Plushies + Circuits 201: Free-Form (Beyond The Basics)

Kim Ducharme is an artisan, designer, and educator working at the intersection of textiles and technology. She spent 17 years leading Interactive Design at WGBH Educational Foundation, and then 11 years for CAST advancing their Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework towards expanding learning opportunities for all — in the classroom, in informal education spaces such as science museums and afterschool programs, and in makerspaces. She currently pursues e-textiles and wearables projects and leads workshops and maker-mentor programs for local communities to broaden participation in makerspaces and STEM.

Learn to combine sewing and electronics in fun and creative ways. This class goes beyond Plushies + Circuits 101 basics: You will hone hand sewing skills, learn to make series and parallel soft circuits with hard-soft connection techniques, and apply these skills with instructor support to light-up plushies of your own creation — free-form from scratch, or from a range of templates.

This class is for adults and students aged 12 and up from all backgrounds who are seeking creative fun, inspiration and fresh perspectives to expand the scope of their practice — from light-up plushies, applications to bags, hats, pockets, upcycling projects, e-textiles and wearable sports and fashion tech, and beyond! Anyone under 18 should attend with an adult or legal guardian. Materials will be provided, but if you have any felt, fabric or embellishments you’d like to bring, please feel free to do so.

• Hone hand sewing skills
• Learn to make a variety of soft circuits, hard-soft connections, for a range of applications
• Create a light-up plushie of your own creation from scratch or from a range of templates, with instructor support
• Learn skills to broaden personal projects and self-expression, expand your practice
• Learn more about the e-textiles and wearables industry

Fabric, stuffing, embellishments, sewing tools, and circuitry components.

All materials are provided, but feel free to bring any fabric or embellishments you’d like to use. You can also bring ideas for your own design (keep to simple shapes), though a range of template options will also be provided.

Must have taken Circuits + Plushies 101, or have some experience with hand sewing and creating soft circuits. Students must be at least 12 years old to attend this class.

Learn more about our class and ticket cancelation policies Here.

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

*Sales end 24 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.

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Artisan's Asylum, 96 Holton Street, Boston, United States

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