Putting your wearable together

We have our electronic components and we know they are working because we made a low-fidelity prototype with them and the code. Now, we can transfer this prototype to a more stable version by sewing and soldering it in place. Let’s make our wearable in a few steps.

Activity 10.4 – Sewing a pocket for the heat pad

For the heat pad, I’m making a pocket for it to sit in. Because we want the wearer to feel the warmth, I’m using a thin linen fabric. You’ll want to choose a fabric that has stability but that is thin enough to allow the heat to transfer to their back. Measure out the amount of fabric needed and cut wider and longer than the heat pad to allow extra fabric for a folded seam for the edges. Figure 10.31 shows the measuring with the heat pad. Linen can fray, so we want to turn the edge of our fabric inside to create a nice edge that doesn’t come apart:

Figure 10.31 – Measuring...