Have you thought about ways to make the lights detachable so you can wash the garment? Or is the trade off at a point where redoing it is easier overall?
scottbez1•4h ago
It’s maybe plausible to gently wash it with the filaments still attached? I did actually use connectors so the shirt could be detached from the drive electronics, though I’d be a bit worried whether the stitches would survive and corrosion on the solder joints. Adhesive/waterproof heat shrink could maybe help?
The other option is maybe attach the filaments to an embroidery style patch instead of the shirt itself and then attach it with Velcro to the shirt?
bigwheels•54m ago
Just want to say- this is a really neat idea and project!
I wonder if white thread would've been more invisible, the black thread seems more obvious against the LEDs? Being nitpicky, its a cool project for a single night.
scottbez1•13m ago
Or color matched. Hadn’t even thought of that to be honest
4d4m•4h ago
The pwm animation/flicker/ramp up was a REALLY nice touch
Razengan•47m ago
Reminds me of a Japanese tech demo on YouTube I can't find right now, of projecting a flexible hologram on to a t-shirt with invisible markers.
scottbez1•4h ago
verdverm•4h ago
scottbez1•4h ago
The other option is maybe attach the filaments to an embroidery style patch instead of the shirt itself and then attach it with Velcro to the shirt?
bigwheels•54m ago
p.s. thanks for the additional sourcing details
scottbez1•52m ago
ipsum2•20m ago
scottbez1•13m ago