Muscle wire, also known as smart wire, more commonly known as nitinol or smart wire, which is the name for very high performance, shape memory alloy, actuator wires. It is made of nickel-titanium. The nickel-titanium alloys were first developed in 1962–1963 by the United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory and commercialized under the trade name Nitinol (an acronym for Nickel Titanium…
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We are introducing our new needle felting kits these are unusual as they incorporate the lovely craft of needle felting with electronic textiles – adding LED’s to create lights to our camper van projects. There are now two kits a 2D camper van picture and a 3D camper van both have two white LED’s as…
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Felt is a great material to use for crafting and e-textile projects. The key to using felt is to pick the correct type for your project. It is easy to cut, sew and glue and it comes in many colours. Felt is a great material as it does not fray. Craft/Fashion Felt This type of felt is…
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Types of LED’s used in e-textiles or electronic textile There is a huge choice of lights available to use in your e-textile or STEM projects. Any type of light will need to have a circuit so understanding how these lights work is essential to make your project work for you. Depending, on your project choosing…
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Valentine’s Day is traditionally celebrated on 14th February around the world. Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century. Valentine Cards – the practice of sending love messages developed by people sending special cards expressing their affection. Cards were usually handmade by the sender and individually designed…
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Thinking of Valentines. Do you make handmade cards? One idea is to make this easy card. An easy template to follow and you can decorate your card to make it personal to you. There are many templates to use from Chibitronics. This image shows a simple circuit this is ideal for this type…
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