Needle options for hand sewing with conductive thread on your wearable computing, soft circuit and eTextile projects. Select a hand sewing needle based upon the diameter of the conductive thread, connector hole in the electronic hardware, and the dimension of the needle’s eye.  

    How to thread a needle with conductive thread for your wearable tech and eTextile projects. Select the right needle, cut the tread at an angle, and how to use a needle threader will help you easily feed conductive thread thru the eye of a needle.  

    How to hand sew electronics, LEDs, and computer parts to fabric when crafting DIY eTextiles, soft circuits, and wearable computing projects. Do loop the conductive thread around the hardware connection multiple times, but for speed and ease don’t sew thru all the layers of the fabric.    

Tips and tricks on how to hand sew LED sequins and pre-fabricated surface mount LED boards, such as Aniomagic’s Sparkle LED’s, to fabric to create eTextile, soft circuit, and wearable computing DIY projects. When sewing electronic hardware use a conductive thread with a small diameter and a small gauge needle. This combination will allow you to feed the conductive thread […]

    How to tie a knot in the end of your conductive thread for hand sewing eTextile and wearable computing projects.