Select fabric for your first eTextile project based upon ease of sewing and stability for the electronic circuit. A medium weight broadcloth will help prevent short circuits resulting in a successful eTextile project.  

    The basic running stitch is an easy way to hand sew eTextile, soft circuits, and wearable computing projects. This video will share with you how to master this basic sewing method.  

  How to make sewable electronic sequins from thru hole LEDs, resistors, and other computer parts to craft eTextiles, soft circuits, and wearable computing projects.   How to Make LED Sequins –  English Transcript PDF    

    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.  

  This video is for the eTextile novice that wants to know what they should have in their kit of parts. I list eTextile hardware, software and misc. paraphernalia I use to create wearable computers, soft circuits and conductive fabrics. http://lbruning.com Join me on Tuesday evenings for the global eTextile hackerspace meetings. at lbruning on USTREAM for eTextile innovations, tips, […]

  Many conductive threads whisker and fray. Waxing the tread before hand sewing helps to reduce tangles and prevent short circuits.   How to wax your conductive thread tutorial at Instructables.    

Instructable Got some thread but too much resistance? Got some wire that’s too thin? Need a special fashion look to complete your eTextile design? In a pinch to finish some soft circuitry? Simply wind-up your own conductive thread/wire with a flick of your wrist!

Instructables Yet another way to incorporate LED’s, or other hardware, into your weaving project. This type of weave structure has the positive and negative traces on both selvedges (both the left and right side of the fabric), giving you more options for connecting to the power source. My article on How to Weave the Starlight Table Runner is published in […]