Action Hero Tailoring
Friday August 2nd 2013, Tech Open Air Festival, Factory Summer Fair in Berlin, Germany Join us for some Action Hero Hacking and Tailoring with the FabLab Berlin at the Factory Summer Fair. After scanning and 3D printing a replica of your head to place upon the action hero body of your choice, we will help […]
Ikat Woven Conductive Thread
Ikat is a technique of partially dying yarns before weaving them to create a patterned fabric. A resist is applied to the yarn before the yarn is submerged in dye. This post describes a process of etching (rather than dying) conductive thread selectively, leaving some parts conductive and others non-conductive. The resulting “striped” thread is […]
Batik Etching Conductive Fabrics
Using Batik was as a resist, applying it to copper fabric and etching in a salt and vinegar bath.
Knit Speakers
Inspired by the work of Karla and Piem at V2, this speaker is knit from Elektrisola – a thin enameled copper wire. Video: Links: Inspired by Betaknit >> http://v2.nl/lab/projects/betaknit-research
Matrix: Woven (non-stretch)
Interweaving layers of conductive fabric, non-conductive fabric, velostat or Eeontex to create a pressure sensitive matrix/grid.
Beaded Tilt Sensor Swatch
A heavy metal bead strung on conductive thread and surrounded by conductive fabric petals, makes for a simple six way digital tilt switch. When the metal bead makes contact with one of the petals it completes the circuit to an LED light, causing it to light up. This very simple technique for detecting direction of […]
Lasercut Stretchy Battery Pocket
Lasercut from stretch conductive lycra, this coin-cell battery pocket makes for a super simple fabric power supply connection. A plus symbol lasercut into the center of the pouch indicates which way around the battery should be inserted.