http://www.instructables.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:34:45 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Skirt-Full-of-Stars-Motion-reactive-skirt-with-f/
Skirt Full of Stars - Motion reactive skirt with fiber optics - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIK/S5W4/GF069P5M/FIKS5W4GF069P5M.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIK/S5W4/GF069P5M/FIKS5W4GF069P5M.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FIK/S5W4/GF069P5M/FIKS5W4GF069P5M.SMALL.jpg spiralshannon Imagine a skirt that sparkles with a rainbow of colors as you walk, dance, and twirl. The Skirt Full of Stars is an interactive, illuminated garment using the LilyPad Arduino platform, designed to respond to and accentuate the movements of its wearer. The LilyPad mainboard and power supply are sewn...
By: spiralshannon

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 2 Nov 2010 21:45:14 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Programmable-Light-Up-Fairy-Wings/
Programmable Light Up Fairy Wings - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2H/5UPB/GFA3YK9V/F2H5UPBGFA3YK9V.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2H/5UPB/GFA3YK9V/F2H5UPBGFA3YK9V.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2H/5UPB/GFA3YK9V/F2H5UPBGFA3YK9V.SMALL.jpg the_gella Create light patterns on your fairy wings using a microcontroller called Schemer. This is a simple example with 10 Lightboards; the Schemer can power up to 20. You can also get another component called Max which lets you add additional battery power to plug in even more.  What I like about the Sche...
By: the_gella

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:00:12 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Lightwings-Fiber-Optic-Fairy-Wings/
Lightwings: Fiber Optic Fairy Wings - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FDK/HR8Y/GFA43BBA/FDKHR8YGFA43BBA.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FDK/HR8Y/GFA43BBA/FDKHR8YGFA43BBA.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FDK/HR8Y/GFA43BBA/FDKHR8YGFA43BBA.SMALL.jpg the_gella Add some glamour to your fairy costume using fiber optics. This method for light up wings uses a simple circuit of LEDs and a battery to achieve a look a similar to EL wire, but thinner and almost invisible when not lit up. The lighting isn't as even as EL wire because it uses a single light source...
By: the_gella

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:57:31 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Wireless-Dance-Costume/
Wireless Dance Costume - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/F9C/UN02/G8VVDKHR/F9CUN02G8VVDKHR.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F9C/UN02/G8VVDKHR/F9CUN02G8VVDKHR.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F9C/UN02/G8VVDKHR/F9CUN02G8VVDKHR.SMALL.jpg quasiben Creating a wearable costume which can transmit wireless data can be a fun and useful, especially for dance performances.  A team of us created a dance shirt which measures arm position (bend sensor) and force on the wrist (pressure sensor). You will need the following: Conductive Thread Li...
By: quasiben

Continue Reading »]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 11:26:52 PDT