Madeira threads offer “High wear resistance and excellent stability. The specific manufacturing process results in a durable pure silver plating around ever single filament. The silver plating of each fibre guarantees optimum conductivity which is required especially at contact points.

Maderia’s advice for their conductive thread.

• ither a top thread or under thread
• It is vital that there’re are no breaks in the conductive thread, ensure the stitching does not make contact with any other stage in the circuit. Stitching should be done in parallel ensuring all positive terminals are connected to a positive and a negative terminals to negative.
• If the thread breaks or loosely stitched area could lead to contact failure. Strictly adhere to the wiring guidelines to ensure a successful circuit. Test the stitched circuit prior to completing the finished project.
• Resistance ratings are used to calculate voltage drop over a certain distance, in basic terms means a higher resistance means a dimmer LED built, especially when multiple LED’s are used over a long distance.
• The resistance rating for Maderia HC thread are as follows
  HC12 – Resistance:<100/Ωm
  HC40 – Resistance: <300/Ωm
  Maximum number of LED’s per battery 5.
• Wash item inside out, place in a laundry bag. Gentle cycle 30 degrees using a mild detergent. Do not use disinfectant, bleach or chlorine. This will damage the silver coating causing thread to loose its conductivity. Do not tumble dry or iron, not suitable for dry cleaning. Always remove the battery.

Data sheets are available on request.

Houses a standard 3 volt CR1220 battery (not included)

Dimensions

• Length: 22mm.
• Width: 12.5mm.
• Height: 4mm.

The CR2032 battery holder has large connection points for the conductive thread.

These are clearly marked to show the battery polarity. The unit also has a small power switch so that you can turn the power on and off. This allows it to be easily incorporated into your own e-textiles designs.

The board accepts CR2032 batteries.

Kits are also available with various coloured LED’s

These are clearly marked to show the battery polarity.

This allows it to be incorporated into your own e-textiles designs.

The board accepts CR2032 batteries – sold separately.

Dimensions: L34 x W20 x H4.5mm.

E textile kits with this battery holder are available as a separate listing. Our e-textiles kits use this type of battery holder

The kit has been specially designed to use very little electronics and is an easy introduction to e-textiles.

See the PDF Datasheet for full constructional details of a Gingerbread Man toy.

• Includes all components and materials to make 30 Gingerbread men toys
• KS3 design and make project aimed at year 8s so it is also suitable for lower ability Year 9s and higher ability year 7s
• Due to this NEW smart material (conductive thread) connections can now be produced by a simple knot or sewing around the LEDs (Lights)
• Free downloadable step by step instructions.
• No soldering involved. The thread looks and behaves like conventional thread with the added bonus, that if the thread breaks the two ends can be tied together and it still works perfectly
• Free downloadable E-textile Project Resources for other project ideas found in our resources section.
• Free downloadable booklet Electronic Teacher’s Resources shows in detail how to turn metal textiles materials like zips, press studs, etc. into switches in our resources section.
• Power Point Presentation also available please email and a copy will be sent to you.
• Product video
• Used by various textile consultants and due to its simplicity, and currently being used throughout education from Primary to University