E-Textiles
① Soft Circuit Hand Garments
Materials: coin cell battery, conductive tape, velostat, conductive thread, resistors, LEDs, leather & denim.
I designed two hand-worn garments that integrate both digital and analog switching mechanisms using conductive textile materials and hard-soft connections. The first garment incorporates a digital switch: when the fingers make contact, conductive tape triggers an LED to illuminate. The coin cell battery is concealed within the garment. The second garment uses an analog switch through a pressure sensor. The red button is constructed from two layers of Velostat sandwiched between conductive material, allowing the LED to illuminate at varying intensities depending on how much pressure is applied.
② Wearable Speakers
Materials: arduino uno, 5v battery, copper wire, magnets, leather, linen, and conductive fabric.
This fabric speaker uses a copper wire coil and magnet to convert an audio signal from an Arduino into sound. When the magnet is touched, it triggers the audio playback, and the interaction between the wire coil and magnetic field produces audible vibrations. The design is inspired by Cannibal Lecter’s mask, incorporating a touch of humor in which covering the mouth triggers sound playback.This wearable piece incorporates a lightning bolt design and three conductive fabric “keys,” each of which plays a different sound when touched.Both instruments connect to the Arduino and this board using alligator clips, which complete the circuit and enable sound activation.