How to make iPhone gloves!
This will work to make conductive gloves that you can use to control your iPod, iTouch, iPhone, or iPad in the winter! Normally wearing gloves means no Apple product love, but when you follow this DIY tutorial, for $5 and a bit of elbow grease, you can make yourself a pair of angel’s gloves!
Materials needed:
- One (or more) gloves
- Conductive thread ($5 sample on SparkFun or Soft Circuit)
- A heavy needle
Here’s what you do. [Step 1] put your index finger in the glove and mark with a marker, pen, or pencil, where your finger pad lies (so that you know where to sew). [Step 2] measure off a good length of thread and thread your needle. Make a knot at the other end, like this:
[Step 3] Begin to sew a small vertical square through the pad all the way through the glove and into the inside. The thread bridges your finger to the outside world:
[Step 4] Finish up your square, and it should look like this. If you sew well and use a heavier needle than me, yours should look far better than this!
[Step 5] Sew another horizontal square overtop the previous one. When done, tie off the thread and cut the excess! You are done!
I just tried it out on my wife’s iPad and it works! My index finger has magical properties! To get better results, practice on a softer glove first–sewing into leather with a regular needle (like I did here) is not just hard, it’s stupid.
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Do you recommend using the thick or thin conductive thread? Sparkfun has 3 different thicknesses =)
I used the thick thread, but if you are skilled at sewing, thinner is probably better.