Starlight Skirt
Shannon Henry, owner of the Polymath Design Lab transformed a hand-sewn tulle wrap skirt into a star light sparkling evening gown by integrating fiber optics and lights that change color in response to the speed and direction of the wearer’s [...]
DIY – stylish conductive fabric
Creating stylish conductive fabric is easier then you might think, assuming you follow the fabulous instruction from Lynne Bruning on her Instructables. Lynne keeps on adding creative ideas on how to electrify textiles. Her Instructables collection is full of tips, [...]
DIY – Illuminated dog hoodie
This weeks eTextile DIY project proposal is definitely falling in the cute category. Val Head created for her cute dog Tucker and Light-up dog hoodie. Most of the time we are stretching ourselves to figure out how and where to [...]
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 [...]
Textile Prefboard
The eTextile toolbox just got a big addition in form of Plug and Wear‘s Textile Prefboard, courtesy of my creative friend Riccardo. Prefboards are used by electronic wizards to quickly put together a circuit during development and for testing. Needless [...]
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 [...]
Fairytale eFashion
Fashion Geek Diana Eng started the Fairytale Fashion project with support of Eyebeam with the aim to make magical clothing. Clothes with blooming flowers, clothes that breathe, change color and transform. Diana’s education and experience as fashion designer and research [...]
