E. CREATING THE CIRCUIT
5.
After you turn on the
LED module,
hold the two small metal circles at the end of the wires coming out of the module to turn on the red
and yellow
LED
lights.
Adjust
the two
LED's
so that they are in the centre of the
robot’s
red felt eyes. If the lights
don't
come
on: Make
sure the plastic strip is
taken
out from the
back
of the module and that the batteries are inserted in the correct direction.
Also,
moisten
your hands to increase your ability to conduct electricity and complete the circuit.
6. Once the eyes are positioned in the centre of the felt eyes, secure them in place with tape at the back of the felt.
7. Turn
off the module before you start to sew your circuit using the
back
stitch sewing
technique!
Cut a piece of silver conductive thread
about
200cm
long and fold it in half.
Then,
thread it through the end of the needle to create four pieces all about
50cm
long and tie a
double thread
knot
to complete the loop.
Thread
the needle through the second hole as shown. Slide a metal ring down the conductive
thread and lie it flat against the front felt body of the robot.
8. Begin
to stitch the circuit together by first stitching around the metal ring twice. Stop right after you pass the mid-point of the module.
Then,
thread the needle through the small metal loop connected to the left side of the module as shown. Stitch slowly and refer to step
9
to see where a metal ring or module wire needs to be connected with the conductive thread.
9.
Stitch the holes around the
6
metal rings
(numbers 1-6
in the
diagram)
and
2
rings attached to the module twice over to create a
secure connection. It is important to
make
sure all the conductive thread is connected properly to complete
&
reliable the circuit.
When
the thread attached to your needle is almost used
up,
secure the loose end with a
knot
and cut the leftover string off.
Then,
create a new
piece of thread using the
technique
in step
7
and continue sewing from the last stitch you made to
make
sure the circuit is connected.
Be
careful not to stitch metal rings 3 & 4 together, otherwise the circuit will turn on when you are not touching it.
1. Pick
up the front felt shapes of the robot body and the legs. Cut a piece of yellow thread about
60-70
cm in length and stitch the felt as
shown.
2.
Align both the front and
back
pieces of pre-cut felt legs. Stitch the legs
together,
leaving the top part of the felt unstitched.
Tie
a
knot
at
the end of each piece of thread and trim the excess thread. Fill the legs with stuffing and then put them aside to use later on in step 11.
3.
Align the corresponding pre-cut holes on each pair of
eye, ear,
nose and button felt shapes with the front felt piece of the robot body.
Then,
follow the basic stitching
techniques
for each piece of felt as shown in the diagram.
There
are also two plastic base
joints
which the
module will be attached to. Stitch the two joints onto the felt to create a strong foundation for the module.
4.
Remove the plastic strip from the
back
of the
LED
module and push it onto the plastic base
joints. Afterwards,
carefully thread each
LED light through the hole at the bottom of each eye patch.
