Reviews

Review: Lame Life Saver

Review: Lame Life Saver

on09 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 22 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 66 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 25 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is […]

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Review: tripmom2011 on ebay

Review: tripmom2011 on ebay

on02 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews

RESISTANCE thread does not register continuity or resistance hand sewn 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn top thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is wound […]

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Review: Kitronik Conductive Thread

Review: Kitronik Conductive Thread

on26 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 10 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 42 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 16 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 […]

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Review: Urbanstein

Review: Urbanstein

on19 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews

RESISTANCE thread does not register continuity or resistance hand sewn 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn top thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle easy to sew by hand as well as […]

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Review: Mitsifuji

Review: Mitsifuji

on12 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  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 […]

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Review: Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread

Review: Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread

on05 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Textile

  RESISTANCE Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread does not register continuity or resistance suitable for creating eTextiles hand sewn 8” trace does not illuminate an LED THREAD QUALITY Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread is not plied and it unravels and whiskers easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle packaged needle is too large to use with electronic hardware thread is wound […]

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Standards for Reviewing Conductive Thread

Standards for Reviewing Conductive Thread

on26 February 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Textile

  The following standards are used by The eTextile Lounge for testing conductive thread samples: THREE RESISTANCE TESTS hand sewn 8” trace machine sewn top thread 8” trace machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace THREAD QUALITY fray and whisker ease of threading needle ease of sewing packaging RECOMMENDATIONS Listed according to conductivity, resistance, and quality. MANUFACTURER or RETAIL LISTING If […]

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Borderless Arduino Kit Review

Borderless Arduino Kit Review

on03 October 2013 / in Blog, Electronics, Hardware, Reviews, Supplier

The 8 year old and I had the Borderless faux Arduino board working in no time – once I remembered to change the Arduino platform over to a Lenardo board setting. Its the little things that snag the system.   However there are no instructions. No printed directions came with the kit to bring the new user to a website, […]

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Boarderless Electronics faux Arduino Board

Boarderless Electronics faux Arduino Board

on26 September 2013 / in Blog, Electronics, Hardware, Reviews, Supplier

A neighbor supported a IndieGoGo for Boarderless Electronics and received this $12 USD starter kit, including a faux Arduino board, in the mail. On Sunday afternoon I’ll teach the 8 year olds how to use it and give you a report on the entire kit.

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Conductive Thread Testing

Conductive Thread Testing

on21 June 2013 / in Blog, Conductive, Reviews, Supplier, Textile

After teaching around the world and back again I found that people are still buying anti-static or metalic looking threads believing the fiber is conductive and will work for eTextiles, wearable computing, and craft -tech. Its an easy mistake as there are more vendors on ebay and etsy selling fake ‘conductive’ thread than I ever imagined!  Unfortunately, this ignorance and […]

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