Mickey Mouse Gloves - Glowing Ninzerbean Fists of Retribution

From soft circuit seriousness to ridiculousness, make these Mickey Mouse Gloves.  Inspired by the friendly competition in attaining Instructables viewcount nirvana, you need a pair of these Glowing Ninzerbean Fists of Retribution to gain the upper hand.  That rabbly crew of iblers from across the pond will rue they day they stepped in the ring.  No human wagering, please.

This was a quick project to inspire others to create some soft circuits, integrate technology with clothing or accessories.  The easiest way  to start is to light up a garment with LEDs.  From there, you can advance to using arduinos, bigger arrays of LEDs, EL wire, electroluminescent panels, sensors and feedback controllers. 

I used my favorite dollar store bicycle flasher unit as the basis of all the electronics in this glove.  The glove is made using the same technique I did for the Blinking i-hoodie.  

One more thing, don't Fn mess with the mouse...

Step 1 Whatcha need...

This is mostly a sewing instructable.  I just placed the flasher unit in one of the flaps inside the glove to work.  I'll give suggestions later on mods you can do with the flasher.

You can sew everything entirely by hand.  I have a sewing machine and a serger.  It just makes things easier and faster to prototype.  I did have a few missteps as I went along but that is half the fun of creating something on the fly.

You will need:

Fleece fabric - can be any color you desire

Liner fabric.  I just salvaged fabric from an old T-shirt

Clear shelf liner paper or clear durable flexible plastic like a plastic tablecloth

Polyester batting or fiberfill

Bicycle safety flashers if you do not want to wire up your own LEDs.

Electrical tape for decoration.

Sewing notions

CAUTION:  Scissors, rotary knives, sewing needles, sewing machines, sergers are all pretty dangerous when you think about it.  Don't think about it. Just be careful and have fun making these designer mitts. 

Comments

[Ward_Nox]

hmmm i may have to looks at your hoodie it would sove an issue with an idea of mine

[porcupinemamma]

lolrotf!!!! ;0)

[Ninzerbean]

This the funniest thing I have ever woken up to view on my computer. 5*'s!