When quilting or pinning together lots of fabric I find that my hands cramp from pulling and pushing so many pins. I tie a length of ribbon into the T-pins for easier removal. Just give a tug on the ribbon and Volia! the pins come free of the fabric.     The ribbon also helps me to see where the […]

After sewing a piece of hardware into your textiles take your needle and thread and back stitch along the electrical trace to bury your thread tail. THEN clip the excess thread. This helps prevent short circuits because you don’t have loose threads near your hardware connections. Bonus – you don’t need unsightly messy fabric glue. ewwwwwwwww!

Today I began sewing Hello Kitty’s electronic circuits! Positive and Negative traces. Sewing the LED’s into the circuit. SPOILER ALERT: 2013’s How To DIY eTextile Valentine’s Day Project can be found on this page.

    How to use conductive thread with your home sewing machine. Which conductive threads are best used for a top thread, bottom thread and couching. How to adjust your bobbin casing tension to allow for a free even flow of a 4 ply conductive thread. For more How to DIY eTextiles, soft circuits, and wearable computing please visit the […]