Category: Components

DIY – conductive thread

Conductive thread is one of the key elements for e-textile crafting but it seems sometimes difficult for people to get their hands on commercially available conductive thread. This Instructables might be a good starting point to get aspiring e-textile crafters [...]


Neon Trim lights up your wardrobe

Want to add some sparkle to your wardrobe, cushions or bags? Neon Trim has a wide selection of soft, flexible Neon wires for DIY enthusiasts to add light elements to clothing and more. The site is full of information about [...]


DIY – Textile battery holder

Aniomagic, creator of many cute e-textile components seems has taken up my remark in one of my posts about the cute little battery holder and included into their online store for e-textile DIY enthusiasts. Unlike the other components Aniomagic is [...]


New DIY wearable electronic modules from Studio 5050

Studio 5050, a creative collective in the wearable electronic space, is preparing the launch of a set of e-textile modules which can help DIY enthusiasts, designer and students to work on their interactive fashion without the need of spending too [...]


Enrich your DIY wearable electronic toolbox with a learning sensor

Remember the first time I posted about a company called Aniomagic introducing the cute wearable electronic modules for easy interactive fashion prototyping? Since then, Aniomagic kept on expanding their wearable electronic module portfolio with modules like the Mimeolight. The newest [...]


The ultimate Wearable Electronic DIY Kit: LilyPad Arduino

Leah Buechley created in cooperation with Sparkfun the next generation of e-textile modules for the Wearable Electronic DIY enthusiasts: the LilyPad-Arduino set. To introduce Leah Buechely might not be needed for our regular readers and everyone interested into Wearable Electronics [...]


Components for Textile Electronics

One of the essential parts we need to create Wearable Electronic clothing, are electrical components. It is not our aim to explain in details the whole world of Electronics. We only explain electronic principles that are absolutely necessary to realize [...]