J&O Fabrics Crafty Customer: Victoria of Scraps and Straps!

 

 

jandofabrics, scraps_and_strapsAs our Facebook Fan page keeps growing, more and more of our crafty customers are showing off their cool creations for our J&O family and community to view, share, and comment on. One such fan is fellow Facebook page holder, Victoria Fogle of Scraps and Straps .

A while back, Victoria posted a picture on our Facebook page of a laptop case she made with some fabric she purchased from us online. We asked her if she was willing to tell us a little more about her creations and this is what she had to say…

Fabrics that can Charge Your Ipod?

What would you give to have a fabric that can be used not only as a fashion statement, but as a practical means of charging your personal electronics? Though it may sound like it at first, this idea is not the stuff of science fiction but a very real development in textiles. 

A collaborative effort between American and Italian scientists led researchers to discover a viable way of coating cotton threads with a layer of semiconductor polymers and nanoparticles. Because of this the cotton threads act as electrical wires.