Modifying our item of clothing

So let's take a look at what we need to do to modify our item of clothing ready to accommodate our Pi Zero, a battery pack, and sewable LEDs. We will start by looking at creating our hidden pocket for Pi Zero and the batteries, followed by how we will sew our LEDs into the top and design our sewable circuit. We will then solve the problem of connecting our conductive thread back to the GPIO holes on our Pi Zero.

Our hidden pocket

You will need a piece of fabric that is large enough to house your Pi Zero case and battery pack alongside each other with enough spare to hem the pocket all the way round. If you have access to a sewing machine, then this section of the project will be much quicker...