{"id":2156,"date":"2013-10-07T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:30:02","slug":"make-your-own-led-clothing-yes-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/make-your-own-led-clothing-yes-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own LED Clothing! Yes You Can!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Make Your Own LED Clothing! Yes You Can!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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NEWS FLASH, light loves: \u00a0LED clothing does not\u00a0have to be expensive.\u00a0<\/h2>

It\u00a0can<\/em>\u00a0be done on a budget \u2013 I\u2019m living proof. \u00a0LED Lights<\/a>\u00a0themselves are actually a total value, so what causes such high price tags on professionally-made LED clothing? \u00a0It\u2019s the time, care and effort put into sewing around delicate wires and programming light shows, like in this video we\u2019re such a fan of.\u00a0 Credit goes to thee artist known as Little Boots! \u00a0This dress is inspiring me in more ways than one\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Amazing, right?! \u00a0Hearts just shot out of my eyeballs, for that is LED clothing at its finest.<\/h2>

But alas I\u2019m Queen Bargain Hunter and always hustlin\u2019, not much time to make detailed, elaborate LED clothing. \u00a0So! \u00a0I had to come up with my own way of makin\u2019 light up boss threads. \u00a0Eliminate the wires and bulky battery pack, add a clip to the back of each\u00a0LED Light<\/a>, and\u00a0voila!<\/i>, you too can have your own quicky DIY LED clothing. \u00a0If you\u2019re a creative costumer already, the\u00a0possibilities are endless<\/a>. \u00a0Check out the totally awesome slow-color change suit jacket lapels I put together in 5 minutes:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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That\u2019s 3.5 minutes to unwrap each\u00a0LED Light<\/a>, 0.5 minute to pull out their safety tabs, and 1 minute to clip them on equal distances apart. \u00a0YOU\u2019RE WELCOME, world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Some Bright<\/em> Tips.\u00a0<\/h2>\n

If doing this for a play, a production, for Cosplay, or any ol\u2019 party night, reinforce your\u00a0LED Lights<\/a>\u00a0with simple thread and needle so you don\u2019t knock \u2019em off during your sweet dance moves.\u00a0 When the party\u2019s over and it\u2019s back to business for your suit jacket or what have you, snip each thread loop and disassemble your homemade LED clothing\u2026though you may not want to\u2026and that\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n

Another alternative is our\u00a0Fairy Lights<\/a>!\u00a0 They come in a variety of colors plus choose from a thin battery pack that\u2019s easy to conceal, or AA battery packs that are chunky but going to last so long before it\u2019s time for a battery change; we\u2019re talkin\u2019 many nights use.\u00a0 For the creative thinker, these are quite easy to sew around the edge of fabrics, or simply wrap the wire around buttons, tinsel, feather boas, wigs and hats, really absolutely anything, and the string of lights are going to stay secure \u2013 love that safe copper wire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Til next time, fashionistas!<\/p>\n

~ Flashing Blinky Nikki<\/p>\n

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