Karen Curley and Lindsay Broomfield made this LED dress for the band Bachelorette using a LilyPad Arduino and some LilyPad sewable LEDs. Check out the Flickr set. Via Fashioning Technology. More: New soft circuit kits in the maker shed and massive soft electronics roundup CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101 CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike […]
If you’re in Brooklyn this weekend, you may be able to attend this Thermochromatic Embroidery Workshop being offered at 3rd Ward tomorrow. Take embroidery to the next level! In this class we will make a simple hat and embroider a design on it that is interactive. I’ll teach you how to use thermochromic ink that, […]
One of the most common DIY LilyPad Arduino uses seems to be in bike wear. I don’t know if it’s because bike riders like electronics or what, but here’s another one! Instructables user kempton made this very attractive cycling jacket with LED buttons, and wrote up a detailed step-by-step tutorial for making your own, complete […]
In this Threadbanger episode, learn to sew a simple circuit to create an embroidered robot with glowing LED eyes. Diana Eng shows you this project from her book, Fashion Geek. More: Fashion Hacking with Diana Eng on May 10th in Brooklyn, NY Checkin’ In: Fashion Nerd Diana Eng Electronic Embroidery – CRAFT Video Podcast Electronic […]
Sew up this little colorful brooch using a LilyPad tri-color LED and three small potentiometers for a customizable color wardrobe embellishment. No programming required! Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, or download the m4v video. Potentiometers are variable resistors. They change the amount of electricity that can pass through them based on the turning […]
Diana Eng is hosting a Fashion Hacking: Open Working Studio event on May 10th at the NYC Resistor in Brooklyn (397 Bridge Street, Floor 5). Diana writes: I will be bringing a bit of Project Runway to my hacker group, NYC Resistor on May 10th when we host Fashion Hacking: Open Working Studio. Come and […]
Sarah James at Instructables shows us how easy it is to make your own mineral makeup. She writes: Mineral makeup is more than just a new beauty trend – it offers health benefits for skin as well. And now you can make it at home! It’s made of all natural, finely ground minerals from the […]
