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Title: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: Legoler on June 25, 2019, 06:17:04 AM
Hello,
I have a theoretical question: is there a material that can be used as some kind a magnet (or glow) to fabric, aka t-shirts etc?
It has to be multi-use, connect and disconnect easily, so regular glow will not work out (and of course a magnet isn't possible).

Thanks!
Title: Re: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: billnotgatez on June 25, 2019, 12:36:04 PM
I have heard that they sew wire into shirts. Maybe you can make an electromagnet in the shirt that way.
Title: Re: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: Legoler on June 26, 2019, 01:54:28 PM
I have heard that they sew wire into shirts. Maybe you can make an electromagnet in the shirt that way.

Hey!
The problem is that it required pre-preparation (to sew wire into the shirts), and I don't want that :(
Title: Re: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: Enthalpy on June 26, 2019, 04:56:06 PM
[...] Is there a material that can be used as some kind a magnet (or glow) to fabric, aka t-shirts etc? [...]

I haven't understood the query. Could you re-explain what you want to obtain?
Title: Re: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: Legoler on June 27, 2019, 05:05:27 AM
[...] Is there a material that can be used as some kind a magnet (or glow) to fabric, aka t-shirts etc? [...]

I haven't understood the query. Could you re-explain what you want to obtain?

Hey Enthalpy,
The idea is to add this kind of a material to some object (like pens etc), and every time I want I can make the pen "magnet" my shirt (and that way pull it off and on whenever I want, with no pre preparation).
Title: Re: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: OrganicDan96 on June 27, 2019, 06:17:53 AM
this sort of thing?
https://www.first4magnets.com/large-metre-sheet-c82/flexible-magnets-t141
you could place a layer between two layers of fabric
Title: Re: Magnet (or glow) to fabric
Post by: Enthalpy on June 27, 2019, 04:21:12 PM
If the pen hangs mechanically, you need no special fabric.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galium_aparine

If you accept to modify the cloth and the pen, you have "Velcro" touch fastener, aka scratch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro

You might ask at a haberdasher's shop if something already exists, like a half-Velcro working on unprepared clothes.