Sewing bobbins of Silverell, Stainless Steel, and Mitsifuju conductive thread.  

  3 ply Stainless Steel Conductive Thread on a 75 yard Spool.    

  Silverell Conductive thread from 2008. 75 yard spool. Unfortunately as of 2012 Silverell changed its manufacturing and/or supplier and this style/quality of thread is no longer available. Their website is also difficult to navigate, doesn’t provide data sheets, and doesn’t have product images. This supplier is a challenging place to shop for the eTextile novice.    

  2 ply Stainless Steel wound on a 75 yard spool. This conductive thread frays at the ends and is pesky to work with. If you want a stainless steel thread I suggest the 4 ply as it provides more stability and less resistance.    

  A no-sew conductive trace can be assembled by using Flat Flexible Connectors (FFC) and a conductive ribbon. Simple. Durable. Cost effective.   This conductive ribbon is from Fabrick in 100+ yard orders and has three conductive traces woven into the ribbon.   The FFC is available from DigiKey: Male 609-2178-ND Female 609-2160-ND   Please note that in this example […]

  I’ve been making a new conductive fabric from Silverell conductive thread and white silk organza.   Testing the resistance with my Fluke multimeter.   A detail of the French knots shows that the Silverell conductive thread gets twisted and doesn’t consistently slide into a tight knot.  

  Jazz up your electronic traces with this conductive knit copper tube from Plug and Wear in Italy.   Flexible, solderable, and cuts with a standard scissor.  

While in NYC I picked up a few hooks, eyes and sewing supplies. From left to right: Jumbo Hook and Eye Size #11 Hook and Eye Size #7 Heavy Duty Hook and Eye Heavy Duty Hook and Eye Silver

  I went thru my studio today looking for unlikely items I might use as conductive switches. Which ones are conductive?  Which are not?   Metal Brads   Metal Paper Clips   Metal Thumbtacks   Metal Buttons