[HN Gopher] Machine embroidery of light-emitting textiles with e...
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       Machine embroidery of light-emitting textiles with
       electroluminescent threads
        
       Author : PaulHoule
       Score  : 67 points
       Date   : 2024-01-17 18:00 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.science.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.science.org)
        
       | ortusdux wrote:
       | "The EL threads were durable against folding, stretching, and
       | repetitive machine washes while satisfying all the necessary
       | requirements for machine embroidery."
       | 
       | All the EL wire that I have used has been very fragile, so this
       | would be a great improvement.
       | 
       | It is only a matter of time before someone makes a version of the
       | flexible silicone led filaments with individually addressable
       | leds.
       | 
       | https://www.adafruit.com/product/5509
        
         | iancmceachern wrote:
         | And it needs a high voltage I believe, making it potentially
         | dangerous if broken
        
           | daveguy wrote:
           | High voltage isn't necessarily dangerous. Static electricity
           | is high voltage, but very low amperage and therefore
           | relatively low power.
        
             | iancmceachern wrote:
             | Yeah, but if your sweater were shocking you every so often
             | that wouldn't be fun.
             | 
             | This would probably feel more like touching one of those
             | electric fly swatters, it's have some kick.
        
           | schappim wrote:
           | Voltage is not the same as current. At most, you might
           | experience an irritating shock and a high-pitched noise from
           | the electronics, akin to what you'd get from an EL inverter.
        
         | olyjohn wrote:
         | Have you used these before? I am going to take on a project
         | reupholstering my car's interior. It would be amazing to sew in
         | some lights where you'd normally put in piping, make it match
         | the rest of the interior. Mostly curious about the durability
         | of sitting in a seat thousands of times. Wouldn't need to be as
         | flexible as say something you put in clothing... But it would
         | look really cool. the one trick that the manufacturers haven't
         | done yet with lighting...
        
           | zer00eyz wrote:
           | EL wire that the poster is talking about and the threads
           | aren't the same "product" but work on the same principle.
           | 
           | If you read the article these lights are powered by 120V and
           | 2HZ... Im not so sure you're gonna want to sit on them.
        
       | pje wrote:
       | What's the power source?
        
         | dist-epoch wrote:
         | Batteries obviously.
        
       | IshKebab wrote:
       | Cool but no way I'm wearing anything EL. The voltages involved
       | can give you a really nasty shock (as I discovered when I touched
       | the edge of an EL panel).
        
       | 99_00 wrote:
       | There's already a product on the market that works in embroidery
       | machines.
       | 
       | https://www.ellumiglow.com/media/solwin/productattachment/at...
        
       | SeanAnderson wrote:
       | Festivals are going to be so wild when this goes mainstream. I've
       | spent countless hours integrating EL wire into outfits with
       | batteries strapped to my body anywhere they'll fit. This is such
       | an exciting next step!
        
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