This winter jacket uses a LilyPad Arduino to heat the wearer when it’s cold outside, and cool the wearer when it’s warm outside. The tutorial was made by engineering students Chris Francklyn, Diana George, Jenna Sobieray, and Alex Cossoff.
Many of you may have seen Becky’s Make: Online post about John Young’s clever p8tch system from a couple years ago. Now we’re excited to announce that John has recently opened a store selling them in the Makers Market. When you buy a p8tch, you get a velcro-backed waterproof patch, in one of several cool […]
The LED Sewing kit from the Maker Shed was inspired by my Electronic Embroidery article from CRAFT Volume 09 (buy the back issue). You can follow the instructions in the article (or on my website), or come up with your own unique LED embroidery piece, plush toy, or garment hack. It’s a great way to […]
Flickr user imakefunthings used two of my Instructables to construct this adorable soft circuit hoodie with a snap-on blinky heart. He used a LilyPad Arduino and Open Heart Kit. More: Open Heart brooch TV-B-Gone Hoodie and Zipper Switch CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101 CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Bike Patch LilyPad Arduino POV Wristband Touch Sensitive […]
For the past few weeks I have been covering preparations for the Fairytale Fashion Show at Eyebeam on CRAFT and Make: Online. The Fairytale Fashion Collection uses technology to create magical clothing in real life. Electronics, mechanical engineering, and mathematics come together to create clothing that changes colors and transforms shapes. Research and development for […]
MAKE, CRAFT and Maker Faire were sponsors of the Fairytale Fashion show 2010 with Diana Eng, here’s Phil Torrone’s video! The Fairytale Fashion Collection uses technology to create magical clothing in real life. Electronics, mechanical engineering, and mathematics are used to create clothing with blooming flowers, changing colors and transforming shapes. Research and development for […]
I am getting ready for my first NYC runway show, the Fairytale Fashion Show, on February 24th at Eyebeam. I am writing about some of the preparations, on CRAFT and Make: Online. This show will be a technology fashion collection developed at FairytaleFashion.org, where technology is used to turn make-believe into reality. This week I […]
