Cosplay/Costuming / Materials

After months of searching, we finally have what we consider to be the ultimate conductive thread. It's thin, strong, smooth, and made completely of 316L stainless steel. Once you start working with this thread you'll quickly agree its optimal for any wearables work! This thread is 2 ply, a little thicker than every day polyester or cotton thread but still thin enough to be sewn by hand in medium-eye needles or with a sewing machine that...

This conductive material (also known as "Velostat" or "Linqstat") is a nice addition for your wearable/sensor hacking toolkit. It's pressure-sensitive: squeezing it will reduce the resistance, so it's handy for making flexible sensors. And it's a lot less expensive than off-the-shelf pressure or bend sensors too! Each order comes with a 11"x11" (28cm x 28cm) 4mil (0.1mm) thick piece. We may fold the...

Finally, the conductive material you've known you wanted but never knew you could have, its a sheet of flex PCB material! This is the stuff used to make flexible circuits, but raw and unetched. You can treat it just like 1 oz copper clad, etch it with ferric chloride (or other PCB etching systems) or cut with scissors. It may even be possible to laser or CNC engrave (we haven't tried it ourselves but we'd love to hear about it if you...

Conductive hook & loop tape is just like the stuff you've seen on jackets, clothes, shoes, and bags, but is coated with silver to make it fully conductive. Originally this was designed to the manufacture of static-safe clothing, but its great for wearable applications as well. For example an on-off switch or sensor. Each order ships with three inches of BOTH halves, its easily sewn or cut. Conductive Hook & Loop Tape - 3" long...

This woven conductive ribbon is great for powering lots of LEDs in a wearable project. It's thin, strong, smooth, and made completely of 316L stainless steel. It plays nice with our stainless conductive thread and is very flexible, just like textile ribbon. The easiest way to attach this ribbon is to either slip it through a casing, or better yet, zig-zag stitch over it to tack it down. Because it is strong and flexible, its ideal for any...

We've been making so many face shields here at Adafruit that we have a bunch of elastic left over and thought it would be handy for folks making PPE. Here is a 10-pack of Elastic Latex Strips, especially useful for making face shields or face masks. No 3D printing required - although you can also use these with 3D printed designs to make them fit nicely. These are just the elastic strips, no staples or tape included. Pre-cut to 14" /...

We've been stocking some options in conductive copper foil and nylon tape recently, but sometimes a project needs material that's more analog . Enter this nice chunky spool of Rainbow Crafting Yarn ! You can use this material to decorate your robot, or of course as a colorful twin in guides such as the Crickit Mini Golf Course or the Carnival Swing Ride Yarn is made of cotton, you could use it for knitting too!

EVA foam is one of the best and easiest go-to materials for constructing costumes and props. It's light, inexpensive, versatile, and can easily be cut and heat-shaped for a snug fit. With enough time, patience, and the right tools, EVA foam can be finished to look like nearly any material. Use to create costume armor, headpieces, prop weapons, and other accessories. These sheets are just under 2mm in thickness and come in 10 colors:...

Sugru! Soft-touch silicone rubber that molds and sets permanently. Sticks to aluminum, steel, ceramics, glass, wood and some fabrics + plastics! sugru is the incredible new air-curing rubber for hackers, makers, gadget lovers & anyone else who wants to make things or make their stuff work better. Self-adhesive to most other materials, and flexible when cured, sugru is a versatile tool for hackers and makers - Repair and strengthen damaged...

We love playing with obscure materials that have a creepy-cool or magical quality. Sure, there's invisible ink, but have you ever used heat to make a painting disappear? We're carrying these  Thermochromic Pigments in a variety of colors. It changes to a light/white color at 31 ° C or 88 ° F. How to get started on your next masterpiece? Just add a little water then paint any surface. This pigment not meant for use...

We're with the squad back at New York's hottest cyberpunk club,  Near Field Commune(ication),  and it's still got  everything ,  Adabot & the Circuit Playground,  Collin's wondrous, mind-blowing, heart-stirring Pulse Room, and more! And you are dressed to the cyber-nine's, with wearable LEDs, EL tape, a full set of glittering RFID/NFC Nail Stickers, and some...

This lightweight, flexible fabric ribbon cable contains four channels of conductive thread, perfect for wiring up wearables where flexibility is key. Use it to connect your conductive fabric gamepad to your microcontroller or computer! Features: Low resistance: ~16 Ω / ft. [304.80 mm]4 Conductor connectionsPower and data applicationsLight-weightSewableWashable and dryableStitchable over apparel construction seamsFoldable onto itself...

Sugru! Soft-touch silicone rubber that molds and sets permanently. Sticks to aluminum, steel, ceramics, glass, wood and some fabrics + plastics! sugru is the incredible new air-curing rubber for hackers, makers, gadget lovers & anyone else who wants to make things or make their stuff work better. Self-adhesive to most other materials, and flexible when cured, sugru is a versatile tool for hackers and makers - Repair and strengthen damaged...

This lightweight, flexible fabric ribbon channel contains four individual wires, perfect for wiring up wearables where flexibility is key. This ribbon has 4 x 28AWG stranded-core wires, easy to solder but also quite flexible. There's no risk of accidental shorts since each wire is sleeved, and you can also pass a fair bit of current Features: Ultra-low resistance: ~0.25 Ω / m 4 Conductor connections Power and data applications Sewable...

Discontinued - you can grab No-Foil Flat Back Rainbow Crystals for NeoPixel LEDs - 100 pack - SS16 instead!  These iridescent silver-bluish-purple sequins can be used for a variety of maker projects for some shimmery wintery glitz. Also perfect as snowflake confetti for your holiday party! A great match-up with our Snow Globe kit, they really sparkle and shine when hit with NeoPixel glow. Comes in a little screw-top box that...