Becky Stern

Trying to find something in your purse at a dark restaurant or party? What a pain! Make it easy to see what’s in your bag with LED sequins, GEMMA, and conductive hook & loop

This beginner-level e-textiles project has you sewing with conductive thread and loading a simple Arduino program onto the GEMMA microcontroller. This project is perfect for use with the GEMMA Sequin Starter Pack! Just add hook & loop. Before you get started, follow the Gemma M0 guide or the Classic Introducing GEMMA guide

Gather up the following parts & tools:

Gemma M0 or GEMMA v2 wearable microcontroller
(Optional): build on the: GEMMA Starter Pack or GEMMA Sequin Starter Pack
Conductive hook & loop
Purse or backpack
Scissors
Clear nail polish
USB cable
Computer with Adafruit Arduino software

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Wearable Electronics with Becky Stern 04/30/2014

FLORAbrella – LED Umbrella with NeoPixels

You’ll be a rainbow in any storm with the FLORAbrella. With its NeoPixel LED strips and color sensor, you’ll be able to match your clothing, or display rainbow and rain patterns. Get ready to have an entourage at the next parade!

This is a collaborative improvement upon Leslie Birch‘s original FLORAbrella.

For this project, you’ll need to create the circuit, mount it in the dome of the umbrella, and then finish it off by creating clear vinyl hammocks for the battery and electronics.

This is an intermediate-level project that requires some precise soldering on the LED strips, so just stay away from caffeine and keep your cat away. Also, make sure you read and practice the following guides:

For this project you will need: