Weave a Circuit

Make a leave in wool item with two lights.

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Decorative: LEDs laid out in the shape of an M

Material

  • A laser cut loom
  • Wool
  • 2x Long tail LED
  • Conductive Tape
  • TronicBoard and 3V battery or other battery carrier

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

Instruction

  • Place a piece of conductive tape on the two long side of the loom
  • Stick the TronicBoard down on the short side with two pieces of tape. Make sure that the tape touches at the side
  • Thread wool through the holes in the loom up and back
  • Weave the wool in and out of the vertical wool. Use the bars at the side to keep the leaving edges straight.
  • One third of the way up tread one of the Long tail LEDs through the vertical wool. Make sure that the red is on the same side as the positive connect for the battery
  • Attach the wires on both sides with a piece of conductive tape
  • Continue to weave wool in and out of the vertical wool
  • Two thirds of the way up insert a second Long tail LED and tape to the conductive tape at the long edge
  • Complete weaving the wool to the top.
  • Add a fringe at the bottom by making loops with cut pieces of wool
Decorative: LEDs laid out in the shape of a P

Problem Solving

  • Make sure that there are no gaps in the circuit
  • Make sure that the wires face the same direction