LilyPad
The LilyPad system is a set of sewable electronic pieces designed to help you build soft, sewable, interactive e-textile (electronic textile) projects. Using LilyPad pieces is a great way to experiment with electronics through the lens of crafting or fiber arts. Each LilyPad piece has large conductive sew tabs for easy sewing and a rounded shape so as not to snag fabric or cut thread. To get started, check out the article on Getting Started with LilyPad or tutorials tagged with LilyPad for project ideas!
Glowing Pin
Create a quick and easy piece of e-textile art using a LilyPad LED, battery holder, conductive thread, and coin cell battery.
Night-Light Pennant with LilyMini ProtoSnap
Use the pre-programmed LilyMini ProtoSnap to make an interactive pennant that reacts to ambient light levels.
LilyPad Buzzer Hookup Guide
How to hook up the LilyPad Buzzer and make sound with code.
LilyPad Light Sensor Hookup Guide
How to hook up the LilyPad Light Sensor as well as some project ideas and example code.
LilyPad Reed Switch Hookup Guide
A guide to using the LilyPad Reed Switch breakout in your projects.
Choosing a LilyPad Arduino for Your Project
Not sure which LilyPad Arduino is right for you? We'll discuss the features of each and help you decide.
Light Up Pennant with E-Textiles
Show your school spirit, geek pride, or fandom with a light up pennant using the LilyTwinkle or LilyPad Arduino.
LilyPad Pixel Board Hookup Guide
Add changing colors to your wearable projects using LilyPad Pixel Boards.
LED Butterfly Pop Up Card
Craft an illuminated butterfly pop up card with copper tape, two LEDs, and a battery.
LED Robot Pop Up Card
Craft a paper circuit pop up card with a cycling RGB LED, battery, and copper tape.
Planning a Wearable Electronics Project
Tips and tricks for brainstorming and creating a wearables project.
The Great Big Guide to Paper Circuits
Let's take a look at different materials we can use to combine paper crafting and electronics.
Sound Page Guide
How to use the Lilypad MP3 Player and some Bare Conductive Paint to make a fandom silhouette sound trigger page.
Light Up Silk Flower Corsage
Combine a silk flower with a built-in RGB LED and some LilyPad Switches to create a customizable accessory.
LilyTiny Plush Monster
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.
Insulation Techniques for e-Textiles
Learn a few different ways to protect your conductive thread and LilyPad components in your next wearables project.
LilyPad Simple Power Hookup Guide
A basic guide for getting started using the LilyPad Simple Power with LiPo batteries.
Cackling Apple Head Witch
Make your own cackling apple head witch to scare all of the trick or treaters this Halloween!
Twinkling Trick or Treat Bag
Make a light up goodie bag with conductive thread, LEDs, and the LilyTwinkle!
Re-Programming the LilyTiny / LilyTwinkle
A quick tutorial showing how to reprogram the ATtiny85 IC found on the LilyTiny or LilyTwinkle boards.
Light-Up Father's Day Card
Light up your dad's day with this electronic pop-up card!
Customizing LilyPad LED Colors
A short guide to creating a rainbow of new LilyPad LED colors at home!
LDK Experiment 2: Multiple LED Circuits
Design both parallel and series e-textile circuits with multiple LEDs!
Old Tutorials
Looking for the old, archived tutorials? Head on over to the
archived tutorials on the main
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Please be aware that the tutorials you find there are no longer
actively maintained.