LilyPad
Introduction
“The LilyPad system is a set of sewable electronic pieces designed to help you build soft, sewable, interactive e-textile projects. Using LilyPad pieces is a great way to experiment with electronics through the lens of crafting. Each LilyPad piece has large conductive sew tabs for easy sewing and a rounded shape so as not to snag fabric or cut thread. The LilyPad system was designed by Leah Buechley while pursuing her Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder. The commercial version of the kit, which launched in 2007, was collaboratively designed by Leah and SparkFun Electronics.” LilyPad Basics: E-Sewing (August, 2019)
Links
tutorials
See
Some tutorials at Sparkfun:
At Arduino information:
- LilyPad Arduino Main Board
- Getting Started with the LilyPad Arduino, LilyPad Arduino Simple and LilyPad Arduino Simple Snap
Shops
- https://www.sparkfun.com/categories
- Various online sellers also carry Lilypad components, e.g. Distrelec in Switzerland.
... there also seem to be many different and cheaper clones (ok, since the design is open source)