Sewable and wearable computing

There is a whole world of sewable and wearable projects out there. Wearable projects can be worn on the body (in the form of lighting and sensors; it is so cool to see them in action!). To make this happen, we have to use sewable components. Sewable components can be sewn into fabrics using special materials. That is why they are known as sewable components. In this section, we will provide a brief overview of sewable components and prototyping.

Let us start with the base. We can use any fabric made of non-conductive material such as cotton, felt, or worsted wool. We can even use an embroidery hoop, as follows:

Figure 15.3 – Embroidery hoop with art in progress (courtesy: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hey__paul/8355465843/ by Hey Paul Studios at https://www.flickr.com/people/45257015@N03, made available under the CC BY license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)

Another essential thing we need is...