Wearable FireFly

Intro: Wearable FireFly

Making a wearable firefly that glows when the wings meet

STEP 1: Materials Needed

Colorful Fabric

Nail Polish to match the color of the wings

Beads/Glitter for eyes (optional)

Conductive Fabric (Iron on)

Iron

Hot Glue Gun

Scissors

Thread

Conductive Thread

Needles

Yellow LED

Resistor Coin Battery

STEP 2: FireFly Shapes

Cut out the firefly shapes

STEP 3: Iron on Fabric

Iron on the conductive fabric onto the wings

STEP 4: Insulate Wings

Insulate the wings partially by covering it with nail polish

To learn how to insulate using nail polish follow the link-

https://www.instructables.com/id/Using-Nail-Polish-...

STEP 5: Creating Circuit

Create a circuit with the LED, battery, resistor and switch.

The switch is formed by the wings that can be pressed together on the other side of the cloth.

STEP 6: Stitching the Wings

Stitch on the wings using conductive thread to complete the circuit on the other side of the cloth

STEP 7: Insulating Wings

Once the wings are on use nail polish to cover intersection of wing and cloth so that the switch is not on all the time.

STEP 8: Insulating Circuit

Use the glue gun to insulate the conductive thread.

Insulate each circuit separately.

STEP 9: The Firefly Is Now Ready

Press the wings together to make it glow!

You can also stitch this patch onto a backpack, clothing, etc.

Comments

[wold630]

What a fun wearable!