KIT INSTRUCTION PDFs
by Hannah Perner-Wilson [email protected] www.plusea.at
last updated: 10/12/2012 DIAGRAMS CONTENTS NEOPRENE neoprene PRESSURE PRESSURE SENSOR SENSOR/MATRIX NEOPRENE: 1 VELOSTAT: inbe tween NEOPRENE: 2 This sensor is constructed by layering conductive and piezoresistive materials. Velostat is a piezoresistive plastic film velostat that reacts to stress with a decrease in resistance.
PRESSURE SENSOR AMTRIX NEOPRENE: rows VELOSTAT: inbe tween NEOPRENE: columns conductive fabric conductive thread
exposed In addition to the contents listed above, you conductive will need the following items to complete isolated thread this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and conductive thread knot some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design.”
NEOPRENE STENCIL 1:1 >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ
>> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf VELOSTAT STENCIL
1:1 40mm
35mm 50mm TRACE AND CUT OUT FUSE SEW INSTRUCTIONS THE STENCILS 1 CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 2 CONDUCTIVE THREAD 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Decide if you want to make the single sensor Peel off the paper backing from the Thread a needle with conductive thread basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed or the matrix. conductive fabric. Place the conductive and tie a knot on one end. Stitch into the instructions please visit the following Cut or trace the stencils from the other side fabric pieces, with the glue side (shiny neoprene, exposing the thread in diagonal website: of this instruction sheet and transfer them to side) facing the neoprene. Set you iron to a stitches as shown. Make sure that the the apropriate materials. Mark the stitch- medium heat (too hot will burn the fabric) individual threads do not touch each other. >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits holes on both pieces of neoprene with a pen and iron over the conductive fabric to melt or pencil. the glue and fuse the fabrics together.
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CONNECT LAYER CLOSE TEST THREAD TO FABRIC 4 THE MATERIALS 5 THE SENSOR 6 FINISHED SENSOR 7
Finish sewing the conductive thread with Layer one or two pieces of Velostat between Thread the needle with regular sewing Connect the ends of your sensor to a 5 to 10 tight stitches along the edge of the the neoprene with the conductive stitches thread. Holding the materials in place. stitch multimeter set to measure resitance (Ohm). conductive fabric. facing eachother. around the edges of the neoprene. Don’t sew As you pressure the layers of the sensor Cut the conductive thread close to the through the Velostat, but surround it with together, the resistance should decrease. surface and repeat steps 3 and 4 with the stitches. Depending on the construction of your second piece of neoprene. sensor, the values should range from 2K - 200 Ohm. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS
neoprene NEOPRENE you can vary the number and densitiy of the tchesstit o adjust the sensitivity BEND SENSOR of the sensor knot NEOPRENE: 1 This sensor is constructed by layering conductive and piezoresistive materials. velostat Velostat is a piezoresistive plastic film that reacts to stress with a decrease in resistance. VELOSTAT: inbe tween you can adjust the sensitivity of conductive fabric conductive thread the senorby includingre mo than one cepie ofvelost at
isolated exposed conductive conductive stitch stitch NEOPRENE: 2
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on 120 mm that design.”
>> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ NEOPRENE STENCIL 15 mm 1:1 >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf
100 mm
VELOSTAT STENCIL 12 mm 1:1 TRACE AND CUT OUT FUSE SEW INSTRUCTIONS THE STENCILS 1 CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 2 CONDUCTIVE THREAD 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Cut or trace the stencils from the other side Peel off the paper backing from the Thread the needle with conductive thread basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed of this instruction sheet and transfer them to conductive fabric. Place the conductive and tie a knot in one end. Stitch into the instructions please visit the following the apropriate materials. fabric pieces, with the glue side (shiny neoprene, exposing the thread in diagonal website: Mark the stitch-holes on both pieces of side) facing the neoprene. Set you iron to a stitches as shown. neoprene. Make sure the stencil always faces medium heat (too hot will burn the fabric) >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits upwards, do not flip the sencil upsidedown. and iron over the conductive fabric to melt the glue and fuse the fabrics together.
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CONNECT LAYER CLOSE TEST THREAD TO FABRIC 4 THE MATERIALS 5 THE SENSOR 6 FINISHED SENSOR 7
Finish sewing the conductive thread with Layer one or two pieces of Velostat in Thread the needle with regular sewing Connect the ends of your sensor to a 5 to 10 tight stitches along the edge of the between the two pieces of neoprene, with thread. Holding the layered materials multimeter set to measure resitance (Ohm). conductive fabric. the conductive stitches facing each other. in place, stitch around the edges of the As you bend or pressure the layers of the Cut the conductive thread close to the The conductive fabric tabs should be on neoprene. sensor together, the resistance should surface and repeat steps 3 and 4 with the opposite ends. Do not sew through the Velostat, but decrease. Depending on the construction of second piece of neoprene. Make sure the conductive thread and the surround it with stitches to keep it in place. your sensor, the values should range from conductive fabric on either side never touch 2K - 200 Ohm. directly, only through the Velostat. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS STITCHED neoprene STROKE SENSOR
Using conductive thread and neoprene to NEOPRENE: top NEOPRENE: bottom stitch a fabric stroke switch. While tedious to make, the basic construction of this four strands of sensor has a wonderful effect. conductive stitch on thread stitched bottom conductive fabric conductive thread through side of neoprene sensor
conductive thread non-conductive thread
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design.”
>> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ NEOPRENE STENCIL >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf 35 mm ONDUCTIVEABRIC C F STENCIL1:1 1:1
60 mm 26 mm TRACE AND CUT OUT FUSE STITCH INSTRUCTIONS THE STENCILS 1 CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 2 CONDUCTIVE THREAD 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Cut or trace the stencils from the other side Place the conductive fabric pieces with the Thread the needle with conductive thread, basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed of this instruction sheet and transfer them to glue side (shiny side) facing the neoprene. feel free to take the thread double or instructions please visit the following the apropriate materials. Set you iron to a medium heat (too hot will quadruple. website: Then cut out the shapes from the materials burn the fabric) and iron over the conductive Stitch into the neoprene from the top side and peel away the paper backing from the fabric to melt the glue and fuse the fabrics (the side without conductive fabric), but >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits conductive fabric. together. don’t pull the thread all the way through.
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STITCH STITCH MORE ADD SOME NON- TEST CONDUCTIVE FUR 4 CONDUCTIVE FUR 5 CONDUCTIVE FUR 6 FINISHED SENSOR 7
After stitching cut the thread at desired fur Continue stitching conductive fur to both Thread your needle as before, but this time Connect the ends of your sensor to a length, roughly 2cm. Repeat 5 or 6 times. patches of conductive fabric and then add with a non-conductive thread of similar multimeter set to measure continuity. Each time the conductive thread should two or three stitches of fur to the center. weight. Any colour you like. As you stroke across the sensor the penetrate all the way through the neoprene When you stroke over the fur, from one side Proceed to stitch fur until the sensor is dense resistance should sink to near zero Ohm. and make contact with the conductive fabric to the other, the conductive threads from and the conductive fur contacts are isolated Flickering is normal. When the sensor is fused to the reverse side. one side should touch the center ones, and from one another, yet make contact when not being stroked the multimeter should these in turn should touch those on the stroked. mesure no connection. Ruffling of fur may be other end. necessairy at times. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS NEOPRENE neoprene PUSHBUTTON NEOPRENE: top FOAM : inbe tween NEOPRENE: bottom Using conductive fabric as the contacts for soft push button and perforated foam as a spacer material, this fabric pushbutton is an extremely basic construction that can conductive fabric foam be used in many different ways.
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design.” FOAM STENCIL >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ NEOPRENE STENCIL CONDUCTIVE 1:1 FABRIC >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf 50mm STENCIL 1:1 1:1 6 mm 35mm
50mm 42 mm 65mm TRACE AND CUT OUT PEEL OFF FUSE INSTRUCTIONS THE STENCILS 1 PAPER BACKING 2 CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Cut or trace the stencils from the other side Peel the backing off from the conductive Place the conductive fabric pieces, with the basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed of this instruction sheet and transfer them to fabric pieces. glue side (shiny side) facing the neoprene. instructions please visit the following the apropriate materials. Set you iron to a medium heat (too hot will website: burn the fabric) and iron over the conductive fabric to melt the glue and fuse the fabrics >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits together.
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PERFORATE LAYER CLOSE TEST THE FOAM 4 THE MATERIALS 5 THE PUSHBUTTON 6 FINISHED SENSOR 7
If you don’t have a hole maker then you Layer your materials so that the conductive Thread a needle with regular sewing thread. Connect the ends of your sensor to a can also make holes in the foam by simply fabric faces inwards with the perforated Tie a knot in one end and proceed to sew multimeter set to measure continuity. When folding it half twice and pinching or cutting foam inbetween.You can arrange the tabs of around the edge of your sensor. Be sure to you press the pushbutton, your multimeter of the tip of the triangle. your fabric button any which way you want stitch both sides of neoprene together, you should read close to zero Ohm. When the so long as the don’t overlap. do not need to include the foam in your button is not touched, the reading should stitch, as it will stay in place. indicate no connection. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS BEAD AND FABRIC fabric TILT SENSOR metal Using a metal bead and conductive fabric bead petals to construct a six-way digital tilt- switch. beads 1 2 6
bead conductive fabric conductive thread 5 3 4
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, CONDUCTIVE and sell the design or hardware based on FABRIC that design.” STENCIL
1:1 20 mm >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ PLACEMENT STENCIL 18 mm FOR CONDUCTIVE >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf FABRIC PETALS 1:1
70 mm
cut smallc espie of conductvei fabricr omf the leftoversto use as tabs TRACE AND CUT OUT FUSE LAYER INSTRUCTIONS THE STENCILS 1 CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 2 THE FABRIC 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Cut or trace the stencils from the other side Peel off the paper backing from the pieces Layer the two fabric squares on top of each basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed of this instruction sheet and transfer them to of conductive fabric. Place the conductive other, with the petals facing up and the tabs instructions please visit the following the apropriate materials. fabric petals, with the glue side (shiny side) facing the back. Mark the X for each petal on website: facing the fabric. Set you iron to a medium the back of the petal layer. Thread a needle heat (too hot will burn the fabric) and with some conductive thread and tie a knot >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits carefully iron over the conductive fabric on one end. From behind, sew into one of petals to melt the glue and fuse the fabrics the conductive fabric petals where the X is together. marked.
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CONNECT REPEAT ADD TEST THREAD TO PETAL 4 SIX TIMES 5 METAL BEAD 6 FINISHED SENSOR 7
Stitch the conductive thread to the petal Repeat the instructions in step 3 and 4 for This time start sewing from the conductive Connect one end of a multimeter set to 3-4 times in the same spot to insure a good all six petals. Make sure that none of the tab to the center of the square. In the center, measure continuity to the center bead connection. Continue to sew, but only on the conductive threads touches another. sew through both pieces of fabric so that you connection of your sensor. In turn connect back piece of fabric. This way the conductive are on the front side. String as many beads the other end of the multimeter to the thread can pass underneeth the other After connecting all conductive petals to as necessairy, then add the metal bead last other sensor contacts. When the metal bead conductive petals without touching them. their respective tabs, it is time to connect before sewing back through all the beads. touches the contact you are connected to, End your sewing by stitching the conductive the metal bead, which explained in the next Sew back through both layers of fabric and the multimeter should read close to zero thread 5-10 times to the appropriate tab. step. tie a knot in the thread. Ohm. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS EMBROIDERED fabric enforced with your speaker coil does not have to be circular! SPEAKER COIL fusible interfacing Embroider a highly conductive thread to make a fabric speaker coil. Then run an amplified sound source through it and hold a magnet close to hear it. Sewing the coil takes longer than you might think! regular fabric
neodynium conductive thread magnets
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that the speaker coil in this example is 7 cm diameter anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, roughly 5 cm diameter and makes 16 turns and sell the design or hardware based on that design.” 5 cm diameter >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ
3 cm diameter >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf UNDERSTANDING HOW TRACE AND START SEWING INSTRUCTIONS A SPEAKER WORKS 1 FUSE 2 CONDUCTIVE THREAD 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the A speaker makes sound because an Peel the paper backing from fusible With a sewing needle pull the end of your basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed electromagnet (the embroidered coil) is interfacing adhered to the fabric square and conductive thread through the center of instructions please visit the following mounted to a membrane (the fabric) with trace the outline of your speaker to the fabric your coil so that the needle ends up on the website: a permanent magnet close by. When an side. Use an iron to fuse the fabric square back side with the fusible interfacing. Pull audio signal is connected to either end to the other piece of fabric provided in this as much thread through as you will need >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits of the electromagnet (coil) a fluctuating kit. This makes the fabric harder to sew, but to connect the center of your couil to your magnetic field forms around the coil, insures that your coil does not collapse on circuit. Generally 10-20 cm is good. Then repelling and attracting the membrane from itself, and results in a stiffer membrane. remove the thread from the needle. the permanent magnet. These vibrations happen so fast that we can barely see them, but the membrane moves the air around it, translating electrical frequencies into audible waves that we can hear. Take a good look at the diagram and stencil on the other side of this sheet so that you If you have any questions, or problems understand what variables will influence constructing this kit, please contact me: the efficiency (volume) of your speaker coil before designing your own. >>[email protected]
“COUCHING” KEEP SEWING ADD HOOK UP 4 YOUR COIL 5 MAGNETS 6 YOUR SPEAKER 7
Thread the needle with regular thread and As you are sewing your coil from center to Your kit includes two strong neodymium Connect both ends of your speaker coil to tie a knot in one end. Insert from the reverse edge, you want the conductive thread to magnets. For a quick first test of your speaker your amplified audio signal. If you can not side through the center point of your coil come as close as possible to the previous place the smaller magnet on the front side hear your speaker, try holding it very close to design. Stitch over the conductive thread turn without touching it. If one turn of the and the larger on the back of your speaker your ear. If it is very quiet then it is working, and back into the fabric, then come back conductive thread touches another then coil. For your final design you will want to but you might need to increase your power through the fabric a few mm further along the electricity will not be forced to flow mount your magnet(s) in the center of the source or reconsider your coil design to your coil path. This embroidery technique is around in circles, which is what increases the coil without having them directly connected make it more efficient at moving air, which is called “couching”. strength of the magnetic field. to the membrane. what makes it louder. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS NEOPRENE DOUBLE AA or 9V neoprene BATTERY POUCH make sure Using neoprene and conductive fabric to conductive fabric tabs stay outside construct a tight fitting neoprene pouch the pouch! BACK FRONT that fits two AA bateries or a 9V battery. seam 3a
You can also decide to make a single AA seam 3b seam 3b battery pouch. seam 3 b a seam 1 seam 1 seam 1 conductive fabric with fusible interfacing (metal snaps)
seam 2b seam 2b seam 2
seam 2a conductive fabric fused to inside side of neoprene In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose 42 mm design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, DOUBLE AA and sell the design or hardware based on BATTERY POUCH that design.”
NEOPRENE 20 mm 15 mm STENCIL >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ 1:1 CONDUCTIVE >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf FABRIC
STENCIL 1:1 32 mm
CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 30 mm 30 mm STENCIL 1:1
30 mm 35 mm 20 mm TRACE FUSE FOLD INSTRUCTIONS 1 2 AND SEW 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Cut or trace the stencils from the other side Peel off the paper backing from the Thread a needle with regular thread and basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed of this instruction sheet and transfer them to conductive fabric. Place the conductive tie a knot on one end. Fold the neoprene instructions please visit the following the apropriate materials. fabric pieces, with the glue side (shiny together and sew along seam 1 (see diagram website: side) facing the neoprene. Set you iron to a on other side). medium heat (too hot will burn the fabric) Make sure you sew the pouch together with >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits and iron over the conductive fabric to melt nice tight stitches. The key to making this the glue and fuse the fabrics together. pouch is that it fits the batteries tight like a body suit, to achieve good electrical contact.
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SEW ADD METAL CUT INSERT MORE 4 SNAPS/POPPERS 5 HOLE 6 BATTERY(S) 7
Fold over the bottom pouch tab and sew If you want to have snap connectors, sew So that you can insert the batteries into the Insert your two AA batteries through the it to the walls of the pouch along seam 2. them using regular thread to the conductive pouch, you need to cut a hole in the front hole, make sure that one battery has plus Proceede to sew the pouch closed along fabric side of the battery pouch ears. of the pouch. Cut the hole no wider than facing the top and the other has minus seam 3. Leaving the conductive “ears” 1cm diamerter! Neoprene is stretchy and facing the top. sticking out of the pouch. extremely robust, so it can take a lot of force. Or, insert you single 9V battery into the Make sure the conductive parts of the ears The batteries will fit in, even if they look like pouch with the contacts facing up. are not touching. Otherwise you will short they might not. If the hole is too big, the MAKE SURE THAT THE your battery out! pouch won’t be tight enough. CONDUCTIVE EARS NEVER TOUCH!!! DIAGRAMS CONTENTS PINCUSHION fabric conductive fabric BREADBOARD This pincushion doubles as a breadboard, or vice-versa. Pins or component leads that protrude through the strips of conductive fabric adhered to its surface are electrically connected.
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose 50mm design is made publicly available so that comfortable spacing:-) stencil 1:1 anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on through-hole spacing 65x80mm stencil 1:1 32mm pincushion that design.” conductive fabric through-hole spacing >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ stencil 1:1 >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf m m 60m 40m
These through-hole pitch traces are 1.7mm wide and can be tricky to cut and place by hand. If you have access to a lasercutter, this can make things easier. Especially since the heat of the laser also singes the edges of the fabric! TRACE AND CUT OUT ARANGE AND FUSE SEW INSTRUCTIONS THE STENCILS 1 CONDUCTIVE FABRIC 2 TOGETHER 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Decide on a layout for your pincushion Peel the paper backing off the conductive Layer the second piece of fabric ontop of basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed breadboard. Since you are making it yourself, fabric. Using a pair of tweezers, arrange the the first with the conductive fabric pattern instructions please visit the following you may as well customize it! If you would strips of conductive fabric with the glue side inbetween. Thread a needle with regular website: like to populate it with pitch-sensitive facing down. thread, tie a knot on one end and sew components, then you can use the example Set you iron to a medium-high heat and very around the pieces of fabric, leaving a 3-5cm >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits stencil provided. Though beware, this is very carefully iron over the conductive fabric to opening along one edge. narrow spacing to cut and arrange by hand. melt the glue and fuse the fabrics together. Then trace and cut out the materials.
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TURN STUFF CLOSE FINISHED INSIDEOUT 4 5 6 7
Without cutting the thread you have just Stuff the pouch with sufficient stuffing to Fold over the edges of the gap you left open, Tie a knot in the end of your thread and your sewn with, carefully turn the pouch you have make it firm. You can use the tweezers to and with the remainder of the thread sew Pincushion Breadboard is finished! It is now created insideout. help get the stuffing into the corners and the pincushion together. ready to be populated with pins, needles and distribute it evenly. electronic components! DIAGRAMS CONTENTS KNIT Spool knitters are hand-crank STRETCH SENSOR circular knitting machines that have 4 needles and resemble knit stretch sensor This stretch sensor is knit from a stainless knitting dolls. After threading steel and polyester yarn blend. The the spool knitter you simply stainless steel strands in the yarn are turn the handle and the short and compressing the fibers together machine produces a knit tube. increses the overall conductivity. conductive yarn sample
weight to pull knitting through the machine
NOTES OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose This sensor is knit from a stainless steel and polyester yarn blend. The design is made publicly available so that stainless steel strands in the yarn are short and not continuous, so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, stretching the yarn causes a decrease in electrical resistance as the and sell the design or hardware based on individual conductive fibers make better contact among themselves. that design.”
Even without knitting the yarn into a structure you can use it as a >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ stretch sensor by simply pulling it taught or relaxing it. Knitting the yarn into a narrow tube on a spool knitter makes the sensor stretchy >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf and more robust. The knit structure also accumulates more yarn and thus more resistance in less length, giving you greater range.
You can also apply pressure to this yarn to use it as a pressure/squeeze sensor.
When connecting to either end of the knit sensor make sure to connect your measurement contacts to parts of the yarn that will be stretched or are just on the boarder of where the stretch will happen, otherwise you the resistance of the unstretched yarn will be part of your sensor reading. THREAD THE ATTACH CATCH ON INFORMATION MACHINE 1 WEIGHT 2 FIRST HOOK 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Thread the resistive yarn into the knitting Tie the end of the yarn to the hook on the Feed the yarn into the machine with one basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed machine as shown in the photo. weight. When you are knitting with the hand, and crank the handle with the other. instructions please visit the following machine, always make sure the weight Catch the yarn on one of the hooks. website: is pulling on the yarn at the other end. Otherwise the knit structure will not be >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits pulled off the needles and will get caught up in the machine.
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SKIP HOOKS CATCH AGAIN KEEP FINISHING ON FIRST ROUND 44 ON FIRST NEEDLE 5 KNITTING 6 OFF 7
Skip the second hook and catch the yarn on When catching the yarn on the first hook the Once you’’ve completed the first few rounds, When done, simply cut the yarn feeding into the hook opposite the first hook that you second time around, make sure that the first paying attention that the yarn is hooking the machine and keep cranking. The knit caught it with. Again, skip the forth hook, yarn goes under the latch and the second correctly, you can crank the machine faster structure will eventually fall out the back. and catch the yarn back on the first hook yarn stays insidethe hook/latch. As the and pay less attention to the needles. Make Pick up the final four loops of the knitting that you started on. knitting machine turns it should be pulling sure the weight is pulling the knitt structure with the loose end of yarn using a large the newer yarn through the loop from the out the other end, and that the yarn feeds sewing needle. As shown in photo. previous round. Turn the machine slowly for smoothly into the machine. the first few rounds to make sure. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS FABRIC neoprene POTENTIOMETER CON Using neoprene, EeonTex non-woven fabric, conductive thread and stretch conductive fabric to construct a fabric Eeontex with fusible potentiometer. TENTS interfacing
conductive fabric with fusible conductive interfacing thread
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on POT that design.” EEONTEX STENCIL - 1:1 >> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ
POT >> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf CONDUCTIVEF ABRIC 34mm STENCIL
45mm 1:1
30mm
45mm INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS 1 CONTENTS 2 CONTENTS 3
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CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS DIAGRAMS CONTENTS POMPOM resistive SQUEEZE SENSOR yarn Make a pompom from a blend of real wool and resistive yarn (stainless steel and polyester blend), then felt it using soap and hot water to make a squishy regular ball that conducts more the harder you wool squeeze it.
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design.”
>> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ
>> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf CUT START KEEP INSTRUCTIONS TOOL 1 WRAPPING 2 WRAPPING 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the Before starting to make the pompom you Blend the resistive yarn (which is a polyester Wrap the yarn around the cardboard until basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed need to make your tool. Cut out two shapes blend) with a real wool yarn if you later it is full. You can go back and forth multiple instructions please visit the following from cardboard as shown in the photo. The want to felt it into a squishy ball. You can times to build up a thick layer of wrapped website: side of the outer circle will determine the control the conductivity of the pompom by yarn. side of your pompom. The inner circle should adjusting the ratio of resitive to regular yarn. >> www.plusea.at/?category_name=kits only be as big as it needs to be for you to wrap the yarn.
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CUT AROUND TIE YARN REMOVE PRUNE EDGE 4 AROUND MIDDLE 5 TOOL 6 (AND FELT) 7
When finished wrapping cut around the Take a strong yarn or thread and wrap it Carefully remove the tool from your Use a pair of scissors to trim the yarns of edges of the circle. As shown in the photo. around the middle of the pompom. Make pompom. The yarn you wrapped around the the pompom as some may be longer than sure it goes inside between the cardboard middle should keep everything in place. others. pieces. Tie two or more knots that tie the If you used real wool and want to felt your pompom together etightly won’t come pompom, add hot water and soap to it undone. and rub it between your hands until the wool fibers felt together, giving it a squishy texture. Also try putting in washing machine. DIAGRAMS CONTENTS KIT INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS
In addition to the contents listed above, you will need the following items to complete this kit: scissors, an iron, a sewing needle and some regular thread
STENCILS OPEN HARDWARE
“Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design.”
>> www.freedomdefined.org/OSHW_FAQ
>> www.plusea.at/kits/kits.pdf INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS 1 CONTENTS 2 CONTENTS 3
These step-by-step instructions explain the CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS basic assembly of this kit. For more detailed instructions please visit the following website:
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