etextiles - Valentine's day sparkling choker

Electronic textiles (etextiles) is a nifty way to blend electronics with traditional fabrics and new materials that conduct electricity. This has several broad and powerful applications: it can extend the range of possibilities for craftspersons and interactive artists; it can form the basis for learning about  electronics and programming in a context different from the typical breadboarded circuit; and it can usher in a whole new class of clothing that capture and display biometric data for health, informational, and playful purposes.

Check out this choker made by Robot Girlfriend for Valentine's day. It  shimmers and sparkles with help from some tiny little etextile modules, and it's pretty easy to make. 

Credits:
Designer: Dia Campbell
Photographer: Michael Hirsch
Model: Liberty

Step 1 Ingredients

The choker combines some tiny traditional rhinestones, with light-up sequins, and  an electronic board that turns on the lights in sequence.

- Sparkle board  from Aniomagic - a multiplexing board that flashes lights in 3 different patterns. The way to set patterns is to simply sew on a tiny capacitor sequin to either hole. Nifty huh!

- 8 or so light-up sequins - these are SMD LEDs that have beads soldered unto them to make them easy to sew.

- some black and red rhinestones

- a small battery (CR1216) - you can use a bigger one, but this project stays lit for almost 8 hours!

- conductive thread  from SparkFun

- some red tulle

- a pair of tube clasps

Comments

[fretted]

That gal looks like donna on " that 70's show" awsome ible too !

[ChrysN]

Nice!

[wizgirl]

cool!

[Carleyy]

Very Pretty!