This post summarizes various conductive fabrics and narrow-fabrics that have separated areas of conductivity. This can be a useful property to have when looking to make multi-wire connections or matrices.

Also see: conductive fabrics, conductive threads, thin flexible wire

Zebra Fabric

Manufactured by ???
Distributed by HITEK >> https://www.hitek-ltd.co.uk/fabric-evaluation-kit

Wide-Stripe Zebra Fabric (Pitch – 31.5mm(c)/6.5mm(nc)
Narrow Stripe Zebra Fabric (Pitch – 8.125mm(c)/7.5mm(nc)
c = conductive
nc=non-conductive

Narrow Stripe Zebra Fabric:

Wide-Stripe Zebra Fabric:

Datasheet:

Amohr

Beautiful multi-stranded conductive bands!
>> http://amohr.com/englisch/doc/leitfaehige_baender.php

45047

Width: 18 mm
Description: PET + Elastomer + 3 CU-Strands in wavy shape,
app. 0.06 OHM/m, can be ironed-on, elastic

03750

Width: 18 mm
Description: PET + 7 CU-Strands in wavy shape, app. 0.05 OHM/m, can be ironed-on, slightly stretchable

03023

Width: 12,5 mm
Description: PET + 5 CU-Strands, app. 0.04 OHM/m,
can be ironed-on

03586

Width: 21 mm
Description: PET + 11 fine CU-Strands, app. 0.05 OHM/m,
can be ironed-on

45348

3365

Offray

Offray is a company that makes narrow fabrics and some of these include conductive traces.
Offray >> http://www.osnf.com/ (USA)

Jumbo

This German company makes stretchy conductive traces inside narrow fabrics, but I have not been able to obtain any samples.

Heathcoat

Include stripes of conductive thread in their knit fabrics.
>> http://www.heathcoat.co.uk/ (UK)

Toray

Integrate X-Static fibers in their woven fabrics, running like needle-stripes.
Toray – Innovation by Chemistry >> http://www.seeitsafe.co.uk/ (UK)

Plug and Wear

This Italian textile company is knitting conductive textiles from thin metal wires.

>> http://www.plugandwear.com/ (Italy)

Plug and Wear’s knit perfboards >> http://www.plugandwear.com/default.asp?mod=cat&cat_id=89,103

Three-Conductor Ribbon

Sparkfun >> https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10172

Conductive Thread Ribbon Cable

It’s a 100% polyester grosgrain weave ribbon with silver plated nylon thread. The ribbon is insulated so it’s foldable and washable. It has 4 conductors and about 16 ohms of resistance per foot. (thanks Yolita!)

Adafruit >> http://www.adafruit.com/products/1139

How to connect conductive thread ribbon cable with Flexible Flat Cable (FFC) connectors by Haeyon:
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-connect-conductive-thread-ribbon-cable-with/?ALLSTEPS