machine sewable led strips
One of the easiest and most versatile ways to add lights to projects, from wearable technology to arts and crafts. Perfect for hobbyists, makers, cosplayers, teachers and schools.
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machine sewable ✔️
A powerful new way to add lights to clothing, these strips make wearable technology easy, no hand sewing or conductive thread needed.
easy to use ✔️
Just stick down your strips with conductive tape and add power with the battery holder, that’s all you need.
no soldering ✔️
You don’t need a soldering iron or extra equipment to get things working. Conductive tape and LED strips are compatible with soldering but not essential.
no coding needed ✔️
No coding or Arduino needed before seeing results. These LED strips are non-addressable, and the rainbow ones use colour cycling LEDs with built in patterns. You can still use coding and Arduino to switch them on and off.
crafting projects ✔️
Paint over your circuit and add lights to crafting projects in creative ways. Experiment with light diffusion using semi-transparent materials like cotton wool, cellophane, buttons, fabrics, fake gems and much more!
great for steam education & schools✔️
An easy way to put learning electronics in art and craft activities, making STEAM education a breeze. Lots of examples and printable project sheets available below to get inspired.
tape & sew
Start by using conductive tape in two rails to build a parallel circuit with the LED Strips. Finalise your circuit by sewing over these rails on a sewing machine. Make amazing soft circuit projects like light-up bags, cosplay, gloves, jackets, shoes, costumes and much more.
Tape & paint
Tape down your circuit and paint over it for easy light up art and craft projects. Learn electronics while building creative and fun mixed media. Add glowing lights to paintings, origami, dioramas, props, cosplay, papercraft, 3d prints and much more. See example video for a speed paint demo.
Open Source
With open source design files, create and sell your own modules, make your own LED strips for large projects and more under the CC BY SA 4.0 Licence. See the Github page for more information, and Hackaday blog for the build log.
Resources and Project Sheets
Learn how to use these LED strips in a variety of ways with printable PDF instructions and project sheets. They have a focus on bright, intuitive graphics and bite-size text to make it easier to learn.
