Light-up constellation embroidery

[garethb2]

Originally published at: Light-up constellation embroidery | Boing Boing

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[NukeML]

[sarc]

I found wireless LEDs - no batteries needed! in Akihabara, Tokyo

she should have rings on her fingers and bells on her toes…

[bobtato]

While I can never support cross stitch, stuff like this shows there is a place for embroidery.

[ficuswhisperer]

I’ve played with “conductive thread” before. It’s literally thin winds of uninsulated steel wire. It’s kind of unwieldy and a pain in the ass to work with. It’s absolutely going to look really messy on the back side. But, you can do some really cool shit with it.

[Malarkey]

My kitty, Trelane, disagrees. He’s helping me work on a sampler for my sister’s birthday.

[bibulb]

I did a NeoPixel-bedazzled fedora back in the day, and … OOOF. ESPECIALLY when unexperienced in sewing (raises hand), it’s NOT fun to work with.

On the flip side, though, it was a blast to wear to con parties.

(Likewise, a professional costumer buddy of mine did a hall costume for another friend of mine that got the attention of the WorldCon twitter that year…)