Sew an eTextile Chook Circuit
A sample of how to sew a parallel circuit. It has been decorated as a Chook
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Material
- Felt
- Lilypad battery carrier
- 2 Lilypad LEDs
- Conductive Thread
- EVA 1mm foam
- Fur
Instruction
- Thread the needle
- Tie a knot in the conductive thread and shut the ends short.
- Go through the plus hole on the lily pad battery carrier seven times
- Sew to the LED using close stitches
- Sew through the plus hole on the LED seven times
- Sew to the plus side of the second LED
- Sew through the plus hole on the LED seven times
- Knot the end and cut the ends short
- Tie a knot in a second piece of conductive thread and shut the ends short
- Go through the negative hole on the lily pad battery carrier seven times
- Sew to the negative side of the LED using close stitches
- Sew through the negative hole on the LED seven times
- Sew to the negative side of the second LED
- Sew through the negative hole on the LED seven times
- Knot the end and cut the ends short
- Insert the battery in the carrier
- Turn the switch on to see the light to test that it works
- Cut circles of white to go around the eyes. Cut a hole in the centre for the LEDs to show through
- Cut the shapes from the foam to decorate the Chook
- Glue the foam decorations down
- Cut the fur to decorate the chook
- Glue the fur down to decorate the chook
Problem Solving
- Make sure that the ends of the thread are short and don't touch each other
- Make sure that the stitches are close so they can't touch