Sewing

After learning more about soldering and the advantages of soldering our circuits, to allow for durability and reliability, we will look at another making skill: sewing. As mentioned earlier, conductive thread isn't great over long distances due to the resistance. However. we can sew conductive textiles that we have cut in shapes to suit our designs. This allows a larger current to be sent through the material, and we can use this for creativity in our circuits too!

We are going to learn more about sewing through practice. We’ll use our wearable technology project from the hyper-body system we started to prototype in the previous chapter. First, let’s take a look at recommended items for sewing.

Sample items used for sewing

There are a few essential items you need for sewing, and many other optional items too. See what items you already have, and then you can build up slowly all the sewing supplies:

Figure 10.29 – Sewing...