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Casting Electronics →  January 5, 2010

Tutorial on casting electronic circuits in Silicone and Polyurethane.

Light Sensor Circuit →  January 4, 2010

Light Sensor Circuit Simple circuit using an Light dependent resistor (LDR) to turn on an LED when dark. What you need: 1 transistor BC497C (NPN) 1 Light dependent resistor 1 variable resistor 0-50K 2 resistors 1K 1 LED Schematic Via Cross Lab DIY Another schematic for a Light Sensor Circuit

Touch/Pressure Sensors →  January 4, 2010

Simple Fabric Pressure Sensor Pressure sensitive pad created by stitching conductive thread into neoprene. Simple Fabric Sensor Tutorial Pressure Sensor Matrix Four separate pressure sensors give feedback regarding where and how hard user is pressing. Pressure Sensor Matrix Tutorial. Touch Sensor with Analog Pin

Zipper Sensor →  January 3, 2010

Analog and digital zipper sensors by Joo Youn Paek

Sewing Zipper Tutorials →  January 3, 2010

Watch these excellent video tutorials below to learn how to properly sew zippers. Sewing a Railroad Zipper Tutorial Sewing a Lap Zipper Tutorial Sewing an Invisible Zipper Tutorial

Soft Switch →  January 3, 2010

Simple e-textile fabric button tutorial Soft switches made from conductive thread/fabric and foam.

Conductive PomPoms →  January 3, 2010

Tutorial on how to make conductive pompom sensors from conductive threads and ordinary yarn.

Threading a Sewing Machine →  January 3, 2010

BurdaStyle — Basic instructions on how to thread a domestic sewing machine

Basic Hand Stitch Techniques →  January 3, 2010

Basic Hand Stitch Techniques Overview Saddle Stitch The Saddle Stitch is a decorative stitch, often seen on men’s jackets, but you could use it as a design element many places. I’ve been envisioning it on the Paola dress. The Saddle Stitch is basically a basting stitch, but done very carefully and with a contrasting topstitching/buttonhole/coat thread for [...]

E-textile Bend Sensor →  January 3, 2010

Tutorial on how to sew together conductive fabric and anti-static plastic to make your own fabric pressure sensor.