at dawn to program ATtiny45 microcontrollers for next weeks hackers at Ljudmila PIF Camp in Trenta, Slovenia.   Luckily I have my own tutorial on using Arduino as ISP and fresh coffee!    

  Statex generously sponsored the eTextile Lounge at Ljudmila’s PIF Summer Hacker Camp in Slovenia’s Trenta Valley where we will be converting traditional PCBs and sensors into soft circuits.   Samples of all of their conductive fabrics     NON-WOVEN   The non-woven are the most successful conductive fabrics to use at workshops because the fibers do not fray along […]

  I’ve been testing Syscom Advance Materials Amber Strand Conductive Thread in my lace making to create decorative eTextile trims.     From left to right: All white sample is all cotton Red and green with two rails on each wise is all cotton Red and green single rails on each side has one conductive thread bobbin. White with two […]

  Bobbin lace class continues in Ljubljana, Slovenia.     This is a simple ribbon lace with Syscom Amber Strand conductive thread bobbins on the two rails.          

  Finalizing settings on the Brother ScanNCut to work with conductive fabrics from Statex. While at PIF Camp I hope to have the hackers cutting electronic circuits from the conductive fabric to make soft PCBs.    

  Near Feild Communication Tags from LENFC. Readable and Writeable – 12 Adhesive Stickers and 2 Key Chain Fobs for use with Android Nexus 5. Purchased from Amazon May 2015. $12