the first thought to pop in mind was a snap on a piece of clothing. i went ahead and wired the top snap to my jacket. it was very easy to attach the wire end through the snap, since it was a sew-on kind, rather than the prong/socket/stud kind. when it was snapped together , the led would go off.
i was able to snag some conductive thread and looked down at the next fastener in line and wondered if i could turn that into a switch. i used the thread to whip stitch around the top of the buttonhole, then used another piece to sew through the toggle a few times and wrap around the middle. i then stitched away from the pieces because i wanted to see if i could keep the softness
with the conductive thread, essentially using the thread as the hook-up wire. i made a final stitch perpendicular to the ones i had just made, looped the wire under and twisted.
i plugged it in and when i fastened the button, i thought it worked pretty good. i don't even think i needed to use as much thread as i did to stitch around the button hole. perhaps a couple stitches a the top would do.
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