The world of wearables is becoming an increasingly popular way for makers to express their creativity. From custom watches and connected jewelry to full-body suits that allow you to interact with your environment, the possibilities are endless. Learning about wearable electronics can be a bit daunting for those who are just starting out – but it doesn’t have to be! Whether you’re looking for guidance on where to get started with Arduino programming or inspiration from some of the projects out there, this blog category has got you covered. Here we will provide tutorials and resources on creating interactive wearables as well as a look at the work of some inspiring makers that should give you the motivation to dive right in!
This project, “Talking Shoes” allows for people to send messages between their shoes through a series of flashing LEDs and vibration feedback. The project uses an Arduino mini and some small motors and embedded LEDs with more design photos at the link below. talking shoes
“Pandimensional importer/exporter” Molly “Porkshanks” Friedrich will be showing off some of her otherworldly wares in the Contraptors’ Lounge at the Maker Faire next weekend. When not winking in and out of the spacetime continuum, Molly fashions really cool wearable art/jewelry and retro-futuristic gadgetry and sells them via Dangerous Detritus. [Photo of Molly by Libby Bulloff, […]
Maxster writes in – My friend’s laptop’s hinge failed after 5 years of use, her mum made this excellent piece of under garnement for it.
Ever realize something you thought you put in your bag was actually not there at all? “Project Lady Bag” uses RFID tags to keep track of everything in your bag while icons relating to the missing items appear on the bag’s outer surface LED screen. The bag also gives clues to your emotional state, such […]
These Puma running shoes from the 1980s had a built in pedometer that interfaced with an Apple II’s “game port” to download the distance and time traveled for later analysis. More details of their construction at the link below. Puma RS Computer Tennis Shoes
This chic pet-substitute responds to touch with pulsing blue LED ‘eyes’ and a purring effect courtesy of Lilypad vibe boards. Two Lilypad Arduinos run the animal simualtion and the touch contact is implemented via conductive fabric layers – For this, I made two layers of fabric. One with three pieces conductive fabric that goes out […]
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes This week’s CRAFT Video Podcast is the second in a two part series on how to make intarsia/stranded knitting pattern from an image in Photoshop. We’ll go from the gridded pattern we made last week to a knitted back panel for the sweater using […]
