Pumping Station: One » fibers http://pumpingstationone.org Make. Hack. Craft. Tue, 22 May 2012 05:49:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Like a breadboard, but with more fiber. http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/12/like-a-breadboard-but-with-more-fiber/ http://pumpingstationone.org/2009/12/like-a-breadboard-but-with-more-fiber/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:42:50 +0000 Eli Skipp http://pumpingstationone.org/?p=47 IMG_0391Finished today: a fabric lightbright! There’s got to be a catchier name to it, so kudos to anyone who can think of one. This project was made using one layer of embroidered conductive thread in lines, a layer of regular fabric, and a layer of copper polyester from lessemf.com. After the embroidery was complete (no small task) copper polyester strips were sewn down the lines to ensure even power distribution, and a lilypad switch was soldered to a battery pack. Sharpen the ends of a few LEDs, stick ‘em through the fabric, and voila! A fabric light bright! The next life of this will be on a messenger bag, so that the LED pictures can be shown off at this year’s 26c3 event.

A PDF on how to build this yourself, including all materials used, process, obstacles overcome, etc. will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

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