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More cute electronic embroidery

July 9, 2008 by Denise Felton 1 Comment

Electronic embroidery by jcferreiradasilvaRemember Becky Stern’s article about incorporating conductive thread and LEDs into your needlework? Well, jcferreiradasilva has taken it a step further, so to speak, with her firefly-bootie entry in the Michael Miller Baby Bootie Contest. You can check out all of the rockin’ entries on the contest’s flickr group. Winners will be announced July 21.

Many thanks to Anne Weaver for the heads-up.

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  1. Tutorial: LED firefly booties · Needlework News @ CraftGossip says:
    August 4, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    […] Remember this precious entry from the Michael Miller Baby Bootie Contest sponsored by Craftzine.com? In addition to being adorable, these booties by husband-and-wife team Ana Pires and Joao Silva also incorporate soft circuits. The fireflies light up! Craftzine has posted a tutorial for making this sweet set. Get the pattern and instructions. And thanks, Craftzine, for sharing this great resource! […]

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