Wednesday 10th May 2017, 17:30 – 19:30 at the Toronto Wearables Meetup at the Social Body Lab at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada.
Pins are sharp and familiar, abundant and conductive. Used in textiles as tools for prototyping, to make quick connections between materials. Lets examine these pins closer, treat them as materials themselves and make use of their ability to conduct electricity.
In this short workshop we will explore the anatomy of pins, examining their history, materiality, form and function. We will apply them as material in the field of electronic textiles by combining them with a variety of conductive and non-conductive materials to create electronic connections, sensors and actuators. The results will be sharp and delicate, transparent and dangerous.
Participants are asked to collect and bring interesting materials with them. Anything hard, soft, flexible, squishy… that can be pierced and penetrated by a pin.
Links:
Event page >> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-wearables-meetup-35-tickets-34334786270
Anatomy of a Pin presentation >> http://www.plusea.at/?p=5774
Flickr set >> …coming soon…
Dangerous Sensors
– Contact (digital on/off)
– Resistive sensing (distance)
– Piezoresistive sensing (pressure, bend, stretch…)
– Capacitive sensing (scroll wheel, slider….)
Contact
Pin Stroke Gauntlet
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6161
Spikey Stroke Sensors
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6237
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157669478992954
Resistive
Veiled Tilt
>> http://etextile-summercamp.org/swatch-exchange/dangerous-tilt-working-title/
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157682588662945
Pin Tilt
>> http://www.plusea.at/?p=5841
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/sets/72157666744649176
Analog Pin stroke sensor
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6188
Piezoresistive
Anti-Static foam Pressure Matrix
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6292
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157672248800682
2×2 Matrix >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3314
Capacitive
Capacitive Fabric Slider/Wheels
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6607
Supplies
Tools
multimeter
arduino for reading sensor values
sewing needles
crochet, knitting
tape, glue
iron, board
soldering iron, solder stations
scissors for fabric and other materials
cutter knife and cutting board
pliers, round nose pliers…
lighter
Materials
#17 pins >> https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-17-Premium-Nickel-Plated/dp/B00G03NIX2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1492346770&sr=8-3&keywords=%2317+pins
#24 pins >> https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Prym-Dressmaker-Pins-Premium/dp/B00HL17KIQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492346909&sr=8-1&keywords=24+dressmaker+pins
5mm felt
3-5mm neoprene with fabric fused to either side
regular sewing thread
regular fabric scraps
resistive materials (velostat, eeontex non-woven, eetontex stretch)
2K Ohm/sq >> https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14111
10E4 to 10E7 ohm/square >> https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14112
conductive fabrics & threads (what do you have?)
veilshield conductive fabric (i can bring) >> https://www.lessemf.com/fabric3.html
fusible interfacing
wax (candles)
soft wire for bending and soldering
stiff wire for bending and soldering
ball bearings >> https://www.amazon.com/Piece-Assorted-Loose-Bicycle-Bearing/dp/B018B7D05K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1492347129&sr=8-3&keywords=ball+bearings
silicone sheets, silicone tubing
soft plastic tubing
styrofoam balls
wine bottle corks
springs
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