diff --git a/docs/projects/03make.md b/docs/projects/03make.md index cb461fe807dda6ccb62643d2d6d606b12c0e9fde..65badb117dcd7d6f0ca5fc60931f16bd65a530b8 100644 --- a/docs/projects/03make.md +++ b/docs/projects/03make.md @@ -239,7 +239,13 @@ For this module, follow the general instructions in the 'sewing circuits' sectio ## Anni  -This module was made by hand, but you could also do some of the steps with a laser cutter! The resistivity of the yarn, as well as the spaces between where the yarns cross over in the 'loopy' part of the pattern, will affect the tones that the Anni module plays +This module was made by hand, but you could also do some of the steps with a laser cutter! The resistivity of the yarn, as well as the spaces between where the yarns cross over in the 'loopy' part of the pattern, will affect the tones that the Anni module plays. + +I mentioned in the 'Materials'section of this page that the yarn you use is important. The Anni module plays tones when you press down on the places where the yarn crosses over itself. This only works because the yarn is mostly made of non-conductive fibers, with a small amount of conductive fibers spun into it. Pressing down on the yarn brings conductive fibers from both sides in contact with each other, allowing electricity to flow, and generating sound. If the yarn was 100% conductive fiber, the sound would play all the time - we don't want this! + +But if you can't find a yarn like this, don't worry. You can make your own by getting some regular yarn / wool, and using a sewing needle to thread some conductive thread through it (slightly fiddyly, but it'll work!). Or if you're feeling ambitious, you could spin your own yarn out of a mix of threads :) + +Anyway, back to the instructions: * Cut out a 30cm x 30cm square of fabric * Get your conductive yarn, unroll a big length of it (I'd say around 1m but I didn't do this bit particularly precisely), and arrange it roughly into the pattern in the image above. Cut the yarn and set it aside for now