21st Century Fashion Kit

The 21st Century Fashion Kit is an e-textiles resource pack filled with everything you need to add modern technology to your clothes, bags, shoes, or any other wearable apparel. Designed for makers with a grasp on e-textiles who are looking for their next challenge.

This kit is a collaboration with Diana Eng, known for her appearance on the second season of Project Runway and her dedication to integrating technology into fashion.

Key Features

• Electrochromatic Circuits – Create elements that change colour when activated
• Thermochromatic Pigment – Sapphire blue pigment that changes colour with temperature, mixable with paint, polish, or clay
• Inflatable Elements – Materials to make shapes that change form when inflated
• Handmade RGB LED Flower – Crafted by a 4th-generation NYC silk flower manufacturer
• Vintage Conductive Thread – Gold-plated thread from the 1930s with very low resistance
• Laser-Cut Leather Skull – Lace leather patch ready to be outfitted with LEDs

Package Contents

• 1× Silk Flower RGB LED
• 1× Squirrel Cage Blower
• 1× White Lace Tablecloth
• 1× Leather Skull
• 1× Sapphire Blue Thermochromatic Pigment (20g)
• 1× LiPo Charger Basic (Micro-USB)
• 1× MOSFET Power Controller
• 1× USB Micro-B Cable (6 ft)
• 1× Needle Set
• 1× Vintage Thread
• 2× Conductive Thread Bobbin – 30 ft (Stainless Steel)
• 6× LED – Violet 5mm
• 1× Polymer Lithium-Ion Battery – 1000mAh
• 1× 9V Alkaline Battery
• 2× Coin Cell Battery – 20mm (CR2032)
• 1× 9V Snap Connector
• 2× Sewable Coin Cell Battery Holder – 20mm
• 1× 21st Century Fashion Kit Poster

Resources

• Humidity-Sensing LED Flower Tutorial
• Electrochromatic Circuits Tutorial
• Inflatables Tutorial