Wearables DIY Projects for Makers - Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

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Build an illuminated, animated, tessellated tote using LED pebble lights and 3D-printed fabric.
Bag to the Future: Sew a Trendy Messenger Bag With Light-Up LED Animations
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Make soft touch pads and panels in conductive fabric to control wearables, LEDs, and more
Squishy Circuits: The Soft Matrix
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We’re going to explore ways to make audio speakers more wearable — not by sewing ordinary hard speakers into garments, but by creating new kinds of speakers out of textiles and conductive thread.
Sew Wearable Soft Speakers
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Wearable glowing accessories — we often associate them with Halloween costumes or a packed concert. While those are definitely fun, I wanted to make elegant jewelry, fit to wear on a night out with friends or a casual day at work.
Beautiful LED Pendant In Three Steps
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It’s 15 years since LilyPad — learn what’s new and make your first iron-on circuit!
Make an Iron-on Textile Circuit and Learn All About Wearables
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Inductive chargers are becoming more popular for phones, watches, headphones, and other devices — they’re everywhere!
Send Electrical Power Through The Air To Light Up LEDs Wirelessly
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Make a Light-up skirt with 120 hidden full-color LEDs that respond to your movements
Motion Animated NeoPixel LED Skirt
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Discover electromagnets in everyday life with this inductive LED ring!
Make A Secret Light Up LED Ring
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Light up your world with DIY pressure sensors
Sew Tiny Squishy LED Torch
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Print and wear a superb owl that uses AI vision to see faces, judge emotions, and respond
Google AIY Robot Companion
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Mix leather and wearables to create these fantastic arm braces and more.
Light Up Leather Arm Braces
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Control the color of these LED party shoes and matching bracelet wirelessly with Adafruit’s handy app
Insta-Hue LED Party Heels
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Build NFC RFID chips right into your manicure, then command your gadgets with a fingertip
Near-Field Fingernails
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With the Big Face Box, you can hilariously enlarge your entire face. Grab some cardboard, a lens, and some LEDs, and try it out!
Supersize Your Noggin with a Lens and Cardboard Box
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Make a dazzling light-up clutch that pairs with your phone to display text, animations, or even tweets in real-time!
Sew a Custom Handbag with a Built-In LED Matrix
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The BITalino is great for biohacking — hook up the sensors and play Classic Pong with a swing of your wrist.
Use BITalino to Graph Your Biosignals and Play Pong!
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Turn an old headlamp into a power assist for your eyebrows. Use an infrared remote control to raise, lower, waggle, and adjust.
Strap a Robot to Your Face! Your Expressions Are Now Controlled by Technology

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