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Practical fashion tech : wearable technologies for costuming, cosplay, and everyday
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Practical fashion tech : wearable technologies for costuming, cosplay, and everyday / Joan Horvath, Lyn Hoge and Rich Cameron.
ISBN
9781484216620
1484216628
9781484216637
1484216636
Published
[Berkley, CA] : Apress, 2016.
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
This book is the result of a collaboration between two technologists and a veteran teacher, costumer, and choreographer. They came together to pull back the curtain on making fun and innovative costumes and accessories incorporating technologies like low-cost microprocessors, sensors and programmable LEDs. Fashion tech can require skills in design, pattern-making, sewing, electronics, and maybe 3D printing. Besides the tech skills, making a good costume or accessory also requires knowledge of the intangibles of what makes a good costume. Regardless of whether you are coming at this from the theater costuming, sewing, or electronics side, the authors will help you get started with the other skills you need. More than just a book of projects (although it has those too), Practical Fashion Tech teaches why things are done a certain way to impart the authors' collective wealth of experience. Whether you need a book for a wearable tech class or you just want to get started making fantastic costumes and wearables on your own, Practical Fashion Tech will get you there. What you will learn: The fundamentals of both the sewing and the technology aspects of wearable tech for fashion How to make a memorable costume that reacts to its wearer or environment Ideas for using this book as a textbook Who this is for: Electronics enthusiasts, hipsters, costume designers, teachers, and students who want to learn how to make fashion or cosplay weara bles. Cosplay fans wanting to incorporate sensors and more into their costumes.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 14, 2020
Series
Technology in action
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
At a Glance; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Big Picture; Chapter 1: Fashion Tech; A Brief History of Fashion Tech; Costuming; Our Design Philosophy; Planning Your Projects; The Wearer's Environment; Prototyping and Testing; Summary; Chapter 2: Practical Costume Design; What Is a Costume?; The Power of Costume Design; Lyn's Tips for Student Theatrical Costuming; Costume Design Principles; Making a Costume Work for You; Costume Development Time and Effort; Beginner Mistakes; Materials; Estimating Time; Do Not Go It Alone; Summary.
Part II: The BasicsChapter 3: How to Sew; Basic Hand Sewing Tools and Techniques; Threading a Needle; Knotting the Thread; Using Different Stitches; Running Stitch; Basting Stitch; Backstitch; Slip Stitch or Blind Stitch; Blanket Stitch; Whip Stitch; Threading a Sewing Machine; Winding the Bobbin; Installing the Needle; Threading the Top of the Machine; Inserting the Bobbin; Trying Out Machine Sewing; Changing Seam Direction; Trying Out Types of Stitches; Double or Stay Stitch; Ease or Gather Stitch; Edge Stitch; Top Stitch; Back Stitch; Stitches in Context; Summary.
Chapter 4: Making and Using Sewing PatternsMeasuring; Choosing a Pattern; Buying a Pattern; Making a Pattern; Basic Pattern Shapes and Pieces; Choosing Fabric; Figuring Out How Much Fabric You Need; Using a Pattern; Laying Out the Pattern; Pinning and Cutting the Pieces; Marking the Fabric; Creating a Simple Vest; Choosing Fabric; Laying Out and Cutting the Pattern; Sewing the Vest; Make the Shoulders; Make the Side Seams; Assemble the Front Facing; Assemble the Armhole Facing; Hem; Other Finishing; Things That Go Wrong; Fashion Tech Considerations; Summary.
Chapter 5: Wearable Tech ElectronicsCircuit Design; Breadboards; Ohm's Law; Circuit Components; Resistors; LEDs; Sizing Resistors; Jumper Wires; Voltage Divider; Potentiometers; Example; Creating a Circuit; Sewable Components; Sewable Arduino Boards; Prototyping with Sewable Arduino Boards; Batteries; Conductive Ribbon and Thread; Other Components; Laundry; Summary; Chapter 6: Programming Wearables; Programming Basics; Open vs. Closed-loop Control; Planning a Program: Flowcharting; Arduino Code Conventions; Format Conventions; Things People Find Intimidating; Syntax Pickiness.
Programming Vocabulary and IdeasComments; Variables and Loops; Reserved Words; Functions; Assignments, Comparisons, and Basic Math; If, Else, and While; Walking Through Some Examples; Programming an Arduino; How the Arduino Thinks; Compiling, Loading, Running; Adding Libraries; Using Preprocessor Directives; Writing Code For Figure 5-7; Arduino Input and Output; Digital Read and Write; Analog Read and PWM; Writing to the Serial Port; Programming Sewable Boards; Summary; Chapter 7: Your First Project; The Egg-Timer Apron; Planning the Project; Control Design and Software.
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