This project comes from the Instructables website. It is called Feltronics, and it's a creative way to learn about basic circuitry and schematics using felt and real wiring. The Instructables tutorial walks you through the build process, and includes downloadable image files that you can print and cut out for the felt components. Using a glue gun, I pieced together the different layers of felt and inserted the necessary wires and components, like buttons and LEDs.
Below are some pictures of the different pieces. In the last photo, you see the four main components: Power on the left (which has a watch battery underneath it), a switch/button at the top, an LED at the right, and a resistor on the bottom. The four components, connected by ring magnets, make up the circuit. The circuit is open to start with, and it's not until you hold down the button that the circuit then closes, and lights up the LED. You can see the circuit in action at the bottom of this post.
Below are some pictures of the different pieces. In the last photo, you see the four main components: Power on the left (which has a watch battery underneath it), a switch/button at the top, an LED at the right, and a resistor on the bottom. The four components, connected by ring magnets, make up the circuit. The circuit is open to start with, and it's not until you hold down the button that the circuit then closes, and lights up the LED. You can see the circuit in action at the bottom of this post.
