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SXSW FashionWare: Fashion + Technology Exhibition

FashionWare SXSW from Syuzi Pakhchyan on Vimeo. Syuzi of Fashioning Tech and author of Fashioning Technology will be at SXSW in Austin March 18 and 19th for the FashionWare exhibition. Syuzi writes: FashionWare SXSW is an exhibition of visionary work by cutting-edge fashion designers who today are shaping the future of fashion. From “smart” fabrics […]

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CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Bike Patch

CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Bike Patch

In this intermediate soft circuit tutorial, I show you how to make a light-up patch (mine is from http://fffff.at) that can be used on your backpack for fun and bike safety. Get the code and details at http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/04/craft_video_lilypad_arduino_bi.html

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CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101

CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101

Get started with the LilyPad Arduino! It’s a sewable microcontroller that lets you embed lights, sounds, sensors, and much more into your wearables, perfect for clothing and accessories. In this video I’ll show you how to attach the LilyPad and power supply to each other, and upload a basic program that blinks an LED. Next time I’ll show some more advanced topics including hooking up a sensor and using it to change the circuit’s behavior.

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Diana Eng’s Maker Faire Fashion Show Q&A

Diana Eng’s Maker Faire Fashion Show Q&A

Photograph by See-ming Lee One of the events we are looking forward to at World Maker Faire NY this weekend is Diana Eng’s Technology Fashion Show, scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Great Hall. Naturally, Diana is incredibly busy getting ready to dazzle us, but she took a few minutes to share some insight with […]

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Diana Eng Technology Fashion Show at World Maker Faire

I’m super excited that our friend and frequent CRAFT/Make:Online contributor, fashion designer Diana Eng will be presenting her technology fashion show at the World Maker Faire happening in Queens, NY on September 25, 2010 at 2pm. As you guys may well know, Diana Eng utilizes math, science, and technology to create whimsical designs. She is […]

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How-To: LED Tank Top

By Leah Buechley I built this shirt to experiment with wearable computing and electronic textile technology and realized along the way that the basic materials were actually quite easy to work with and there was lots of room for creativity and innovation at all levels, so I was inspired to write up this do-it-yourself guide. […]

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