MATERIALS AND TOOLS

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

Each year etc provides a large range of tools and materials for on-site creation and skill-sharing. In addition to what is provided on-site, we recommend each participant to bring some personal tools and project materials.

What You Should Bring

  • Microcontrollers

  • USB cables

  • Breadboard

  • Jumper cable/Hookup wire set

  • Alligator leads

  • Multi­meter

  • Extra power supply (3v­, LiPos, 9v, switchable AC/DC adapter if you like)

  • Pliers, Nippers, Wire strippers

  • Your electronics component box. We have some components, it’s a good idea to bring your favorite if you want to have it available in case inspiration strikes

  • LEDs

  • Basic sewing set

  • Fabric scissors (be sure to mark if they are fabric only!)

  • Needles

  • Thread

  • Crochet hook

  • Knitting needles

  • Whatever textile tools and materials you normally work with that you think will either come in handy or interesting to work with

  • Camera (for documentation)

  • Laptop (no community computers available at the space)

On-site Material and Tools

ETC is divided up into work spaces that support sewing, electronics, fiber arts, screen printing, ironing, and Silhouette cutting. Because we tailor the material list to participant interests and pull tools from the community, each year is different.

We strive to bring a variety of items similar to the lists below. If you see a specific part or tool listed that you are counting on being there, please reach out on Discord or email us to confirm it will be available.

Sewing

Tools

  • mini iron

  • sewing machine

  • Overlock

  • Iron

  • Ironing Board

  • Snap Press

  • Dress Form

  • hand sewing needles (pack of 50)

  • cutting mat 11 x 17

  • rotary cutter and blades

  • x-acto and blades #11

  • graph ruler

  • quilt rulers

  • hip curve

  • leather hole punch

  • paper scissors

Materials

  • Fusible stretch black

  • Fusible stretch white

  • Heat 'n' bond stretch

  • Heat 'n' Bond Lite

  • Heat 'n' Bond Ultra

  • Thread

  • zipper (70 pieces) 12" length

  • Muslin

  • Stretchy fabric glue

  • Fabric Glue

  • Stuffing Material

  • thick felt polyester 5mm thick

  • bemis fusible no sew - 1 yard x 21"

  • bemis fusible no sew elastic - .5 yard x 21"

  • Safety pins box assorted sizes

  • various Dritz bias tape

  • metalic zippers - 10 8"

  • press snaps (for snap press)

  • Fusible Interfacing 20''-White

  • Pattern paper

Electronics

Tools

  • soldering irons

  • tip cleaner

  • bench power supply

  • multimeters

  • solder suckers

  • needle nose pliers

  • flat nose pliers

  • rounded nose pliers

  • angled cutters

  • wire strippers 30 - 20 gauge

  • wire stripper - universal

  • tweezers

  • helping hands

  • jumper wires: M/M, M/F, F/F

  • breadboards 400 tie point

  • breadboards mini

  • heat gun

  • rosin soldering flux

  • desolder wick

Materials

  • lead free solder

  • copper tape

  • solid core wire

  • stranded wire

  • magnet wire

  • large magnet wire

  • USB lipo charger

  • AAA batteries

  • 9 volt battery snap

  • neo pixel stripe

  • MOSFET FQP30N06L

  • resistors various values

  • capacitor kit - ceramic

  • capacitor kit - electrolytic

  • pulse sensor

  • micro servos continuous rotation

  • WS2812B LED Strip 1 yard 30 LEDs

  • 5v 2A wall adapter barrel plug

  • 3.7V 2700mAH lipo battery

  • Particle Electron board kit

  • Particle Photon board

  • Neodymium magnets (small)

  • Neodymium magnets (large)

  • .008 Flexinol

  • .008 Flexinol Springs (40 coils in each spring)

  • Heat shrink kit 127 pieces black

  • trimpot variety

  • step up (power boost)

  • step up regulator 5v

  • StepDown-Module adjustable 2 A

  • Transistor Kit

  • solder tinner

  • ProtoBoard - Square 1" Single Sided

  • protoboard/perforated circuitboard

  • ATtiny programmer

  • USB web cam

  • electrical tape .75 width yellow

  • electrical tape .5 width green

  • kapton tape roll .75" wideMini

  • Metal Speaker w/ Wires - 8 ohm 0.5W

  • Large enclosed piezo with wires

  • SMD LEDs 1210/3528 (warm white) (100 pack)

  • SMD LEDs 1210/3528 (blue) (100 pack)

  • SMD LEDs 1210/3528 (red) (100 pack)

  • SMD LED 1206 Assorted Kit

  • Flora microcontroller

  • neopixels - 4

  • lilypad accelerometer

  • Lilypad

  • slide switch

  • Lilypad coin cell holder

  • female headers

  • male headers

  • Alligator Clips (set of 10 in package) + ~40 loose

  • 3.7 V Lipo battery 400 mAh

  • 3.7 V Lipo battery 850 mAh

  • 2.54mm/0.1" Pitch Terminal Block - 2-pin

  • Logic level converter - bi-directional

  • Coin cell 2 x cr2032 holder

  • 3V coin cells

  • AA batteries - pack of 2

  • JST socket - 2 pos 2mm

  • JST plug - 2 pos 2mm on wire

  • TIP120

  • Diode 1N4001

  • diode 1N4148

  • 8 pin socket

  • ATtiny85s

  • Sewable Battery Holders

  • Harddrive magnets

  • 9 VDC 1000mA regulated switching power adapter - UL listed

  • 5V 2A (2000mA) switching power supply - UL Listed

  • Female DC Power adapter - 2.1mm jack to screw terminal block

  • H Bridge

  • linear op amp

  • Transistor Output Optocouplers

  • buzzers

  • 2N2222 transitior

  • 10k resistor pack

  • heating pads

E-textile and Conductive/Resistive Materials

  • Bare conductive ink pens

  • Bare conductive ink jar

  • non woven carbon resistive 20k ohm

  • non woven carbon resistive for heat 170NW-PI-15

  • stretch carbon resistive 20k ohm

  • Safety Silk Fabric

  • VeilShield

  • Silver Jersey Knit

  • High Performance Silver Mesh

  • SILVERSPUN YARN

  • conductive roving/steel wool - stainless and/or aluminum

  • copper paint

  • Velostat

  • 15%metal Gimp fantasy 150 meter/cone

  • 25% Metal Egypto Color Gold Gimp 150 meter/cone

  • Torsade of 6 ply Silk 85den Brut &Spandex fixed shrink 250 meter/cone

  • RETRACTRYL Shrinking 30% retraction after 60°C Color Wit 500 meter/cone

  • Conductive wool (wool) Bekinox W12/18

  • Karl Grimm copper thread large cone

  • copper ripstop (Kassel)

  • silver stretch (TECHNIKTEX P130+B)

  • silver stretch (MEDTEX P130)

  • copper adhesive-backed fabric

  • Conductive thread bobbin (smooth stainless steel)

  • Cloth Electrical Tape

  • EeonTex Conductive Stretchable Fabric

  • EeonTex Woven Fabric

  • EeonTex Heating Fabric

  • Conductive ribbon 3 conductor - 1 yard

  • statex conductive yarn samples

  • Conductive fabric tape chibi

  • Fabric conductive tape (long rolls)

  • conductive beckart stailsteal thread range of thickness and conductivity

  • Plug and Wear Conductive Yarn

  • copper leaf - small pack

Fiber Arts

Tools

  • Table top loom

  • Emb hoops

  • Clover Wonder knitter

  • 4 strand fringe twister

  • spool knitter - small rectangle

  • spool knitter - medium circle (hat size)

  • 80 felting needles w/3 single needle holders

  • felting needle hand tool - holds 5-6 needles

  • felting foam or brush

  • Schacht drop spindle

Materials

  • large beads

  • roving - several ounces of diff colors

  • Japanese round seed beads (size 8) - pick diff colors

  • hematite beads

  • weaving yarn

  • regular yarn

Fabric Printing

Tools

  • screens for printing

  • squeegees for screens

  • Olfa utility knife

  • shop rags

  • paint brushes/foam brushes

  • spoons

  • cups/bowls

Materials

  • Thermochromic pigment black 25 g

  • Thermochromic pigment blue 20 g

  • Thermochromic pigment magenta 20 g

  • Thermochromic pigment yellow 20 g

  • Thermochromic pigment black 20 g

  • photochromic blue 10 g

  • binder 1 kg fabric screen printing

  • screen printing ink - white 32 oz.

  • Versatex screen printing ink - White 16 oz.

  • Versatex screen printing ink - Black 16 oz.

  • Versatex extender - 1/2 full 16 oz.

  • vinyl film for silhouette stencils

  • reclaimed newspaper

CNC Silhouette Cutting and General

Tools

  • Silhouette Cameo cutter

  • Silhouette Portrait cutter

  • Dremel

  • Jigsaw

  • Drill

  • Hot Glue Guns

  • hot glue sticks - mini

  • screw driver set

  • scanner/printer

  • Digital calipers

  • Box of markers

Materials

  • Silhouette blades

  • copper adhesive sheets (for cutting circuits)

  • Flipchart sticky

  • Post its

  • paper A4

  • glue - gel

  • glue - tube (2 tubes)

  • Scotch Tape magic- .75" wide 2 rolls w/dispenser

  • Polymorph

  • nail polish

  • Colored paint (green, black, yellow, silver, gold)

  • Pastel paper A4 full pack

  • vinyl

  • mechanical pencils