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Makers & Parts: build touch into your own clothing

Everything you need to make fabric that senses touch. The $129 DIY Touch Sleeve Kit ships with a 30-channel capacitive touch board, two 20 cm woven conductive fabric squares and 35 ft of stainless conductive thread — plus the build guide, a wiring sheet, example code and phone help. Want only the raw material? Woven conductive fabric is $14.99 per 20 cm square and conductive thread is $27.99 per 35 ft.

Woven conductive fabric squares, conductive thread and a multi-channel touch board

The Kit · Everything at once

DIY Touch Sleeve Kit ($129)

Garment GUI DIY touch sleeve kit box
DIY Maker Kit · In Stock

DIY Touch Sleeve Kit (No Screen)

Sew touch pads into your own jacket, glove or sleeve. The kit pairs a 30-channel capacitive touch board with two 20 cm conductive fabric squares and 35 ft of stainless conductive thread, and points you at the step-by-step build guide.

$129 free US shipping

Buy DIY Kit — $129 Build guide

What’s inside

In the box

  • 1 × 30-channel touch board — reads up to 30 fabric pads over I2C.
  • 2 × woven conductive fabric, 20 cm square each (copper and nickel plated polyester, under 1 ohm per foot).
  • 1 × 35 ft stainless conductive thread spool for sewing pads to the board.
  • Build guide, wiring sheet and example code — with phone help if you get stuck.

Free US shipping. Everything is in the build-a-touch-sleeve guide.

Parts on their own

Conductive fabric & thread, sold separately

Woven conductive fabric squares
Raw Material · In Stock

Woven Conductive Fabric ($14.99 / 20 cm square)

Copper and nickel plated polyester, under 1 ohm per foot. Cut it into touch pads, soft switches and touchscreen glove tips; one square makes a dozen or more 2–3 cm pads.

$14.99 per 20 cm square · + $9.99 US shipping

Buy fabric — $14.99 Fabric details

Spool of stainless conductive sewing thread
Raw Material · In Stock

Conductive Thread ($27.99 / 35 ft)

Stainless steel conductive sewing thread for hand sewing touch pads, LEDs, battery holders and sensors. Sew each pad back to the board — thread lines must never touch each other.

$27.99 per 35 ft spool · + $9.99 US shipping

Buy thread — $27.99 Thread details

How it fits together

From parts to a touch-sensitive sleeve

01 · Cut your pads Cut the woven fabric into 2–3 cm pads and back them with iron-on interfacing so the edges don’t fray.
02 · Sew and connect Stitch each pad to the touch board with the stainless thread, or use a snap or crimp. Keep the thread lines apart.
03 · Wire the board The 30-channel touch board reads up to 30 pads over I2C. The wiring sheet in the kit maps each pad to a channel.
04 · Follow the guide The build-a-fabric-touch-sleeve guide walks the whole build, step by step, with example code.

Get the DIY Touch Sleeve Kit — $129 Open the build guide

FAQ

Makers & Parts FAQ

Is the $129 kit the finished $199 sleeve?
  • No — it’s the maker path. The kit has no LED screen and no sleeves: you get the 30-channel touch board, fabric and thread, and you sew touch pads into clothing you already own.
  • Want it finished and ready to wear? The $199 LED & Touch Sleeve arrives assembled with the screen, five pads and a slide-out Bluetooth controller.
What exactly is in the DIY Touch Sleeve Kit?
  • A 30-channel capacitive touch board.
  • Two 20 cm woven conductive fabric squares.
  • 35 ft of stainless conductive thread.
  • The build guide, a wiring sheet, example code and phone help.
Can I buy just the fabric or just the thread?
  • Yes. Woven conductive fabric is $14.99 per 20 cm square from the fabric page, and stainless conductive thread is $27.99 per 35 ft from the thread page.
  • Add-on-only US orders ship for a flat $9.99; the full kit ships free in the US.
Does the fabric work on a phone screen?
  • Yes — a small patch sewn over a glove fingertip and stitched through with conductive thread lets a glove work on a touchscreen.
Do you ship outside the US?
  • We email a shipping quote before payment. Ask by phone during the call below or use the email form.
Can I get help or order by phone?

See → Build → Buy

Not ready to order yet? Take the next step.

Most makers want to see the build before they buy. Here it is — and you can order at any point along the way.

STEP 1Read the build-a-touch-sleeve guide Cut fabric pads, sew them with conductive thread, wire the touch board and see example code. The whole build, free, no kit required to read it. Open the build guide → STEP 2Choose your fabric and thread Woven conductive fabric at $14.99 per 20 cm square, stainless conductive thread at $27.99 per 35 ft. Short a square? Buy the exact part you need. See the parts → STEP 3Order the DIY Touch Sleeve Kit — $129 30-channel touch board, two fabric squares and 35 ft of thread, with the wiring sheet and example code. Free US shipping. Order the kit →

Secure checkout by Stripe. Parts ship after payment and we email tracking. Building something specific and not sure it’ll work? Ask us before you buy.

Questions about the kit, fabric or thread? Leave an email or number and we’ll get back to you.

Want a human to walk you through the build? Call +1 725-338-4835 — the line answers day or night — or email alex@midnightdev.dev.