Weaving: Clasped Weft with LEDs

Another project for the weavers and hopefully a source of inspiration for the non-weavers.
Incorporate LED's, or other hardware, into your weaving project using the clasped weft technique.

Info Added 1 May 2009
An article in weavezine.com May issue has further information concerning this technique.
Please enjoy!

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UPDATE -  My article on How to Weave the Starlight Table Runner is published in Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Handwoven Magazine.
online download from Handwoven website
and
How to Video on my website.

Step 1: Preperation

Warp the loom.
Wind a bobbin with one fiber and place in a shuttle. I am using a pink wool.
Wind a second bobbin with a different yarn AND conductive thread. This contrasting yarn is not necessary, but helps identify your different traces.
For this example I have used greenyarn/conductive thread
Solder crimping beads to your LEDs.

Comments

[Nisalotaco]

could i do this with but instead of weaving knitting? I wanna make a cool pacman beanie. :)

[Lynne Bruning]

YES you can!!

Hopefully this blog post will point you in the right direction.

Knitting, embroidering and crocheting with Conductive Thread - Fashioning Technology http://bit.ly/r0eI1O

Cheers!

[orangekid13]

Any pictures of it done and lit up?

[Lynne Bruning]

Funny you should ask OrangeKid - I used orange LEDs that I had left over from Hippiepunk. Unfortunately, these orange LEDs, are not so bright. When I took the pics of the powered LEDs they were not bright enough to document. Sorry 'bout that.

[bishopdante]

Just switch off the lights!!

Even better, stick the camera on a tripod, do one shot with the lights out, and another shot with the lights on... superimpose & brightness/contrast each of the images.

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This reminds me of the old hand-woven supercomputer RAM.

http://gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu/cc/artifacts/cyber-core-memory-extreme-closeup.jpg

[Lynne Bruning]

thats one heck of an image! thank you bishopdante.

[T3h_Muffinator]

Wow! Cool! Textiles with pre-integrated electronics, I like it! How easy is it to weave/ build your own loom? I may way to experiment with this >>

[Lynne Bruning]

Thanks!

Unfortunately, not so easy to build a floor loom like I used for the ible.
A back strap loom might allow you to experiment on your own with little investment.

Or you might get a small loom like a potholder loom (only get the metal ones) beading loom or a tapestry loom.

Have fun and please let me know how your project progresses.

[XoneDaGnome]

This is an interesting project =)