Artist Laura Cesari has created an awesome Glow Beadwork Kit that combines beginning-level beadwork with an intro to sewing soft circuits with conductive thread. Just follow step-by-step instructions to create a glowing beaded bracelet or necklace, or an illuminated patch to sew on your clothing. There is no soldering required and the only tool not included in the kit is scissors. Light it up!
If you’ve ever thought about expanding your crafting horizons by trying out some of the new high tech materials available to us today, like photochromatic inks, polymorph plastic, and conductive thread, you should definitely check out Syuzi Pakhchyan’s Fashioning Technology book. This DIY intro to smart crafting is an invaluable resource that walks you through the materials and tools you can use, gives technical primers on everything from LEDs to soldering to troubleshooting, and then offers 12 innovative projects of wearables, home goods, and toys you can make.
One of my favorite soft circuit mavens, Hannah Perner-Wilson, has teamed up with Mika Satomi to bring you a new site called How to Get What You Want, a container site for all the totally rad projects they’ve been cranking out recently. Bookmark their site for your reference, I know I just did. I love […]
Gareth @ MAKE points us to an awesome new resource for soft circuits and other electronic wearables called Open Softwear, produced by folks associated with K3, the Malmö University School of Arts and Communication in Sweden. I’m digging the simple illustrations and easy-to-follow examples. Downlowd the free PDF to get started. More: CRAFT Video: LilyPad […]
Over on Etsy’s Storque, Diana Eng has a tutorial from her book, Fashion Geek, on making this LED “nightlife” necklace.
Aram Bartholl is pioneering twitter fashion with his Tweet Bubble Series (shirt pocket version pictured). Sort of like wearing your heart on your sleeve, made in four styles including one with conductive thread affecting a thermochromic sweatshirt! Via F.A.T.
My favorite blog-I-can’t-actually-understand, 203gow (a crafty Japanese woman who makes the most incredible crochet things), just posted this headphone hat. It’s like an electronic sea anemone growing from a kids’ bike helmet, and I love it. If you can read Japanese, please translate for us!
