New Portland eTextile gathering!

If you’re in Portland and interested in soft circuits and wearable electronics, I’ve got great news. Tomorrow night I’ll be kicking off a new series of bi-weekly eTextile open worksessions at BrainSilo, the local hackerspace. Continue Reading →

Win an LED embroidery kit!

As much as I love my little bear, it’s time for some more variety in LED embroidery kit options. Continue Reading →

Sewing Electrified!

A recent addition to Polymath Design Lab’s offering is the Sewing Electrified line of electronic sewing kits. I’m really excited about these kits, and I’ve heard great things back from the people who have tried them out so far.

Conductive glove working

Touch Screen Glove Kits

I’ve started things off with a kit to make gloves that work with iPhones and other gadgets with capacitive touch screens, and a constellation embroidery kit that lights up with LEDs. One of my goals is to help make the field of eTextiles more accessible, so both of these kits have been designed to be easy enough for someone with little to no experience with either sewing or electronics. Continue Reading →