The theme of my office holiday party last year was “Glow”, and everyone was encouraged to bring glow sticks and wear lights and all that fun stuff. I was pretty excited for this since I had taken that e-textile workshop over the summer! Not having much time or a whole lot of supplies, I made this simple headband to wear to the party. All it is is a fabric headband made from black quilting cotton with elastic in the back. The LEDs are sewn right on top and there is a simple battery holder on each side. Dead simple, so if you are looking to try an easy e-textiles project, give this a whirl!
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- The headband in action!
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- The top is a wide band of fabric, and the bottom is a narrower band with elastic inside.
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- The LEDs lit up!
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- A closeup of one side of the headband.
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- Without the batteries, you can clearly see the LEDs and conductive thread circuits.