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Place your FLORA main board and single pixel on the taut fabric,
and sketch out your pattern (or trace ours) with tailor's chalk
(see Figure 5-2 ).
Figure 5-2. Trace the pattern
Stitch the Pixel
Thread a needle with 2-ply conductive thread and pierce the
fabric from back to front next to the pad marked D6 on FLORA.
Leave a 5 tail at the back of the fabric and make a few stitches
through the D6 hole, securing it to the leg of the shorts.
Stop at the back and tie a knot with the working thread and the
tail (do not snip the thread yet; you still have more stitching to
do). Seal the knot with clear nail polish or Fray Check.
Use a running stitch to sew a path with the working thread up
the angler's lure to the end. Position the pixel and make a few
stitches around the pixel's pad where it's marked with an
inward-facing arrow. This secures it both electrically and
mechanically. Make a knot at the back, then seal it and snip off
the excess thread.
Repeat to make a connection from VBATT on FLORA to + on the
pixel, and likewise from GND to -.
Your project is coming together; you now have three independ-
ent paths sewn from the main board to the pixel. Figure 5-3
shows the progress, along with the fin switch that you'll create
and attach in the next step.
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