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The first example we are looking at is by student Harry Gowlett, who designed a purse with built-in LED, fixing the age old issue of searching for change.

Last February, some first-year Art & Design Students at Nottingham Trent University showed some of their latest creations using Kitronik's own Electro-Fashion range. As a part of their course, each student had to design and make a sewable electronic circuit as a practical application.

Learn how to make a 'Be Seen, Be Safe' LED Belt Band using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Learn how to add a standard LED to a beanie hat using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Learn how to make a masquerade mask more striking by adding sewable LEDs in our easy to follow tutorial.

Learn how to add a PCB LED to a beanie hat using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Learn how to style up your skirt with lazy daisy LEDs using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Learn how to individualise a t-shirt with sewable PCB LEDs using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Learn how to add three standard LEDs to a bag using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

Make this fabulous ladybird bag using our sewable flasher controller unit.

Learn how to make a 'Be Seen, Be Safe' LED Armband using conductive thread in our easy to follow tutorial.

We recently attended the final presentation of the NTU Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) students where they showed the results of their recent work on the theme 'being visible'. This week we'll take a closer look at one of the groups who came up with GloSport.

The BagLight is a moveable LED strip designed to help people find items in their bag easily. It uses a soft battery holder that makes the strip thin and compact. The outside is made out of leatherette so it is in keeping with the aesthetics of bags, although any fabric could be used. The bag light has a strap that can be pinned or clipped on to the inside of a bag. Check out this step by step guide to making your own BagLight.

We've seen traffic light cups in a few schools now, where students put a green, amber or red cup on their desk to inform the teacher whether they understand what they've just been taught. Despite being low tech and low budget, anecdotal evidence shows that there might be a reluctance to use them as they are so visible to peers. Enter...SmartBand