What's in the Shieldex sample yarn tubes ?
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Permalink Reply by Syuzi on -
the samples very but they are mostly yarn not really intended for sewing — more knitting...
what do you plan on using them for?
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Permalink Reply by Loïc Reboursière on -
I'm planning to make a stretch textile controller.
It will use 5 strips of textile sewed together by stretch non-conductive textile.
I'm planning to use conductive yarn to make the connection between the strips and whatever interface (probably Lylipad) i'm gonna use. As I've read your threads comparative I was pretty interested in the two ones you defined as excellent (235/34 HC Conductive SilverThread, 234/34 4 Ply HC Conductive Silver Thread).
Another thing that one of my co-worker wants to test is the use of these threads as bend sensors.
Lo¨c
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Permalink Reply by Syuzi on
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Before purchasing the samples, I would email them and make sure that the (235/34 2ply HC Conductive SilverThread, 234/34 4 Ply HC Conductive Silver Thread) samples are still part of that sample pack.
I wrote that post over a year ago and someone recently told me that they were no longer included in the samples. So please make sure before you purchase the sample pack that they are — otherwise you will be dissapointed.
The other yarns in the sample pack are difficult to use because they are "yarns" and not threads so you can't sew with them. Perhaps you can use them for felting or something of that nature.
If you are interested in the 235/34 2ply HC Conductive SilverThread (I mislabeled the 235/34 2ply HC Conductive SilverThread as 235/34 HC Conductive SilverThread) I can sell you a small spool.
I purchased a 2 lb cone from them early this year because I personally like working with that thread and I was intending on using it for my workshops.
Please email me at syuzique@gmail.com if you are interested and I can try to figure out shipping costs, etc.
Here is a photo of the sample spools I made for the workshop.
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