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Hate to use a plastic battery holder on
your wonderful, soft and cuddly project?
Then this tutorial is for you!
It shows how to make your own cute battery holder from
felt and conductive fabrics.
Design your own here, made just for the
large lithium battery.
Unlike our other pieces, you'll need to assemble it yourself.
Here's how:
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Ingredients:
Each holder is 5 pieces of felt:
- 2 base pieces (red)
- 2 stem pieces (white)
- 1 top piece (peacock)
and 2 pieces of conductive material:
- 1 short conductor (plus)
- 1 long conductor (minus)
Additional things:
- A mini-iron, available at any crafts store.
- A large battery, from
us :-)
Preparation:
Turn the iron to its lowest level.
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Remove the paper backing from the pieces that have them.
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Gather these three pieces for the plus side of the holder.
The top left of the conductive piece will be longer than the
felt.
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Iron on the conductive piece marked '+' to the stem piece. Apply light,
even pressure.
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Bend the lip of the conductive piece over the other side.
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Iron this side down too.
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Align the red piece (glue side down), and gently iron it on to the felt.
Be careful not to glue it to the table.
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Flip the composite and put aside.
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Pass part of the conductive piece through the hole in the felt piece and iron
it on.
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Flip and iron it down on the other side.
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Before ironing the red base, check for alignment with the plus piece.
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Now gently iron it on.
Make sure the conductive piece is face up.
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Iron the two halves together, using your fingers to press the edges so
they seal properly.
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Finally, apply the top layer.
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When the holder has cooled down, gently insert the battery, plus side up.
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When finished, the right side is positive.
To connect, sew through the tab several times to make a good connection.
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