Electronic Textiles and Soft Sensors Workshop!

We have an awesome afternoon workshop coming up taught by one of the preeminent members in the field. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about soft circuits or adding circuitry to your clothing, this is your chance.

When: Sunday, 27 June 2010, 12p-3p
Where: At Crash Space
Register now!: on Eventbrite

Workshop Description:
This course will introduce makers to an exciting new palate of conductive threads and fabrics. Unique properties and qualities of each material will be discussed.

You will learn how to construct your own textile sensors (switches, potentiometers, pressure, tilt and flex sensors, etc) as novel controls for electronics.

Potential applications include: wearable technology, textile-based gaming interfaces, novel interfaces and controls for electronic music, 3D architectural and product interfaces, and much more.

Basic sewing skills (hand and machine sewing) would be nice but not required. If you don’t have any sewing experience, please review this video.

About the Instructor:
Syuzi Pakhchyan is an experience designer whose work investigates the intersection between code, cloth and culture. Her design and research interests include wearable technologies, physical and soft computing, and interactive textile design.

Her book “Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting” explores the emerging creative practice of soft circuits and soft technologies.

For more info on Syuzi, see her bio page.