Crochet yarn around 18 gauge aluminum wire, wind it into a coil, and using the same yarn stitch the coil together.      

  Winding conductive thread in a coil to create an eTextile speaker on a black light reactive hand-painted silk disc.    

  I found these hand-painted silk discs – perfect for making groovalicious speakers!     Stay tuned…..  

  I purchased a mini travel speaker from Amazon for $7, exposed its guts, and hacked in an eTextile speaker.     Circuit Board         With original speaker connected with alligator clips.     eTextile speaker on 11 count Aida cloth.    

  Nine conductive thread speaker coil sampler pressed and ready to frame.    

  Testing Testing Testing    

  Contemplating the intersection of flowers and leaves with electronics while I do some reading for the PIF workshop in Slovenia.        

  Repurposing guitar wire to fabricate a speaker coil.    

  Searching for a TIP 122 in Harry’s vast supply to build the greeting card circuit for an eTextile speaker.        

  Sewing eTextile speaker coils on 11 count Aida cloth.