Aniomagic - examples - remote control kit


Congratulations! You have all the pieces to make a unique remote control for your iPod & iPhone! Here's how to put it together. (cat pattern from 'the cute book' by Aranzi Aronzo) Jump to the dock assembly page.

Ingredients: magic dock connector conductive yarn conductive fabrics conductive thread You can attach these materials to felt, cotton, or leather to make your own unique remote control.

Conductive fabric
We use two types of conductive fabric for this project.
The light gray one is very conductive. It's used for the Forward/Volume UP actions.	The darker one is not so conductive. It's used for the Back/Volume DOWN actions.

Cut your conductive fabric to the shape you want, and place a piece of felt in between. Experiment with the right size holes in the felt: - too small requires a hard squeeze - too large means you might activate the remote just by holding it.
Use plain cotton thread to sew the three pieces together.


Now you're ready to attach your pieces with conductive thread. Arrange them so that you have enough spacing, and figure out how the yarn will connect to your project. The yarn must be connected to the light gray conductive material. In this case, it's at the top.
Top side
With conductive thread, stitch several times on the light gray material. Stitch through the top only. Do not go through the felt to the other side.



Now stitch to the black material. Again, stitch through the top only. Do not go through the felt to the other side. If it helps, tie a knot in the thread to keep the spacing.
Bottom side
Flip the project over, and with a fresh piece of conductive thread, repeat the previous process.


Conductive Yarn
Aniomagic conductive yarn contains two channels of hand-spun combed merino wool. Each one has a conductive core, and you'll need to peel back the yarn to expose it.

Sew one to the top piece, and the other to the bottom.	It doesn't matter which yarn goes to which piece.

Carefully draw the yarn back to cover the cores. Make sure the conductive threads aren't touching. This is the end of the conductive fabric section. If you have a multimeter, use it to measure the resistance of your assembly as you squeeze the pieces. This is also a good time to complete this piece.

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