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Category: Hand Sewing

Solar Headband

In this tutorial, we will make a headband that tells you maybe it’s time to consider putting on some shades…
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Posted on: September 21, 2023 Last updated on: February 4, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: Sauda Musharrat

Solar Necklace

What if you could harness the power of the sun to make your accessories glow (quite literally)? Mini solar panels…
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Posted on: December 8, 2022 Last updated on: October 7, 2025 Comments: 1 Written by: Sauda Musharrat

Solar Scarf

 Level: Intermediate-Advanced The goal of this project was to use flexible, conductive materials (eTextiles) in combination with flexible solar…
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Posted on: September 6, 2021 Last updated on: October 7, 2025 Comments: 2 Written by: Kathleen M McDermott
Outdoor multimeter reading, in amps, of a single Seeed studio solar panel. It reads 54 milli Amps

Testing Solar Panels with a Multimeter

This post will cover how you can test a solar panel with a multimeter and how you can connect your…
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Posted on: August 12, 2021 Last updated on: October 11, 2025 Comments: 1 Written by: Dana Sy-Ching

How to use a sewing machine

 

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Posted on: March 10, 2021 Last updated on: November 20, 2024 Comments: 0 Written by: Bo

[Tutorial] Solar Phone Charger Bag

holding a solar phone charger bag

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Posted on: March 8, 2021 Last updated on: November 21, 2024 Comments: 1 Written by: Bo
Solar panels on fabric

[Tutorial] Sewable Snaps for Mini Solar Panels

 

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Posted on: March 5, 2021 Last updated on: November 21, 2024 Comments: 1 Written by: Aishwarya Tiwari

Iron-on interfacing

Conductive fabric cut in a zig zag pattern is used to bring power to a green LED light

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Posted on: March 4, 2021 Last updated on: March 4, 2021 Comments: 4 Written by: Bo

Hand Sewing Basics

A simple method for threading a needle. You can also try pushing the end of the thread through the eye of the needle directly, but if your thread is frayed, it may be difficult.

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Posted on: June 8, 2020 Last updated on: June 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: Kathleen M McDermott

Tandon Teaches Face Mask

A woman in profile wearing a face mask made out of material from a t-shirt

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Posted on: June 8, 2020 Last updated on: November 21, 2024 Comments: 0 Written by: Kathleen M McDermott

Light Coat

By IDM Grad Student Amy Hu 

A light sensing panel inside the lining of a jacket so that when jacket is opened, LEDs turn on to bring attention to the objects being displayed. 
A GIF shows jacket opening to display LEDs and a collection of pokemon pins

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Posted on: November 18, 2019 Last updated on: November 21, 2024 Comments: 0 Written by: Amy Hu
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