I'm new to the e-textiles thing, but relatively familiar with LEd circuitry in general and hand embroidery.
I'm working on a new Iron Man inspired cosplay, and I'd really like to use the Lilypad system to create an arc reactor prop that's sewn in to the fabric of the costume itself. I'm thinking I'll probably need at least ten white LEDs and something with an on/off switch. However, I've never used a board to connect things so I'm not sure what I'll need on that front.
(basically I need a circle of lights that I can turn on and off, sewn into a top I'm making. the placement of other components is pretty flexible at this point. I'll be adding pieces over it to diffuse the light as needed)
This is what I've been looking at so far: https://www.sparkfun.com/wish_lists/61849 will these things work for what I want to do or should I be looking somewhere else?
You can attach those LEDs directly to the LilyPad pads and program it to do whatever you want them to do. Here's an example of all the pads fading an LED: Fading LEDs with Lilypad Arduino on Vimeo