Conductive Thread Tie

Students in Mr. Garrant's class worked on a fabric electronics project that incorporated conductive thread and voice commands.  Lights sewn into the tie with the thread respond to voice commands including blinking fast when loud noise is detected and lighting up fewer bulbs when noise levels are low.  "It's a work in progress," says Mr. Garrant, but he encourages his students by stating that debugging the system is part of the learning process.