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Materials Collection

Red Supercoil Conductive Yarn With Exposed Leads

Metamaterial

Red supercoil conductive yarn with exposed leads has a conductive thread core, insulated with white merino wool spun in a supercoil technique around the core. Areas of exposed conductive thread create electronic connection points.

Regional Material

Uses in Craft

Red supercoil conductive yarn with exposed leads is often incorporated in electronic textiles and soft circuits and is used in knitting, crocheting, and weaving.

Supplier Description

The Unstable Design Lab is a space where combination projects are pursued, reflecting an interest in designing and making textiles (some with integrated circuitry), community building, and advocating for the arts within engineering practice. The Lab creates open-source tools and programs that support collaboration across arts and engineering. These tools and programs are used to make interactive objects that help people experience the everyday in new ways. The Unstable Design Lab is directed by Laura Devendorf.

Supplier

Supplier LOCATION

Location

Boulder, Colorado

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