Wishing you more treats than tricks this holiday weekend!     remember to add some LEDs to your outfit with this easy no sew DIY method  

  Happy Halloween Clara and Dante! Gather the Parts: Halloween themed patches from your local craft shop LEDs 3V CR2032 Coin Cell Battery Tape     Insert LEDs by stabbing a hole thru the patch with a large needle and slipping the LED leads thru the holes.     LED eyes!     Bring the positive LED leads together. Bring […]

This years Valentine’s Day tutorial appears more complex than Stabby Valentine or the Hello Kitty Punchy Valentine, but thats just because of the  fancy French Knots! Look beyond the embroidery and you’ll find a basic LED circuit with some hidden gems on how to sew with conductive thread, mark traces, and hide the circuitry. In the end the Heart Pillow […]

Happy Forth of July!

I’m feeling San Diego squish between my toes and running thru its lush green grass.

  This year’s eTextile Valentine is posted with my favorite DIY, How-To, Git’r’Done website. Instructables! Step by step instructions on how to se conductive thread, LEDs, 3V coin cell battery and your imagination to light up Hello Kitty! Now go. Make the world a more beautiful place!     Instructable

  Are you ready for this year’s Valentine’s Day project? I bet you’ve been waiting all year for this PUNCHY interactive Instructable! Beware tho – eTextile Love Hurts! Unlike last years STABBY Valentine this time – you will have to sew with poky pricky needles. Will you make a badge for your coat or a pillow for your love? Maybe […]

A super simple, educational and tasty method to illuminate the long winter solistice night. Complete DIY How-To instructions are on my Instructibles page. Make a Paper Prototype and mark the electronic circuits   Gather supplies   Cut the gingerbread according to the paper pattern   Include the conductive thread and LEDs   Test the LEDs with a 3V coin cell […]

  Dazzle your dinner guests with twinkling lights in this easy-to-weave e-textile runner. This is a video tutorial for working with the electronic components of the weaving. For complete directions, including the weaving draft, please see the November/December 2012 issue of Handwoven for Lynne Bruning’s original article and the weaving instructions. Handwoven Magazine November/December 2012 download PDF from Handwoven For more […]

My Stabby Valentine is a simple no-sew textile Valentine with a surprise. A layered switch is created with conductive fabric, insulating felt, an LED, a 3V battery. Activate the Valentine by stabbing it with a metal straight pin. For more How to DIY eTextiles, soft circuits, and wearable computing please visit the eTextile Lounge youTube channel. Instructable