eTextiles assignment Fuzzy Electronics Project with Kitronik

Tinkering Workshop

project timetableWeek 20 Session 01: Introduction to eTextiles assignment

Week 25 Session 02/03: Imagine and create simple soft circuits

Week 26 Session 04/05: Studio time - play with the resources

Week 27 Session 06/07: Conduct further research & share

Week 28 Session 08/09: Studio time - iterations

Week 29 Session 10/11: Studio time - iteration

Week 30 Session 12/13: Studio time - iteration

Week 31 Session 14/15: Publish results & present to Kitronik

imagine eTextiles what are the ElectroFashion components?how might I showcase them?what do they do?what is their potential?what don’t they do?how will I exploit their strengths in order to showcase them?what do they mean by a different class of user?who are their present users?

why do these users like their products?what are the ‘new class of users’ tastes, hopes, aspirations and fears?what does Leah Buechely say about the ‘new class of users’?how will I create systems within textiles?do I have the right skills?how will I develop my skills?

what products would my user use?where would my user use the products?will my product be interactive?will my product be soft?will my product be hard?what other components and fabric will I use?what will I get photographed?how will I get it photographed?

What knowledge do I need to make eTextiles?• Simple circuits• Components within a circuit• Programming• Sewing circuits• Embedding circuits

What knowledge do I need to make eTextiles?•Simple circuits•Components within a circuit• Programming

•Sewing circuits• Embedding circuits

What do you know already?

Knowledge of simple circuitsLighting up a circuit• In this activity you will be challenged to make a working circuit with the

provided components.

• Step 2: Draw a diagram of your electronic circuit in the space below: Label your diagram with all the components.

• Step 3: Indicate on your drawing where the positive and negative side of the battery and LED are. Use arrows to indicate the flow of the current through your circuit.

What have you learnt?

Can you do this?

Knowledge of components within a circuitMaking a soft switch

Making a soft battery holder

What have you learnt about components?

What have you learnt about sewing circuits?

What knowledge do I need to make eTextiles?•Simple circuits•Components within a circuit• Programming

•Sewing circuits• Embedding circuits

project brief• For this project, you are asked to create an eTextile product

that incorporates components from the 'ElectroFashion' range. You will also need to create a web-based learning resource, aimed at design and technology teachers, which uses your eTextile product as a case study.• Kitronik will be supplying the 'ElectroFashion' components/materials

for this project and they have offered to capture high quality photographs of your results (for the web-based learning resource).

Project outline

example products

example web-based learning resources

example instructable