{"id":2984,"date":"2015-10-30T06:56:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T11:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=2984"},"modified":"2017-06-26T14:55:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T19:55:12","slug":"diy-for-the-weekend-light-up-your-halloween-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/diy-for-the-weekend-light-up-your-halloween-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY for the Weekend: Light Up Your Halloween Costume!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, so Halloween is\u00a0tomorrow<\/i>\u00a0and you still don’t have any really good ideas for a costume…<\/p>\n

Want a costume that lights up? LED eyelashes? Or maybe a mask that will control your music wirelessly? We have the resources to help you turn your\u00a0bright idea into the perfect costume.<\/p>\n

You are a Super Hero and need\u00a0to contact your Super Hero partner.\u00a0Make: Wearable Electronics<\/em><\/a> will help you learn the skills necessary to create your own super hero communicator cuffs<\/a>. Each pair of cuffs has an electronic switch and when the wrists are crossed, a wireless signal is sent to your partner’s cuffs. The\u00a0transmitted signal causes the cuffs to light up, letting your partner know you need them. Or maybe you want to let them know you found the best Halloween candy at the party….<\/p>\n

\""Dream<\/a>
“Dream Squawk” mask created by Amy Khoshbi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Make: Wearable Electronics<\/em> will help you learn Lilypad Arduino and Xbee <\/a>– which are used to make the cuffs – and so much\u00a0more. \u00a0Maybe you want to make a \u00a0“Dream Squawk” mask which allows you to control music and sound wirelessly. That could really amp up\u00a0your party…..<\/p>\n

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\""Tron:<\/a>
“Tron: Quorra Costume” by Syuzi Pakchyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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How about\u00a0Quorra from\u00a0Tron: Legacy<\/em>? This costume also uses LilyPad and Cool Neon<\/a>‘s LED ribbon. \u00a0LilyPad was designed specifically for e-textiles and clothing and\u00a0Make: Wearable Electronics<\/em> provides experiments\u00a0so you are able to try those new LilyPad skills.<\/p>\n

Starboards<\/a>\u00a0are flexible circuits that can be sewn directly into garments. Creator Meredith Scheff also offers low resistance (2.5 ohms per yard) solderable conductive thread. It is a\u00a0conductive thread that is also solderable\u00a0and it\u00a0strong enough to be used like regular sewing thread.<\/p>\n

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\"Space<\/a>
Space Face LED Galaxy Makeup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wear\u00a0Space Face Galaxy Light Up Makeup<\/a>,\u00a0inspired by the constellation Cassiopeia, and you could be the star of the evening. This spacey headpiece uses 5 FLORA NeoPixels.<\/a>\u00a0Make:Wearable Electronics<\/em>\u00a0has an example to help you get started using this versatile module. It is wearable, sewable, easily wired, individually addressable, ultra-bright, multicolored LEDs – what’s not to love?<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly<\/a>
Butterfly Dress designed by Alexander Reeder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Perhaps you are going dressed as a “social butterfly.” What could be better than a dress with butterflies that actually flap their wings? If you are interested in wearable tech that utilizes motors, both\u00a0Make: Wearable Electronics\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/a>Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>can help you learn to do just that!<\/p>\n

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\"LED<\/a>
LED Eyelashes by Soomi Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How about\u00a0LED eyelashes to go with your butterfly dress? Again, LillyPad is used to build\u00a0those\u00a0LED eyelashes that\u00a0will brighten your eyes! Make: Wearable Electronics<\/em>\u00a0also also explains how to work with Aniomagic – an e-textile toolkit that is similar to LilyPad and FLORA. Use Aniomagic to create a light-up bracelet, belts and almost anything else you can dream up to go with those bright eyes and butterfly wings!
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\nWant to have the brightest brain in the room? Create your own\u00a0“Thinking Cap.”\u00a0It\u00a0is biometric-data-driven, and responds to fluctuations in EEG signals.<\/p>\n

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Whatever bright idea you have about a wearable tech costume – we’ve got the resources – information on everything from circuits and batteries to conductive materials and how to make your ideas wearable!<\/p>\n

Happy Halloween!!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hartman, Kate. 2014.\u00a0Make: wearable electronics.<\/em> Sebastopol, CA : Maker Media. Engineering Library QA76.592 .H37 2014.<\/a><\/p>\n

DIY: Superhero Communicator Cuffs.<\/em> 2012. OCAD University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Light Up Your Life With LEDs, Sewable Circuitry.<\/em> May 29, 2011. Wired<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Roberts, Dustyn. 2011.\u00a0Making things move: DIY mechanisms for inventors, hobbyists, and artists.<\/em> New York : McGraw-Hill. Engineering Library TJ147 .R56 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

XBee Buying Guide.<\/em>\u00a0Sparkfun Electronics<\/a>. Accessed: Oct. 27, 2015<\/p>\n

About LilyPad.<\/em> LilyPad. lilypadaruino.org Accessed: Oct. 27, 2015<\/p>\n

Cool Neon Lighting.<\/em> 2011. Cool Neon EL Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SparkFun Inventor’s Kit.<\/em> SparkFun Electronics<\/a>. Accessed Oct. 27, 2015<\/p>\n

How-To: Space Face LED Galaxy Makeup.<\/em> Oct. 10, 2013. \u00a0Maker Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LED Galaxy Makeup – SPACE FACE. youtube<\/a>. Oct. 9, 2013.<\/p>\n

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Other resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LED Eyelash_Soomi Park. youtube<\/a>. July 20, 2009<\/p>\n

Mom’s Homemade ‘Star Wars’ Costumes Will Blow You Away.<\/em>\u00a0Oct. 27, 2015. Yahoo! News. abc Good Morning America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

El Nino Costume with Lightning and Real Rain.<\/em> Oct. 26, 2015. youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Okay, so Halloween is\u00a0tomorrow\u00a0and you still don’t have any really good ideas for a costume… Want a costume that lights up? LED eyelashes? Or maybe a mask that will control your music wirelessly? We have the resources to help you turn your\u00a0bright idea into the perfect costume. You are a Super Hero and need\u00a0to contactContinue reading “DIY for the Weekend: Light Up Your Halloween Costume!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,19],"tags":[],"syndication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2984"}],"version-history":[{"count":104,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5931,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2984\/revisions\/5931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2984"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=2984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}