cotton mint warp with lavender cashmere weft Mistakes in the warp threading as well as the weft make the fabric unacceptable for this specific project. However it is super sexy in its simplicity. I’ll reserve final judgement until after I wet finish the fabric.

  Plain weave of fantasy fabrics, beads and LEDs. 20 inches done 50 more to go!  

    Handwoven double plainweave with fantasy yearns, LEDs and beads. This electrically conductive fabric will be used to craft a couture dress that will be shown at Tasmeem Doha Qatar March 2013.  

  Dazzle your dinner guests with twinkling lights in this easy-to-weave e-textile runner. This is a video tutorial for working with the electronic components of the weaving. For complete directions, including the weaving draft, please see the November/December 2012 issue of Handwoven for Lynne Bruning’s original article and the weaving instructions. Handwoven Magazine November/December 2012 download PDF from Handwoven For more […]

  In 2008 Lynne innovated a hand weaving technique for electrical fabric using conductive thread and LEDs to be used in wearable computers, eTextiles and smart textiles. The ability of the weaver to incorporate electronics into the cloth as it is being woven opens unique craft tech opportunity for the fashion technologist. Maker Faire Booth 2009 How to Do It […]

Instructables Yet another way to incorporate LED’s, or other hardware, into your weaving project. This type of weave structure has the positive and negative traces on both selvedges (both the left and right side of the fabric), giving you more options for connecting to the power source. My article on How to Weave the Starlight Table Runner is published in […]

Instructable Another project for the weavers and hopefully a source of inspiration for the non-weavers. Incorporate LED’s, or other hardware, into your weaving project using the clasped weft technique. Info Added 1 May 2009 An article in weavezine.com May issue has further information concerning this technique. Please enjoy! Want more eTextile How-To DIY eTextile videos, tutorials and projects? Then visit […]

Instructable Weaving with conductive thread to create electronic cloth. UPDATE – My article on How to Weave the Starlight Table Runner is published in Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Handwoven Magazine. online download from Handwoven website and How to Video on my website.