Has anyone tried knitting something and embedding LEDs in it? The kind of thing that is in some kid's sneakers and makes them light up. I'm thinking of a winter hat, perhaps--for my grandson.
Janet
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knitting with LEDs
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Sorry what is /are Led ??????? mirjam
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snipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@l33g2000pri.googlegr oups.com:
Mirjam, LEDs are Light Emitting Diodes, very tiny electric lights.
Janet, have you looked up on Craftzine to see if anyone has knitting ideas? i know there are LED sewn clothing ideas on there:
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Thank you to all who explained it ,,, should be good for crossing streets in dark winter evenings. mirjam
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The great thing about LEDs is that they don't emit a lot of heat. We've got several emergency lights that used LEDs. Two are connected to the mains electricity supply and come on as soon as the mains fails then go off when the mains returns. The other two are portable lanterns powered either by 12v car battery or by a "wind up" handle that provides about 30 mins light for about a minute of winding. We've also got a small "wind up" radio for emergencies - we call it the clockwork radio
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That is interesting i have a tiny `Press` hand lantern , but never saw a `wind up radio`, would you have a site or a commercial name for such a radio i am very curious. mirjam
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Here are a few websites for you Miriam, I found them using Google to search for "windup radio". Some of the websites have radios that are solar-powered as well as wind-up.
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Thank you Bruce , [ps please do spell my name as it should be spelled!!!] i was out and away all morning so now i may find it ... mirjam
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snipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il spun a FINE 'yarn':
+++ snipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il wrote: ++ > That is interesting i have a tiny `Press` hand lantern , but never saw ++ > a `wind up radio`, would you have a site or a commercial name for such ++ > a radio i am very curious. ++ > mirjam ++ ++ Here are a few websites for you Miriam, I found them using Google to ++ search for "windup radio". Some of the websites have radios that are ++ solar-powered as well as wind-up. ++ ++ ++ ++ -- ++ Bruce Fletcher ++ Stronsay, Orkney UK ++ "I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ++ ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." (Peter Kay) + +Thank you Bruce , [ps please do spell my name as it should be +spelled!!!] +i was out and away all morning so now i may find it ... +mirjamsnipped-for-privacy@actcom.co.il. . .
Mirjam, that "Miriam" COULD've been a typo on Bruce's part, yes??? Love, Noreen