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http://www.instructables.com/id/Fibre-Optic-Bracelet/ Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop Fibre Optic Bracelet by ChrysN on May 28, 2013 Table of Contents Fibre Optic Bracelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Intro: Fibre Optic Bracelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 1: What you will need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 2: Preparing organza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 3: Fibre optic strands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 4: Braiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Step 5: Preparing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Step 6: Finishing ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Step 7: Covering up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop
Fibre Optic Braceletby ChrysN on May 28, 2013
Table of Contents
Fibre Optic Bracelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Intro: Fibre Optic Bracelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 1: What you will need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 2: Preparing organza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 3: Fibre optic strands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 4: Braiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 5: Preparing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Step 6: Finishing ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 7: Covering up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Author:ChrysNI like sewing and crafts,and trying new things. I'm vegetarian and always looking for new recipes. My cat's name is Mirko and likes to be in the centre ofthings, so you will see him in several of my instructables.
Intro: Fibre Optic BraceletIn this instructable I will show you how to make a bracelet that lights up with an LED and optical fibre. I used organza braided with a silver chain; it looks nice whether thelights are on or off. The bracelet is easy to make and uses material that can be found at a dollar store.
Image Notes1. Light not on.
Step 1: What you will needThe majority of material for this project was found at a dollar store making this an inexpensive project with easy to acquire parts. Since the dollar store doesn't have awebsite, I added links to other sites where you can find these parts.
Organza ribbonLED Push Pins (If you can't find these, dollar stores often have other little toys that use LEDs)Fibre optic strands (I got mine from a dollar store toy)Chain from a necklace/bracelet etcJewellery clasp(Optional) Jewellery end capsDrinking strawBinder clipsDuct tape and glueNeedle and threadScissorsNeedle nose pliers
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Image Notes1. Chain2. Wire to make jump ring for clasp3. Organza4. Optical fibre from toy.
Step 2: Preparing organzaThe organza ribbon that I had was 6 inches wide. I took a piece about 10 inches long, cut it in half making pieces that were 3 inches wide. Folded each piece in half twicealong the length and stitched along the edge (this forms a loop inside to hold the optical fibre).
Image Notes1. 6x10 inches
Image Notes1. Cut in half so you have two 3 inch wide pieces
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Image Notes1. Fold in half twice Image Notes
1. Sew edge
Image Notes1. Repeat with other piece
Step 3: Fibre optic strandsI used two bundles of optical fibres for the bracelet each containing about 20 strands each. If you are using them from a fibre optic toy they are likely glued together atone end, try to keep the glue intact you can just take apart a piece with the 20 or so strands still glued together. This is important since you need the ends of the strandsto line up and sit flush against the light source. If you are using optical fibre from a spool you will need to cut the pieces and glue them together at the end yourself.
As you can see from the first picture above, optical fibre conveys light along the strand and comes out at the end, but you don't see much light along the length of thestrand. For my bracelet I wanted to have light along the whole bracelet. To this end, I took the two bundles of optical fibre that I will be using and cut a few strandsshorter. I also broke the inside of the strands with needle nose pliers forming cracks. This produces more points of light along the fibre bundles (see second image).
Image Notes
Image Notes1. Distressed fibre.
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1. Normal bundle of optical fibre
Image Notes1. Cracks in fibre
Step 4: BraidingI then took the two bundles of optical fibre and inserted one each inside the inside layer of organza. I clipped the two pieces of organza with the optical fibre and the chaintogether at one end. I braided the three parts together along the length and then clip the other end with a binder clip.
Image Notes1. Two bundles of optical fibre
Image Notes1. Insert optical fibre bundles
Image Notes1. Clip three pieces together
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Image Notes1. Braid
Image Notes1. Clip other end.2. Don't braid too tightly.
Step 5: Preparing LightI took apart the pushpin light, the LED, battery holder and switch are nicely contained in a compact part. I fit a straw over the LED and trimmed it down to about 1cm inlength. Then glued it in place.
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Image Notes1. Take apart pushpin light2. LED, battery and switch all in one small piece.
Image Notes1. Stick straw over LED
Image Notes1. Trim straw and glue in place.
Step 6: Finishing endsInsert the two ends of the optical fibre bundles into the straw, make sure they sit flush against the LED, glue in place. Wrap duct tape around the straw, the ends of theorganza and chain. Make sure a piece of chain is sticking out so you can attach the bracelet clasp. Wrap up the other end with tape as well (unless you have a braceletend cap) and add a jump ring onto the chain for the clasp.
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Image Notes1. Insert end of optical fibre
Image Notes1. Tape over with duct tape2. Add clasp
Image Notes1. Duct tape other end and add a large jump ring for the clasp2. A bracelet end cap would look much nicer if you had one.
Step 7: Covering upThe duct tape and the plastic of the light source look rather ugly, so I hid it with a couple of pieces of organza sewn into a loops that fit over them. I made on piece that fitover the part were the straw is. The second piece fits over the light and and clasp, this can slide over when you open the clasp to put the bracelet on.
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Image Notes1. Take a piece of organza, fold it in half
Image Notes1. Fold over several times
Image Notes1. Sew edges together to form a loop
Image Notes1. Slip on loop over this part
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Image Notes1. Slip the other piece over here, you can slide it over, when you open and closethe clasp to put the bracelet on.
Image Notes1. Light not on.
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iceng says: May 29, 2013. 2:57 PM REPLYA proper engineering project designer you !!!!Plus it's always a good idea to spend mental time in a dollar store :-)
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ehudwill says: May 29, 2013. 2:25 PM REPLYThis is great! I tried something similar, but with beads. Mine did not work out so well which is why I never published it. Using the fabric looks like it works well.
porcupinemamma says: May 29, 2013. 1:48 PM REPLYThanks very much for posting your brilliant Instructable. I want to make one soooo much, but I am not sure about how to do some of the steps you laid out- Idon't quite know how to follow along. Is there any chance you might be able to make a YouTube video? I am going to read, and re-read your Instructable tosee if I can catch on. One problem is that I don't have any experience with fibre optics. First I will go to the link you posted. You rock! Thanks again!
porcupinemamma says: May 29, 2013. 1:50 PM REPLYLooking at it, there might be a bead cap big enough for one end, and then I wondered about making a cap out of fimo for the other end-actually, 2 fimoends might work . what do you think?
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ChrysN says: May 29, 2013. 2:04 PM REPLYYes, making a cap is a great idea. It would look much better than the duct tape and you would only need to cover the light housing with the organza. Iam not sure if I would be able to make a youtube video but optical fibres are pretty easy to work with. The important thing to know is that the endsneed to sit flush against the light source to work best, think of them as tiny straws that convey light instead of fluid. Please feel free to ask morequestions and I will try to clarify more in the instructable.
