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zipper on the side. The pocket for the electronic

stuff is attached to the waistband on the back

of the skirt.

A panel skirt design is a good choice for this

project; it’s easier to handle smaller pieces of

fabric while preparing them for the LEDs. The

outer layer should be about 1cm longer than the

mid and inner layers, to hide the white fabric at

the skirt’s hem when walking.

3. VELCRO, CABLE SLOT,

AND POCKET

For fastening the LED strips to the mid cotton

layer, you’ll cut 24 pieces of Velcro 2cm×1cm. The

soft, fuzzy “loop” side is sewed to the mid layer, 4

Velcro pieces per LED strip (Figure

C

). Using the

soft side here is important to avoid ...