This looks like a rad workshop, it will be at the Frayed Wire event in July, there will also be a basic electronics workshop there too, and an Arduino one, and a Processing one. Basically you can get started on a huge variety of current new media techniques in one day for a very reasonable price considering:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:13 AM Subject: [dorkbotsea-announce] Making Electronic Fabrics: Conductive Thread, LEDs, LilyPads, and Soft Switches To: [email protected] Hello folks! We've worked out all the details, and you can now register for this FrayedWire workshop online at http://frayedwire.eventbrite.com! There is a 25$ materials kit fee. If you are already registered for FrayedWire and want to do the workshop, you can paypal the materials fee separately, email me for the info. This one is filling up fast so act now! Workshop: Making Electronic Fabrics: Conductive Thread, LEDs, LilyPads, and Soft Switches Have you ever wanted to incorporate electronics into textiles, clothing or fashion accessories? This workshop will be a hands-on session focused on integrating electronics into soft fabrics and making soft switches out of snaps and hooks. You will make your own switch turn on and off an LED. You will also learn a little about the Lilypad (Arduino for fabrics) through a demo. MATERIALS KIT Each person will get a kit that includes the following: 1 white high flux piranha LED A coin cell battery A coin cell battery surface mount holder Some conductive thread Fashion hardware (snaps/buttons/etc) A peice of hook/loop conductive velcro A variety of fabrics to choose from Needle ........................................................................ .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ ........................................................................ -*-*--**---***-----*****--------******** Harvard & Roy Arts Council list options: http://grauwald.com/mailman/listinfo/hrac_grauwald.com -*-*--**---***-----*****--------******** -*-*--**---***-----***** -*-*--**---*** -*-*--** -*-* -*
