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knitting with LEDs
Has anyone tried knitting something and embedding LEDs in it? The
kind of thing that is in some kid's sneakers and makes them light up. I'm thinking of a winter hat, perhaps--for my grandson. Janet |
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On Nov 6, 10:44*pm, janet wrote:
Has anyone tried knitting something and embedding LEDs in it? *The kind of thing that is in some kid's sneakers and makes them light up. I'm thinking of a winter hat, perhaps--for my grandson. Janet Sorry what is /are Led ??????? mirjam |
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On Nov 6, 11:09*pm, wrote:
On Nov 6, 10:44*pm, janet wrote: Has anyone tried knitting something and embedding LEDs in it? *The kind of thing that is in some kid's sneakers and makes them light up. I'm thinking of a winter hat, perhaps--for my grandson. Janet Sorry what is */are Led ??????? mirjam LEDs are those tiny lights that take very little power. Some kid's sneakers have them and they twinkle when the kid walks around. You need conductive thread and would have to put a tiny battery somewhere. It may still be too expensive, I just don't know. Janet |
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"janet" wrote in message ... Has anyone tried knitting something and embedding LEDs in it? The kind of thing that is in some kid's sneakers and makes them light up. I'm thinking of a winter hat, perhaps--for my grandson. Janet You can buy LED kits to add to hats, shirts, sweat suits, etc. I would buy a kit and see if you can work around the cording (which is quite thin) Make sure you buy a kit that works on a battery that can be replaced (think watch battery) the other type just stops working and your hat (or what ever you make) will no longer twinkle. You can always add the LED's after the knitting is finished, the lights should poke right through w/o a problem and you can stitch the cords in place. |
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oups.com: On Nov 6, 10:44*pm, janet wrote: Has anyone tried knitting something and embedding LEDs in it? *The kind of thing that is in some kid's sneakers and makes them light up. I'm thinking of a winter hat, perhaps--for my grandson. Sorry what is /are Led ??????? Mirjam, LEDs are Light Emitting Diodes, very tiny electric lights. Janet, have you looked up on Craftzine to see if anyone has knitting ideas? i know there are LED sewn clothing ideas on the http://www.craftzine.com/ lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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knitting with LEDs
Thank you to all who explained it ,,, should be good for crossing
streets in dark winter evenings. mirjam |
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On Nov 10, 12:58*pm, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote: wrote: Thank you to all who explained it ,,, should be good for crossing streets in dark winter evenings. mirjam The great thing about LEDs is that they don't emit a lot of heat. We've got several emergency lights that used LEDs. Two are connected to the mains electricity supply and come on as soon as the mains fails then go off when the mains returns. The other two are portable lanterns powered either by 12v car battery or by a "wind up" handle that provides about 30 mins light for about a minute of winding. We've also got a small "wind up" radio for emergencies - we call it the clockwork radio g -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney UK That is interesting i have a tiny `Press` hand lantern , but never saw a `wind up radio`, would you have a site or a commercial name for such a radio i am very curious. mirjam |
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On Nov 13, 10:54*am, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote: wrote: That is interesting i have a tiny `Press` hand lantern , but never saw a `wind up radio`, would you have a site or a commercial name for such a radio i am very curious. mirjam Here are a few websites for you Miriam, I found them using Google to search for "windup radio". Some of the websites have radios that are solar-powered as well as wind-up. http://www.ecohamster.co.uk/index.php?cPath=197 http://www.windup-products.com/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=2 http://store.sundancesolar.com/freyamsowira1.html -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney UK "I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." (Peter Kay) Thank you Bruce , [ps please do spell my name as it should be spelled!!!] i was out and away all morning so now i may find it ... mirjam |
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