Category: Textile Sensor
DIY wearable electronic – Fabrickit
Almost 2 years ago we beamed up on talk2myShirt the plan of Studio 5050 to created a set of wearable electronic modules that allow designers and DIY enthusiasts to concentrate on the design rather than spending time of putting together [...]
eTextile DIY treasure chest – Plug and Wear
Riccardo Marchesi started around a year ago the online shop Plug and Wear to provide the eTextile community with a one-stop-shop offering eTextile designer a large selection of materials for wearable electronic projects. The relative new area of wearable electronic [...]
DIY – Bi-Directional Flex Sensor
Flex sensors are a often used elements in eTextile projects as they give indication of movement or pressure events in interactive wearable electronic objects. Plusea has made a large range of stretch and pressure sensors using neoprene and conductive yarn [...]
DIY – Weight sensing Tote Bag
Instructables member markaleung made one of those sensible wearable electronic concepts I love for their simplicity and sensibility in regard to the functionality offered: the Weight sensing Tote Bag. Knowing the weight of a bag, especially when flying somewhere can [...]
DIY – stylish eTextile embroidery
The fabulous eTextile DIY site ‘How to get what you want‘ from Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson keeps on adding frequently new material for every eTextile enthusiast to learn and to get inspired. I love the recently posted embroidered potentiometers [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
