Wearables Contest

This contest celebrates the wonderful world of wearable tech!

We want to see your techniques for embedding circuits in garments and textiles. Show off your soft circuit, sensor, or switch using conductive fibers or ink (or some other material we don't even know about yet!)!

Just make it great, and document your build with fantastic photos and clear text for your chance to win big gift cards and awesome Instructables swag.

The Wearables Contest is closed.

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Grand Prize

61 ENTRIES

Winners Finalists All Entries

Spy Suit Coat by Samlikesham in Costumes & Cosplay

361

Led Shirt With Mode Changer (Arduino, Neopixels, FastLED) by amygoodchild in LEDs

3.3K

Micro:bit Smart Watch by TomasraketakX in Wearables

1.6K

Bluetooth "On Air" Lapel Pin by Random_Canadian in Microcontrollers

1.1K

Laser Pointer Ring by Aikanira in Lasers

841

Presence Sensor by RodriMendoza in Wearables

1.4K

Clean Air Bubble - Your Safe Atmosphere to Wear by elkroketto in Wearables

2.9K

WAC (WALK AND CHARGE GADGET) - Reusing Old CD Drive by cmaurer4 in Wearables

1.7K

Solar Jacket by HeelenRC in Wearables

435

Wearable Smart Sensing Insole by cabuu in Wearables

4.0K

Antistatic Ring by LaPuge in Wearables

9.6K

Telegraph Pendant by Brooklyntonia in Art

6.8K

Brace by marygrlic in Wearables

245

LEDs Glasses by Harsh_98 in LEDs

266

Victorian Ball Gown With an Autonomic Adjustable Neckline by NadiaGin in Wearables

14K

Water Activated LED Bracelet by CreativeLabs in Wearables

754

LED Distance Indicator Dog Harness by javier.borquez in Wearables

5.1K

Soft Robotics Glove by france.bonde in Wearables

2.8K

Wearable Gaming Glasses and Wireless Gaming Glove by cos011 in Wearables

1.5K

The ThreadBoard: Micro:bit E-Textile Prototyping Board by 4Eyes6Senses in Tools

2.3K

Persistence of Vision(POV) Glove by aapicella in LEDs

724

DIY Smart Ankle Weights by TheTechnologicalMaster in Wearables

1.0K

Programmable Light Up Matrix Dress by mikaylas123 in Wearables

7.6K

Vortex Watch: an Infinity Mirror Wristwatch by nolandoktor in Wearables

11K

Tie Time Keeper by Wow-_-Factor in Wearables

2.8K

Safety Armband (with ATtiny85 and WS2812) by andrei.erdei in LEDs

5.1K

WiFi Controlled Unicorn Cap🦄 With RGB Lights by IgorM92 in LEDs

804

LED Glasses and Costume by FabriceA6 in Wearables

2.3K

Bluetooth Bone Conduction Glasses by matrikasatr in Wearables

2.2K

Simple Gesture Control - Control Your RC Toys With the Movement of Your Arm by RC Lover san in Remote Control

2.2K

Smart Glasses by pranav2345 in Wearables

5.3K

Make Your Own Watch Movement Cufflinks by thediylife in Jewelry

8.6K

Persona Project by Dan_X3z in Wearables

7.9K

Wearable Tech for Kids: Hero Armband by sjpiper145 in Wearables

626

How to Make a Pocket Docking Device by OnlyForever88 in Apple

890

3d Printing Wearable Jewelry by The_crafty_guy in 3D Printing

628

The Light Badge by TinkererWay in Wearables

4.2K

Iron Man Hand by mthillet in Cardboard

6.6K

Smart Belt by Charles Projects in Wearables

4.6K

Insole Shoe Generator by Sebastian Leo in Wearables

1.4K

Galaxy Dog Jacket by 8BitsAndAByte in Wearables

1.4K

Distance Measuring Watch by Aditya1729 in Arduino

536

Film Negative Necklace by ramenkingandi in Jewelry

10K

My Second Watch Build by monkeywork in Jewelry

2.2K

Getting Started in Wearables Part 2 by caitlinsdad in Wearables

422

PEACE Badge by rgco in Wearables

1.7K

Bling Ring Throwie Thing by CHARLESCRANFORD in Jewelry

1.1K

The CHEST Torch by Angela11345 in Sports

928

Light the Dark Necklace by illustrisWorkshop in Wearables

4.5K

Santa's Sorting Hat With Arduino by BrownDogGadgets in Arduino

13K

Wearable Health Care System Using IOT by PrithviN in Arduino

1.8K

Self Glowing Ring by OguzC3 in Wearables

5.4K

E Waste Component Earrings by lindafrib0 in Jewelry

763

Samsung S8 Armband 3D Printed TPU by umair.shaikh in Wearables

834

Nixietube Wristwatch by RemcoK3 in Wearables

9.5K

Log High Speed ECG or Other Data, Continuously for Over a Month by drmpf in Arduino

3.1K

Earrings Flashlights by anonimoconhache in LEDs

571

Etextile VR Gloves for Vive Tracker by rachelfreire in Wearables

5.9K

Sewable Electronics - Make a Bracelet by olivergon in Sewing

2.2K

Angry Iron Fist by linterislinter in Arduino

9.7K

Update 2.0 -Wrist Watch From Used Items by kalmanc42 in Fashion

4.5K

19 PRIZES

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Amazon Gift Card
Instructables Mug Prize Pack

First Prize (3)

Three First Prize Winners will receive:

$250 Amazon Gift Card
Instructables Mug Prize Pack

Second Prize (5)

Five Second Prize Winners will receive:

$100 Amazon Gift Card
Instructables Mug Prize Pack

Runner Up (10)

10 Runner Up Prize Winners will receive:

Instructables Mug Prize Pack

HOW IT WORKS

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Jan 6, 2020 and Mar 2, 2020 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Wearables Contest. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.