EL Wire Hoodie
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bboyho Introduction
The design and build time of this project depends on your experience manually sewing, the length of EL wire used, and where you are sewing it to. This can take about ~1 - 3 hours if you are following the edges of a hoodie.
Heads up! The hoodie that was used in this tutorial was a youth medium sized hoodie with standard EL wire sewn around the front, hood, and shoulders. The length of wire used was 3 meters. Depending on the size of the hoodie, you may end up needing more or less EL wire as explained further below. Make sure to plan accordingly.
In this tutorial, we will sew standard EL wire onto a hoodie.
Required Materials
To follow along with this tutorial, you will need the following materials. We will be using a standard EL wire on the hoodie. You may not need everything, depending on what you have and your setup. Add it to your cart, read through the guide, and adjust the cart as necessary.
Note: EL comes in many different colors. Below are a few options for standard EL wire.
Looking for EL chasing or bendable EL wire? Click on the button below for additional options in the catalog!
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EL Chasing, Bendable, & Types of EL Products
Looking for EL chasing or bendable EL wire? Click on the button below for additional options in the catalog!
EL Chasing, Bendable, & Types of EL Products
Tools
At a minimum, you will need a needle. If you are making an extension cable, you will need a soldering iron, solder, and general soldering accessories.
You Will Also Need
- Hoodie
- Clear Thread or Fishing Line
- Binder Clips, Pins, or, Tape
- Scissors
Suggested Reading
If you aren’t familiar with the following concepts, we recommend checking out these tutorials before continuing.
Getting Started with Electroluminescent (EL) Wire
This guide will help you get started with electroluminescent (EL) wire, tape, panel, chasing wire, and bendable wire to let your project glow!
Planning a Wearable Electronics Project
Tips and tricks for brainstorming and creating a wearables project.
How to Make a Custom EL Wire Extension Cable
In this tutorial, we will make a custom EL Wire extension cable as an alternative to splicing wire.