3 ply Stainless Steel Conductive Thread on a 75 yard Spool.    

  Silverell Conductive thread from 2008. 75 yard spool. Unfortunately as of 2012 Silverell changed its manufacturing and/or supplier and this style/quality of thread is no longer available. Their website is also difficult to navigate, doesn’t provide data sheets, and doesn’t have product images. This supplier is a challenging place to shop for the eTextile novice.    

  2 ply Stainless Steel wound on a 75 yard spool. This conductive thread frays at the ends and is pesky to work with. If you want a stainless steel thread I suggest the 4 ply as it provides more stability and less resistance.    

  Textiles and electronics and have more similarities than you imagined.   For example – thread and jumper cables. Both connect objects and allow the project to function as a cohesive unit.     While the colors designate hierarchy and design aesthetics.    

  Some extra thread as I sew circuits,  

Stainless steel thread has the lowest resistance, but is frays and whiskers like a cat rubbing up against a balloon! 2 ply 117/17 Stainless Steel Thread Resistance and Review from 23 April 2014.   6ply Stainless Steel   2 ply, 4 ply, and 6 ply Stainless Steel Thread  

  RESISTANCE hand sewn 8” trace has a resistance of 7 ohms machine sewn top thread 4” trace before thread broke has a resistance of 1 ohms machine sewn bottom thread 8” trace has a resistance of 1 ohms THREAD QUALITY difficult to thread a size 24 crewel needle frays and whiskers medium ease to sew by hand, breaks as […]

  6 ply stainless steel thread from Bekaert Stainless Technologies comes on an industrial spool, has minimal resistance of approximately 1 ohm/foot, and easily whiskers.       Due to the diameter of the thread the best application method is couching or weaving.     Other options for stainless steel thread are 2 ply and 4ply.  

  Conductive thread can be rather drab. Your options are grey, grey, or grey. It leaves you wanting the super bright sparkly colors of fashion threads, yes? You’ll be tempted to try these ‘metallic’ threads offered by Kreinik on your eTextile and wearable computing projects. DON”T DO IT!!!   These threads are NOT conductive and will not carry an electrical […]

  I’m glad I tested these gold and silver metallic fashion threads for resistance before I began sewing my eTextile project.     As you can see from the multimeter reading its not conductive.