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Review: Restive Thread from 2009bikeman on ebay

Review: Restive Thread from 2009bikeman on ebay

on16 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 350 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 1 K ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 500 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine […]

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Review: Lame Life Saver

Review: Lame Life Saver

on09 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 22 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 66 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 25 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle minimal fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is […]

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LED Shopping in Prague

LED Shopping in Prague

on03 April 2014 / in Electronics, LED, Supplier

  LED shipment from electron.com   Even with overnight shipping from Prague these are least expensive LEDs with consistent quality control.

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Review: tripmom2011 on ebay

Review: tripmom2011 on ebay

on02 April 2014 / in Blog, Reviews

RESISTANCE thread does not register continuity or resistance hand sewn 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn top thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle easy to sew by hand as well as machine thread is wound […]

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Review: Kitronik Conductive Thread

Review: Kitronik Conductive Thread

on26 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 10 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 42 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 16 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle does not fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine […]

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Review: Urbanstein

Review: Urbanstein

on19 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews

RESISTANCE thread does not register continuity or resistance hand sewn 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn top thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace does not register continuity or resistance THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle easy to sew by hand as well as […]

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Sewing Needle Choices

Sewing Needle Choices

on18 March 2014 / in eTextile, Sewing

  When using conductive thread in a sewing machine choose a needle with a large eye so the thread will flow smoothly and not fray.   I use a Schmetz 90/14 embroidery needle on both my industrial machine as well as my Bernina 180.     For hand sewing conductive thread my favorite needle is a John James Chenille size […]

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Review: Mitsifuji

Review: Mitsifuji

on12 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Sewing, Supplier, Textile

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 7 ohms machine sewn top thread 8” trace has a resistance of 13 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 7 ohms THREAD QUALITY easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle does not fray or whisker easy to sew by hand as well as machine […]

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Review: Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread

Review: Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread

on05 March 2014 / in Blog, Reviews, Textile

  RESISTANCE Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread does not register continuity or resistance suitable for creating eTextiles hand sewn 8” trace does not illuminate an LED THREAD QUALITY Simplicity’s Boye Sensa Thread is not plied and it unravels and whiskers easy to thread a size 24 crewel needle packaged needle is too large to use with electronic hardware thread is wound […]

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Pressure Sensor

Pressure Sensor

on13 February 2014 / in Blog, Electronics, Hardware, Supplier

  This is a force-sensitive resistor available from Adafruit for $7.00 USD.   Thru hole connections make this pressure sensor easy to adapt for eTextile use.     The sensor pad can be embedded into a textile or paper computing design.   You can also use conductive fabric and velostat to make your own pressure sensor. Just follow my video […]

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