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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Decorative: LEDs laid out in the shape of an M

Material

  • Felt
  • Lilypad battery carrier
  • 2 Lilypad LEDs
  • Conductive Thread
  • EVA 1mm foam
  • Fur

Decorative: LEDs laid out in the shape of a long I

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
Decorative: LEDs laid out in the shape of a P

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