Hybrid RepRap/Sewing Machine “Teddy Bear Printer” Takes Yarn as Feedstock
Innovative design retrofits off-the-shelf hardware with “felting print head.”
soft circuits
How-To: LED Twinkle Hair Bow
Attention tech gals: Show off your circuit sewing prowess with an LED twinkle hair bow!
A Blanket That Knows its Own Shape
Interesting soft-circuits application from a group of architects at the University of Toronto: A blanket with a network of soft tilt sensors on its surface that can report information about its own shape and, by inference, the shape of an object that it is draped over.
Beaded eTextile Pac-Man Cuff
Lish Dorset goes to the Michigan Girl Geek Dinner and spots this etextile Pac-Man cuff.
In the Maker Shed: E-Textiles Starter Kit
Do you want to get into E-textiles but need somewhere to begin? This E-textiles Starter Kit is the perfect way to get everything you need to get started all at once! Get the book Fashioning Technology, an LED Sewing Kit, and the Lilypad Beginner’s Kit!
How-To: Space Invaders Tote Bag
In honor of our Advanced Materials theme, we’re sharing an excerpt from my favorite book on smart materials, Syuzi Pakhchyan’s Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting. If you’re interested in checking out the potential in soft circuits, sewing your circuits in using conductive thread, the Space Invaders Tote project is a fun place […]
Beating Heart Headband
Build a pulse-sensing headband that flashes a heart-shaped LED display to the beating of your heart! Full instructions for this episode of Becky’s Workshop are available at Make: Projects: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Beating-Heart-Headband/1622/1
music by i am jen: http://iamjen.com/
