Fiber Optic Wig

This wig is just one part of a costume a friend and I made for a school festival.
In case you can't tell we were Alien Dandelion-Babies.
The eye-lashes, makeup and the hover-board (not pictured) will get their own 'ibles, which I will link to once I have made them.

My aim with these wigs was to make something that people would just come up to and pet.
Personal space? No.
Awesome? Yes.

The wig is very simple in theory but a little fiddly to construct, so it might take some patience. I suggest having a podcast on.

The wig was inspired by The Seed Cathedral designed by Thomas Heatherwick for the 2010 World Expo.

Step 1: Tools and Materials

Materials Required

Suitable Wig
Spare weave in a matching colour (optional)
Fiber Optic filaments (I bought a mood lamp and pulled it apart)
Rubber bands/string/tape - for holding filaments (I used bands intended for braces)
Sewing supplies
3 x LED          OR     A small LED torch
Battery pack        
Wire                            
Duct tape or hot glue
Hairspray

Tools

Scissors
Sewing needle
Soldering Iron + Solder
Hairbrush

Comments

[caitlinsdad]

Lady Gaga has a fiber optic wig too.  I think yours is better.

[ASG_8]

3 blue LED at around 3 - 3.5 V each and I assume 20mA;
3 AA batteries -> 4.5 V;
4.5 - 3 = 1.5 V;
1.5V / 0.02A = 75 ohm (1/4 W is more than OK);

So each LED in series with a resistor, and then all three LED-resistor in paralel

[TheTatterdemalion]

Sounds about right.
My LEDs were white and I believe were closer to 4 V, which is probably why I escaped without harm.
Or I just had a battery pack so dodgy it provided its own resistance, which is very possible.

[Kiteman]

Awesome job!

[TheTatterdemalion]

Thank you

[sunshiine]

This is very very nice! Thanks for sharing your hard work and do have a splendorous day!
sunshiine

[TheTatterdemalion]

Thank you

[ASG_8]

No resistors on LED?

[TheTatterdemalion]

I don't think so. But I might be the exception because the battery pack I used had also been the light source for the lamp. It had 3 LEDs connected originally (I took them off because they were bad colours) so I knew it was safe for that number.
More batteries or fewer LEDs and I don't know. A resistor might be a good idea, it's never nice when LEDs explode.