In my random supply closet I found some silk hand painted black light reactive discs.     Using glue I attached a coil of conductive thread.     The resistance for this coil is less than 6 ohms.     Then I attached the eTextile speaker to a mini travel speaker circuit and listened to some jams.    

  Slinky     Guitar Strings     Magnet Wire    

  The best sounding eTextile speaker design has been a coil of conductive thread glued to a silk disc. So far that is….    

  Using conductive thread I stitched a few speaker coils into a plant in my garden. Now I must listen closely……    

  I like to wax my threads before I do any hand sewing. This is especially handy with conductive threads which are generally hairy and tangle easily. Taking a few minutes to wax thread is a major time saver!   Purchase a cake of bees wax from your local sewing shop.     Pull the thread thru the bees wax […]

  In August I’ll be participating in PIF Hacker Camp! Held the first week of August in Slovenia’s Trenta Valley. Please, fill out the application form and join us!     Dario Cortese Marc Dusseiller Peter Edwards Luka Frelih Marko Peljhan  

  Using my Nexus 5 and a travel speaker circuitboard to test three different eTextile speaker options.    

  Winding bobbins of Mitsifuju onto sewing machine bobbins for use at PIF Camp in Slovenia.    

  Solderable breadboard for designing printed circuit boards.      

  I secured the yellow beaded speaker to a piece of white silk organza with Heat Bond. This is an iron adhesive that you can purchase at your local fabric store.