New Textiles 2010/Madeleines Happy Bird Project

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird3.jpg | _{the bird - on the back, showing circuit and backside of embroidering}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird4.jpg |_{the bird - from the side}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird5.jpg | _{when the bird's "feathers" are stroked, the leds on the branch light up!}

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird1.jpg | ^{preliminary sketch}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird2.jpg | ^{the bird - sewn together!}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird3.jpg | ^{the bird - on the back, showing circuit and backside of embroidering}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird4.jpg | ^{'the bird - from the side}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird5.jpg | ^{when the bird's "feathers" are stroked, the leds on the branch light up!}

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'- For our first assignment, I created a simple circuit with 3 LED outputs and one sensor, a stroke sensor. My intention was to make a soft bird, with multiple textures, that when stroked, would have LEDs light up. -'

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For our first assignment, I created a simple circuit with 3 LED outputs and one sensor, a stroke sensor. My intention was to make a soft bird, with multiple textures, that when stroked, would have LEDs light up.

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird4.jpg | the bird - from the side

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird5.jpg | when the bird's "feathers" are stroked, the leds on the branch light up!

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird1.jpg | _{preliminary sketch}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird2.jpg | _{the bird - sewn together!}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird3.jpg | _{the bird - on the back, showing circuit and backside of embroidering}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird4.jpg |_{the bird - from the side}

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird5.jpg | _{when the bird's "feathers" are stroked, the leds on the branch light up!}

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Materials

Conductive thread, conductive fabric, 3 LEDs, 3V battery, battery holder, feathers, embroidery thread, mesh fabric

Goals and Lessons Learned

To begin, it was important for me to sketch out the path of the circuit. Since I have no experience with electronics, it was vital that I understand what needed to be connected before actually beginning to sew. This sketching out worked well. However, I would have been better served to also sketch out the exact placement and direction of the thread and its connections. As it is, the backside, where the circuit is sewn, is very messy. This leads to confusion in understanding how the circuit works, from outside perspective, as well as inconsistency in function. The sensor sometimes does not work, and think this is because sometimes the threads on the back are touching, interfering with the current.

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-' Materials

Conductive thread, conductive fabric, 3 LEDs, 3V battery, battery holder, feathers, embroidery thread, mesh fabric

Goals and Lessons Learned

To begin, it was important for me to sketch out the path of the circuit. Since I have no experience with electronics, it was vital that I understand what needed to be connected before actually beginning to sew. This sketching out worked well. However, I would have been better served to also sketch out the exact placement and direction of the thread and its connections. As it is, the backside, where the circuit is sewn, is very messy. This leads to confusion in understanding how the circuit works, from outside perspective, as well as inconsistency in function. The sensor sometimes does not work, and think this is because sometimes the threads on the back are touching, interfering with the current.

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For our first assignment, I created a simple circuit with 3 LED outputs and one sensor, a stroke sensor.

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For our first assignment, I created a simple circuit with 3 LED outputs and one sensor, a stroke sensor. My intention was to make a soft bird, with multiple textures, that when stroked, would have LEDs light up.

Materials

Conductive thread, conductive fabric, 3 LEDs, 3V battery, battery holder, feathers, embroidery thread, mesh fabric

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To begin, it was important for me to sketch out the path of the circuit. Since I have no experience with electronics, it was vital that I understand what needed to be connected before actually beginning to sew. This sketching out worked well. However, I would have been better served to also sketch out the exact placement and direction of the thread and its connections. As it is, the backside, where the circuit is sewn, is very messy. This leads to confusion in understanding how the circuit works, from outside perspective, as well as inconsistency in function. The sensor sometimes does not work, and think this is because sometimes the threads on the back are touching, interfering with the current.

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird2.jpg | the bird - on the back, showing circuit and backside of embroidering

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird3.jpg | the bird - on the back, showing circuit and backside of embroidering

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http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird2.jpg | the bird - on the back, showing circuit and backside of embroidering

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird2.jpg | the bird - from the side

http://newtextiles.media.mit.edu/uploads/Main/bird5.jpg | when the bird's "feathers" are stroked, the leds on the branch light up!

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Project Description

For our first assignment, I created a simple circuit with 3 LED outputs and one sensor, a stroke sensor.

Goals and Lessons Learned

Images

New Textiles 2010

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