While at PIF Camp in Trenta Slovenia we tested the Brother ScanNCut with Statex conductive fabric to make eTextile speakers.   Denis began the project by drawing samples of the coils on his computer. Next we fused an iron on adhesive, Pellon Heat Bond, to one side of the conductive fabric.     Scanning the coil samples into the […]

  Brother ScanNCut CM600 straight out of the box with power adapter, blade holder, stylus and removal tool.     Opening the carriage.     Instruction booklet for Quilting techniques in multiple languages.     Touchscreen menu to select language preferences.       Touchscreen menu display for selecting the print/cut area. Use the stylus to designate area by dragging […]

  Statex generously sponsored the eTextile Lounge at Ljudmila’s PIF Summer Hacker Camp in Slovenia’s Trenta Valley where we will be converting traditional PCBs and sensors into soft circuits.   Samples of all of their conductive threads.     33/10 dtex Z-turns     44/12 dtex Zturns     22/1 dtex + 113/32 dtex PES     117/17 dtex 2 […]

  Finalizing settings on the Brother ScanNCut to work with conductive fabrics from Statex. While at PIF Camp I hope to have the hackers cutting electronic circuits from the conductive fabric to make soft PCBs.    

  PIF Camp 3-9 August 2015 Trenta Valley Slovenia http://pifcamp.ljudmila.org   Using traditional crafting techniques of embroidery, lace making, and sewing, we will adapt conductive fabrics, threads, and paints to transform electronic hardware into soft circuits and eTextiles. During PIF Camp we will collaborate with the other nodes to replicate their computer circuitry into functional electronic textiles and thru this […]

  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  

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