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Wow, interesting! I agree the lighting effect is super amazing. It
does still look like a shirt instead of a leather jacket though,
which isn't great. I wonder if there would be a way to combine your
lighting style with a real leather jacket... maybe you could cut
panels out of the jacket, and put in some white fabric, and mount
the LED strips inside the liner or something... I guess that would
probably pretty badly compromise the jacket though. I'll think
about it more, it does seem like there should be a way to get the
diffused LED lighting but start with something more than a shirt...<br>
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The bendy problem does worry me, I'm thinking maybe I'll end at the
elbows, or at least see how that looks before I continue on down the
arm. The shoulders I basically think I won't have lights going from
torso to the arms - just over the shoulder, or starting at the
shoulder. So hopefully that will minimize the problem there.<br>
<br>
Eric<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/19/13 1:43 PM, Sean Cusack wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">I learned that there is a better way to do it than EL
stuffs :-). Check out my instructable (it uses LEDs diffusing in
a narrow space), and I swear I talk a lot about attaching them:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-lit-Tron-v20-suit/">http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-lit-Tron-v20-suit/</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">That being said, if you really want to go after EL
wire / panels the best thing I can tell you is *bendy is bad*,
so mod your patterns to dodge your shoulders, elbows, knees, and
waist. If you have to cross these areas, do it with dark wires
or widely space your stitches so the panels/wire can come off
the garment when you move. It will increase the longevity of
your outfit I promise.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hope that helps!<br>
Sean</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 19, 2013 8:16 AM, "Eric Boyd" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:mrericboyd@yahoo.com">mrericboyd@yahoo.com</a>>
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Hey, I want to make a tron jacket, for an upcoming party. I
have a tight fitting leather jacket (which ironically is
actually a prop jacket from the remake of Robocop - got it at
a recent inventory sale!), which has approximately the right
shape and fit. It's got epaulettes (which typically tron
jackets don't), but it has the right collar, and the front
pockets are not in the way of a good tron pattern.<br>
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I'm looking for tips on how to actually make the jacket. I'm
planning to use EL-strip, and potentially some EL-wire as
well. I can see lots of images of Tron jackets on google
image search, so the pattern is no problem, I'm looking for
advice on how to attach the strip and wire to the jacket
without destroying the jacket, or taking forever. I found
some tutorials online but you just know they didn't include
the most important tip! So, advice solicited, I know many of
you have worked with EL wire and potentially EL panel
clothing, what did you learn?<br>
<br>
Eric<br>
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