Conductive Fabric: Make Flexible Circuits Using An Inkjet Printer.

Step 2 Paint or Draw On The Resist

Nail Polish Resist
For putting resist on the FlecTron (pic 6) or VeilSheild, I painted on clear nail polish. If you put it on thick enough, it will saturate the fabric and resist the etchant on both sides. To keep it from sticking, I painted it on a flat surface with wax paper underneath the fabric. After about 5 minutes it should be dry enough to flip over and touch up any dry spots on the back side.

Draw A Circuit With Crayons As The Resist
See pic 7. It turns out that you can simply draw your circuit pattern on either the FlecTron or Nickel Mesh fabric with crayons. The wax in the crayons is water resistant enough, that even though coverage is not 100 per cent, it works extremely well. The nickel fabric works best with crayons as it is stiffer and fairly transparent. You can place it like tracing paper, over a pencil drawing or printout of your circuit pattern and then draw on it. The traces should be 3/16" or wider. After you have solidly drawn on one side, flip it over and draw in the back side. It must be coated with crayon on both sides to resist the etchant well.