e-Embroidery Workshop
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The e-Embroidery workshop was organized as a part of Pixelversity and explored the combination of traditional embroidery and electronics. The participants embroidered patterns and integrated LED lights into them using soft circuit materials. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

The workshop started with an introduction to electronic textiles, after which the sketching of embroidery patterns begun. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Recycled hospital textiles donated by TAUKO clothing were used as a basis for embroidering. In fact, we did a second round of recycling, as TAUKO had already used the larger pieces of the materials for making clothes. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

An embroidery pattern starts to emerge - what will it be? –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Embroidering, embroidering ... –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

There was overall quite a cheerful mood in the workshop. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Some participants used computer as a design aid to implemented their elaborate patterns. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

One important ingredient in the e-embroidery workshop was conductive yarn, which in this case was silver coated nylon thread. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Here the conductive yarn is being embroidered on a 3D shape. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

More focused e-embroiderers. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Andrew from Pixelversity was helping to organize the workshop and made sure that there was enough coffee and laughter. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

The cottage is becoming to life. After the workshop this participant continued her work and added a little solar panel on top of the roof to power the LED. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

The LED shall be placed here! –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

In this flower the LED found its way in the middle of the finely crafted 3D lily. The metal push buttons serve as a switch for turning the LED on/off. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Embroidering circuit connections with the conductive yarn. The LED legs have been twisted so that they can be sewn easily to the fabric. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

The participants made also small battery holders for their button cells. The holders where made from felt and lumps of conductive yarn in the middle served as contact points to the battery. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Attaching the battery holder to the fabric. The battery was connected to the rest of the soft circuit using conductive yarn. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

The circuit is ready! –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

The crane has a little light. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

A more abstract pattern - or are they some kind of micro organisms? –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Beautiful rose with colors matching the nail polish. –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective

Glow in the dark matryoshka doll greets you! –– CC BY-NC / eCrafts Collective