Textile Sensor
Interested in conductive yarn?
Getting conductive yarn in small quantities is sometimes difficult as manufacturer usually think big and are not set up in their logistics to serve individual customers with small quantities.
Hannah Perner-Wilson over at ‘How to get what you want‘ is able to make a deal with one of these big manufacturers – Schoeller – and negotiated [...]
DIY – sensible eTextiles
The countless variations of textile/knit/crochet sensors Hannah Perner-Wilson aka Plusea created provide a valuable toolbox and source of inspiration for the eTextile community.
Her recent focus on pressure and stretch/bend sensors made by knitting and crocheting offer a unique alternative to conductive stretch fabric sensors.
Although it is sometimes challenging to find conductive yarn and wool in [...]
DIY eTextile projects from Kobakant
Kobakant, the joined DIY Wearable Technology Documentation project from Hannah Perner-Wilson and Mika Satomi keeps adding interesting must-read information for anyone interested into eTextile technology and design.
It’s one of my habits to check out this site on a regular basis (it’s easy via a news reader) to make sure I do not miss any of [...]
Aniomagic eTextile remote control for iPhone and iPod
It is always enjoyable to write about the amazing inventions from Aniomagic, the magical eTextile wizards who create cute, simple components and projects with eTextiles.
The latest additions to their e-textile treasure chest is the smart dock connector for iPhone and iPod.
The Aniomagic dock connector is an easy to do e-textile project which adds a unique [...]
Crochet, the new DIT eTextile technique
The team at ‘How to Get What You Want‘ published recently eTextile sensors (pressure and tilt sensor) which a made of conductive wool using the Crochet technique to build electrically conductive traces and patches into Crochet work.
Besides weaving and knitting, crochet is a excellent way to incorporate electrically conductive elements into fabrics totally seamless, making [...]
eTextile DIY – Sensitive Fingertips
It must have been a busy time lately for Instructables member Pulsea aka Hannah Perner-Wilson who was heavily involved into the creation and launch of ‘How to get what you want‘ a excellent resource for eTextile enthusiasts and now she published one of her fabulous textile sensor works on Instructables called: ‘Sensitive Fingertips‘
The ‘Sensitive Fingertips’ [...]
e_Static Shadows – textile display visualizes electro static
‘e-Static Shadows‘ is a research project by designer Dr. Zane Berzina and architect Jackson Tan which creatively explores the speculative and poetic potential of static electricity found in our everyday environments, surrounding our everyday interactions.
The aim of the project is to investigate how electrostatic energy could either be effectively utilized or play a part in [...]
eTextile DIY – Proximity Sensing Fabric
This weeks eTextile DIY project introduction comes from Adrian Freed, Research Director at CNMAT (Center for New Music and Audio Technology) who is by the way organizing the Interactive e-textile Workshop with Arduino LilyPad (still some places left for the August session).
The Proximity Sensing Fabric project is demonstrating how interactive fashion designer could recreate the [...]
The Digital world at your fingertips
Plusea aka Hannah Perner-Wilson is one of the most active wearable technologists judging on the amount of her DIY instructions especially around textile sensors and interactive clothing for performing artists.
Her most recent creation posted on YouTube is the ‘Sensitive Fingertips‘ (see embedded video below) a glove containing pressure sensors on each finger tip allowing the [...]
e-textile DIY – Sensing Bracelet
Plusea has added another of her highly inspirational and very detailed e-textile instructions to her ever growing Instructables library, the ‘Time Sensing Bracelet‘
The Time Sensing Bracelet is a circular fabric potentiometer where a fictive time can be set by making contact in the corresponding position.
Plusea points out ‘There is no point to it but fun.‘ [...]
