Friday, April 8, 2011

eTextiles: Framing up a Bangle

Lesson learned today: sewing together LED lights with sparkle must be done in a certain fashion.  I kept thinking that it is just like doing electrical (plugs, light switches etc.) in your house.  Thought process has been changed.  I doubt I'll forget to wire normal electrical but I have to avoid that thinking.

Using http://www.instructables.com/.  This is the diagram that helped me the most: Step 3.  And here's me getting it right:


So then I was on a bit of a roll and I got the battery holder and sparkle attached to the bangle "frame."


So my question for Tuesday's eTextile meeting will be, cal sparkle be worn against the skin? I'm guessing that little back-circuit board will be fine all in all.  Of course, I can always cover it in beads!


1 comment:

KRCampbellArt said...

I love this! Very cool! jewelry that does not lay dormant. :>)

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