{"id":24538,"date":"2015-05-07T05:53:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T10:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=24538"},"modified":"2015-05-06T09:03:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T14:03:32","slug":"light-up-skirt-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=24538","title":{"rendered":"Light-Up Skirt Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fairyskirt-150x105.jpg\" alt=\"Fairy Skirt\" width=\"150\" height=\"105\" class=\"contentimg\" \/>Costumer Angela Clayton, with whom you may already be familiar from when her <a href=\"https:\/\/doxiequeen1.wordpress.com\/elsa-the-snow-queen-frozen\/\">Elsa the Snow Queen<\/a> costume went viral, made a gorgeous &#8220;Christmas Angel&#8221; costume which featured a light-up skirt.  You can see more photos of the costume <a href=\"https:\/\/doxiequeen1.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/03\/christmas-angel-costume-photos\/\">here<\/a> and read her build notes <a href=\"https:\/\/doxiequeen1.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/04\/making-a-christmas-angel-costume-part-one\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/doxiequeen1.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/15\/making-a-christmas-angel-costume-part-two\/\">here<\/a>.  (While you&#8217;re there, be sure to check out the rest of her costumes, particularly the adorable Halloween-themed flower dress near the bottom of <a href=\"https:\/\/doxiequeen1.wordpress.com\/diaphanous-flower-dresses\/\">this page<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video of the light-up effects:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBZirTql7Go?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Clothing with battery-powered lights has been around for ages&#8211;I fondly recall a 50&#8217;s-vintage skirt belonging to my aunt which featured a felt Christmas tree with working lights on the branches&#8211;but modern wiring, lights, and battery requirements are vastly improved and easy to use.  Today, if you want to add dramatic lighting to the folds of your wizard&#8217;s cloak or wear an appliqued bat with glowing eyes, there are tons of supplies and resources which make it easy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Clayton&#8217;s tutorial, there&#8217;s a good easy-to-follow tutorial at <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/209601\/exclusive-sew-smart-diy-led-shirt\">Gizmodo<\/a>, and some some general tips at <a href=\"http:\/\/crafts.creativebug.com\/light-up-costumes-led-lights-1511.html\">CreativeBug<\/a>.  If you&#8217;re feeling more ambitious, MIT professor Leah Buechley has some pretty awesome <a href=\"http:\/\/web.media.mit.edu\/~leah\/grad_work\/projects\/LED_clothing\/tank.html\">instructions<\/a> for creating a tank top with a microcontroller that can be programmed to spell messages or run a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.com\/students\/wonders\/life\/life.html\">Life<\/a> session.<\/p>\n<p>Wired has a good <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2011\/05\/high-tech-fashion\/\">overview of materials<\/a> for sewable circuitry, and you can buy supplies at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/categories\/204\">SparkFun<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.evilmadscientist.com\/directory\">Evil Mad Scientist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A simple circuit with a couple of LEDs is an easy project that&#8217;ll give you confidence to try more elaborate effects.  It&#8217;s also a good intro to the world of programmable circuitry; after you&#8217;re comfortable adding circuitry to clothing, you can move on to elaborate Jack-o&#8217;lantern light displays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costumer Angela Clayton, with whom you may already be familiar from when her Elsa the Snow Queen costume went viral, made a gorgeous &#8220;Christmas Angel&#8221; costume which featured a light-up skirt. You can see more photos of the costume here and read her build notes here and here. 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