Difference between revisions of "Swatch Making"
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== ideas == | == ideas == |
Revision as of 19:32, 16 April 2020
in progress
intro
Making swatches for e-textiles.
The goal is to provide examples for simple and more advanced circuits on fabric.
The possibilities to make "soft" versions of electronic components like switches and battery holders.
preperation
Table with tools
Putting a special spool with conductive thread inside the sewing machine.
Lock Machine
Table with swatches
tools
Machines
- Sewing machine
- lock machine
- soldering station
- scissors
- needles
- stitch undo tool
electronics
- leds
- coin cell batteries
materials
- non conductive materials
- conductive materials
- vlisofix plus aluminium foil
ideas
- fabric battery holder
- making a circuit
- connecting a LED
- making a textile switch
results
The first swatch is trying out the conductive thread, as can be seen, in plain stitching, when the stitch length is too small, the stitch gets irregular at this fabric.