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Circuit diagramStitched equivalent The basic E-Textile LED circuit is very simple and created by placing the LEDs in parallel with the battery. This is shown in the circuit diagram above...
Circuit diagramStitched equivalent The basic E-Textile LED circuit is very simple and created by placing the LEDs in parallel with the battery. This is shown...
There are two basic stitches that are used in E-Textiles circuits: oversewing stitches and running stitches. Here, you can learn the basics.Oversewing StitchThis stitch is used to hold the rings...
There are two basic stitches that are used in E-Textiles circuits: oversewing stitches and running stitches. Here, you can learn the basics.Oversewing StitchThis stitch is...
This Kitronik University resource is part of the BBC micro:bit partnership and is an in depth tutorial into making an emoji bag with the the BBC micro:bit and Kitronik free...
This Kitronik University resource is part of the BBC micro:bit partnership and is an in depth tutorial into making an emoji bag with the the...
VisiGlove is an E-Textile hack to a standard pair of cycling gloves to provide a lit signal when turning, and is controlled from the glove itself simply by pressing the...
VisiGlove is an E-Textile hack to a standard pair of cycling gloves to provide a lit signal when turning, and is controlled from the glove...
Learn how to add additional light sensing to the BBC micro:bit with this very simple tutorial. The video below shows the light sensing function in action. For those times when...
Learn how to add additional light sensing to the BBC micro:bit with this very simple tutorial. The video below shows the light sensing function in...
Below is a list of common faults that can stop your final circuit from working.Thread touching / shorting.It is important to ensure that the positive and negative connecting pieces of...
Below is a list of common faults that can stop your final circuit from working.Thread touching / shorting.It is important to ensure that the positive...
Description Make a funky light up collar for a dog with this easy to follow tutorial! The collar is made from felt and uses three easy sew LEDs and a...
Description Make a funky light up collar for a dog with this easy to follow tutorial! The collar is made from felt and uses three...
Conductive thread is an integral part of e-textiles as it provides the essential 'wiring' for any e-textiles project. Sarah Davies from Nottingham Trent University gives an overview of ours. ...
Conductive thread is an integral part of e-textiles as it provides the essential 'wiring' for any e-textiles project. Sarah Davies from Nottingham Trent University gives...
Once you've mastered starting off your stitches, the next step is to finish off the ends of your stitches securely to stop them from coming undone. Take your needle to...
Once you've mastered starting off your stitches, the next step is to finish off the ends of your stitches securely to stop them from coming...
This cute little dog has a magnet hidden away inside his bone, and when the bone is placed in his mouth the LED in his nose lights up. The dog...
This cute little dog has a magnet hidden away inside his bone, and when the bone is placed in his mouth the LED in his...
One you've chosen and threaded your needle, the next step is starting off your stitches. Here are some handy tips and techniques to help get you started!Use a single strand...
One you've chosen and threaded your needle, the next step is starting off your stitches. Here are some handy tips and techniques to help get...
Conductive thread is ideal for introducing electronics into textiles projects. The thread looks and behaves like conventional sewing thread with the added bonus of being conductive, allowing the thread to...
Conductive thread is ideal for introducing electronics into textiles projects. The thread looks and behaves like conventional sewing thread with the added bonus of being...
This Kitronik University resource is part of the BBC micro:bit partnership and is an in depth tutorial. We demonstrate how to make countdown rocket pencil case with the BBC micro:bit...
This Kitronik University resource is part of the BBC micro:bit partnership and is an in depth tutorial. We demonstrate how to make countdown rocket pencil...
The thread is approximately 18 denier so about the same thickness as darning thread. We have used this thread on our machines here before if that helps.
The thread is now on the latest 250 m. roll frizzy and feels like the one you can buy from Sparkfun - which is by no means recommendable for projects, where you have to sew with a very small distance between the threads. At least not in projects other than prototypes.
Does this thread hold up to multiple washes?, does it tarnish or erode when exposed to water and can it be warn safely (i guess this depends on the power running through it) with heating and discharging power when touching the skin.
Andy Hillyard
Fashion UK
The conductive thread can be washed and once dry used, however we don’t have any data to suggest how it will cope over a long period of time. Also in regards to the thread tarnishing or eroding we don’t have any data to suggest how the thread will degrade, however this would depend on the conditions that the thread was exposed to, such as period of time wet, frequency and water quality. In regards to the thread being warn safely it would depend on the voltage as you stated, realistically though the thread would burn up before it became unsafe to wear and have the possibility of giving a shock.
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