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knitting with LEDs
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 02:04:12 -0800 (PST), janet
wrote: 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. LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. I know you can put them into garments because I've seen them in t-shirts. They have to be removed rather than being washed with the shirt. They're pre-wired and have a little battery pack, so there's no knitting wire into the hat or anything. If you can't find LEDs at the hobby shop (either B&M, brick & mortar, or online), try the battery-pack miniature Christmas tree lights. They're only a few dollars for a string of twelve or so, as I recall. They're popular for seasonal sweatshirts. You can also get LEDs in post earrings. Switch the regular pinch back to those big plastic backs to hold them into the knitting more firmly. I think you can find the earrings and the big backs at accessory shops in the mall. Or look online. Mary "That would be a flashy hat" -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer We didn't just do weird stuff at Dryden, we wrote reports about it. or Visit my blog at http://thedigitalknitter.blogspot.com/ |
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