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

  Using a double ended beading needle feed conductive thread thru yellow metallic seed beads to create an eTextile speaker coil which works with an MP3 player.     Coil the beaded thread to create a speaker.     Hack a circuit from a mini travel speaker, remove the speaker, and connect the eTextile speaker with alligator clips.     […]

  I liberated a sound circuit from a mini travel speaker and connected it a conductive thread speaker coil.     Detail of eTextile speaker and magnet.    

  Crochet yarn around 18 gauge aluminum wire, wind it into a coil, and using the same yarn stitch the coil together.      

  Winding conductive thread in a coil to create an eTextile speaker on a black light reactive hand-painted silk disc.    

  I purchased a mini travel speaker from Amazon for $7, exposed its guts, and hacked in an eTextile speaker.     Circuit Board         With original speaker connected with alligator clips.     eTextile speaker on 11 count Aida cloth.    

  Using a musical circuit from a greeting card to create an eTextile speaker circuit.