{"id":4810,"date":"2016-10-20T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2018-06-18T17:03:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T22:03:34","slug":"diy-costumes-that-will-light-up-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/eng\/diy-costumes-that-will-light-up-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Costumes That Will Light Up The Night!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Happy Halloween: Vol. 5<\/h5>\n

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Been thinking about that perfect Halloween costume? Sure, you could go to a store or online and order something, but what fun would that be? You want something special – uniquely yours, right? We’re here to help you make your very own Halloween costume and light up the night!<\/p>\n

Not sure how to get started with creating wearable tech and your own costume? We have Lilypad in our Tool Library<\/a>! Lilypad is a set of sewable electronic pieces which will help you build soft interactive textiles. There is a small programmable computer, conductive thread, LED lights, battery and battery holder, conductive fabric and more – all you need to get started working with wearable tech! Make : Wearable Electronics<\/em><\/a> will help you learn the skills you need! Once you get the hang of it – you can make your own light-up dress like the one Lupita Nyong’o<\/a> wore at a Star Wars\u00a9<\/sup>  <\/em>promotional event!<\/p>\n

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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 Make: Wearable Electronics <\/em>and <\/a>Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists<\/a> <\/em>can help you learn to do just that!<\/p>\n

Maybe a light saber more your style? makezine.com<\/a> has several DIY lightsabers (from Padawan to Jedi Master!). With MaKey MaKey (available in our Tool Library<\/a>!), you can make the light saber sounds<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Mjolnir – Thor’s Hammer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Always dreamed of being Thor? Check out this video<\/a> and then read up on fingerprint scanners in Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics<\/em><\/a> to see how the DIY Thor’s hammer is created! Visit instructables <\/a>for more superhero LED wearables!<\/p>\n

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Whatever your costume ideas are we have the resources to help you really stand out!<\/p>\n

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Two of the many resources we have available to help you make that truly unique costume!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Light Saber.<\/em> 2008. Scratch<\/a><\/p>\n

Ulaby, Fawwaz T. 2015. Fundamentals of applied electromagnetics.<\/em> Boston : Pearson Education, Inc. Engineering Library QC760 .U49 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Lupita Nyong’o wore a light-up dress programmed by young women, and it was stunning. Dec. 4, 2015. Upworthy. Cloud Tiger Media, Inc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Cho, Gilsoo, editor. 2010. Smart clothing : technology and applications.<\/em> Boca Raton, Fla : CRC ; London : Taylor & Francis distributor. Engineering Library QA76.592 .S63 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Tao, Xioming, editor. 2005.  Wearable electronics and photonics.<\/em> Cambridge : Woodhead ; Boca Raton FL : CRC Press. Engineering Library QA76.592 .W43 2005<\/a><\/p>\n

The Galaxy Dress.<\/em> cutecircuit.com<\/a> Date accessed Oct. 18, 2016<\/p>\n

6 Ways to Light Up Your Halloween Costume.<\/em> Make: Explore Maker Camp. makezine.com<\/a> Date accessed Oct. 19, 2016<\/p>\n

McCann, J. and Bryson, D, editors. 2009. Smart clothes and wearable technology.<\/em> Oxford : Woodhead Publishing. Engineering Library TT497 .S58 2009b<\/a><\/p>\n

Pedersen, Isabel. 2013. Ready to wear : a rhetoric of wearable computers and reality-shifting media.<\/em> Anderson, South Carolina : Parlor Press. Engineering Library AQ76.592 .P43 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let’s Make DIY wearables wearables<\/em>. instructables.com<\/a>. Date Accessed Oct. 20, 2016<\/p>\n

To code your own ZAC Zac Posen dress that Lupita Nyong’o wore:<\/div>\n
Projects : Check out some of the amazing things you can do with code<\/em>. Made w\/Code Google<\/a> Date Accessed Oct. 19, 2016<\/div>\n
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