E-Textiles I

Technology is all around us in our daily lives, and we augment our own senses and experiences with tech like smartphones and smart watches, but how could we integrate those electronics into our clothes?

E-Textiles I covers a basic introduction to sewing and circuitry using conductive thread and LEDs, no experience required! We'll be sewing by hand, and all materials will be provided. Each attendee will be able to bring their circuit home with them!

Kits will provide you with everything you need to make a felt bracelet with multiple LEDs. With that said, you are free to design and make anything else you may want, especially if you would prefer adding the circuits to clothing or fabric accessories you already own!

Instructor:
Kevin Thies | Co-Lab Technician
Kevin's mother was a seamstress, but he was taught how to sew at a workshop much like this one when he studied architecture. Since then, he's sewn costumes, perplexing plushies, and alien installations with reckless abandon. His favorite hand tool and machine at the Co-Lab is the heat gun and laser cutters, respectively