Video from Hannah Perner-Wilson on Philips eTextile Life Cycle Design shows how the user can rip out the electronic guts of the fused fabric allowing the user to recycle the electronics and fabric separately. more on recycling eTextile waste in my 11 June 2013 post

  We collected some of the conductive thread, copper foil and battery waste from the eTextile workshop at the Surface Design Conference. How we recycle eTextiles and wearable computers continues to perplex me. I don’t have an answer, but at least I am asking the question! Article from NYT ‘Could Smart Textiles Prove Toxic?‘ 2 November 2011. ‘The Environmental Cost […]

I use a lot of expensive thread. I waste even more. In this picture there are five kinds of conductive thread. You can identify the stainless steel thread because of the whiskers. Those pesky short circuit makers! I keep a scrap box of tangles, tails and tatters. When sewing small repairs and adding hardware to and electrical trace I use […]