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Step 2Stencils
Decide on a shape for your pressure sensor. Consider that you will need to create two separate tabs for the two layers of conductive fabric and that these should not touch each other (see pictures).
Fabric: sketch the shape for your sensor onto some paper or cardboard, including both tabs.
Velostat: create a 5mm smaller version of this shape, not including the tabs.
Conductive fabric: create a 10mm smaller version of the fabric shape that only includes one of the tabs. If your shape is not symmetrical you might have to create two stencils for this part.
Thrace these stencils to the fabrics and cut out the correct number of times:
2x Fabric, 2x Velostat, 2x Conductive fabric
If you are working with stretchy fabric and thus stretch conductive fabric or any other kind of conductive fabric that does not already come with fusible attached, you will want to fuse (iron-on) some interfacing to it before you trace ad cut out your shapes.
Fabric: sketch the shape for your sensor onto some paper or cardboard, including both tabs.
Velostat: create a 5mm smaller version of this shape, not including the tabs.
Conductive fabric: create a 10mm smaller version of the fabric shape that only includes one of the tabs. If your shape is not symmetrical you might have to create two stencils for this part.
Thrace these stencils to the fabrics and cut out the correct number of times:
2x Fabric, 2x Velostat, 2x Conductive fabric
If you are working with stretchy fabric and thus stretch conductive fabric or any other kind of conductive fabric that does not already come with fusible attached, you will want to fuse (iron-on) some interfacing to it before you trace ad cut out your shapes.
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