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Soundie: a Musical Touch-sensitive Light-up Hoodie: This tutorial will show you how to create a garment that changes its behavior depending on how conductive you are. It detects conductivity through iron-on conductive fabric that we will use, and it will light up and sing different notes depending on…

Insulation Techniques for e-Textiles - learn.sparkfun.com

Ohmatex, a smart textile technology company, has launched its first fully washable connector, designed specifically to provide connectivity for smart textile products currently in development.

liquid MIDI is an experimental textile interface for sonic interactions, exploring aesthetics and morphology in contemporary design.

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Paint drips, splashes and a burst of colour darned together with threads which dart in between like spiders dancing across the canvas and weaving webs in purpose designed spaces. Textile artist Nava Lubelski creates wonderfully vibrant pieces. I am fascinated in how she bridges the gap between a once throwaway and often damaged piece of textile and to transform it into a work of art. Nava talks about her art: "My work explores the contradictions between the impulse to destroy and the…

Common faults that can stop your e-textiles circuit working include: the thread shorting, loose connections, LEDs or batteries in backwards. In this tutorial learn how...

‘I am...’ states the first speech bubble on the wall of Kobakant’s studio. The corresponding tiles offer the words ‘creative’, ‘playful’, ‘adventurous’,

Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman is an expert in wearable technology design, functional clothes and goods made from smart textiles. After many years of experience as an industrial and fashion designer, as well as a professor and researcher at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, she created the Interwoven Design Group. Her vast experience and knowledge have landed […]

Traveling Light The traditional weaving technique Rose Path is used in this series of two pieces called Traveling Light. Rose Path is a common weaving technique in Swedish hand woven textiles. This is the new and upgraded version of the traditional Swedish textiles. Traveling Light is hand woven on a traditional hand loom, […]