E-Textiles

Explore the LilyPad LilyMini ProtoSnap and learn how to use it.

Learn how to calculate how many LEDs your LilyPad project can power and how long it will last.

Create a quick and easy piece of e-textile art using a LilyPad LED, battery holder, conductive thread, and coin cell battery.

Craft a light-up plush with LilyPad LEDs controlled by pressing a button and sliding a switch in the creature's hands.

Use the pre-programmed LilyMini ProtoSnap to make an interactive pennant that reacts to ambient light levels.

Use LilyPad LEDs, a switched battery holder, and coin cell battery to make a fun light up mask for your next costume party.

Add a cloth stencil over EL panels to create glowing logos and designs.

Learn how to make your EL wire costumes sound reactive in this project tutorial.

How to hook up the LilyPad Buzzer and make sound with code.

How to hook up the LilyPad Light Sensor as well as some project ideas and example code.

A guide to using the LilyPad Reed Switch breakout in your projects.

Learn how to create a light-up dog harness using EL wire for when you need to take your four-legged friend for a walk in the dark.

Not sure which LilyPad Arduino is right for you? We'll discuss the features of each and help you decide.

Show your school spirit, geek pride, or fandom with a light up pennant using the LilyTwinkle or LilyPad Arduino.

Add changing colors to your wearable projects using LilyPad Pixel Boards.

Tips and tricks for brainstorming and creating a wearables project.

Combine a silk flower with a built-in RGB LED and some LilyPad Switches to create a customizable accessory.

Craft a stuffed monster while exploring the LilyTiny preprogrammed microcontroller. This is a project based on the Plush Monster Activity created at MIT's High-Low Tech Lab by Emily Lovell, Jie Qi, and Natalie Freed.

Learn a few different ways to protect your conductive thread and LilyPad components in your next wearables project.

A basic guide for getting started using the LilyPad Simple Power with LiPo batteries.

Learn how to use a blower and thin sheet plastic to create designs that change shape and volume!

Diana Eng walks you through a magically appearing design made with an thermochromatic pigment.

Make your own cackling apple head witch to scare all of the trick or treaters this Halloween!

How about that humidity? This tutorial shows how to add sensing capability to the 21st Century Fashion Kit's RGB flower project.