How to make glowing sneakers? Where to buy sneakers with glowing soles?

Glowing sneakers are known fashion world for a long time. Since its inception, they have been used by various fashion designers and manufacturing companies in a variety of variations. For example, similar models of footwear are available in such well-known brands as Reebok, Nike, Skechers and others. Despite not the newest idea with light effect, shoes with lighting every year is becoming more popular, especially in children. Buy it can be in online stores and sections of sports goods, and if you want and make your own.

How to make glowing sneakers with your own hands: choose shoes

In order to make sneakers with the original backlight, you should first purchase ordinary sports shoes. It can be:

• Sneakers and polukedy;
• sneakers;
• Sneakers;
• spike.

Ideally, of course, it is worth using shoes with a high top. This is exactly what the founders of their own method for creating sneakers with illumination did - two American inventors. You can buy them at any specialized sports shop, on the market and through the Internet. However, you need to see that the model you selected contains a high edge on the sole. This will help to attach more light to the shoes.

What is the secret of shining shoes?

Before you make new-fashioned sneakers with a shiny sole, let's see what the secret of the light effect is. In this case, American developers recommend using a compatible electronic platform Flora, made on the basis of an eight-bit microcontroller Atmega32u4. This platform has a modern USB-interface. It weighs 4.4 grams, and in diameter reaches 4.5 cm and can be used many times. It is this platform and is responsible for the light effect when creating original sneakers.

And the second important element in the manufacture of footwear with backlight is a colored ribbon with LEDs and a waterproof surface. For example, for this purpose, the Digital RGB LED Weatherproof Strip 60 LED is suitable. Usually such tapes can be purchased as individual strips or with one coil (in the coil, as a rule, about 5 m).

What is the principle of the action of the luminous sole?

Deciding to make luminous sneakers, deal with the very principle of the action of lighting. And it consists in the following: a special sensor is attached to the sole, during the movement it transmits the electrical signal to a small microchip of the controller and closes the circuit between the power supply and the LED strip.

What materials will be needed for work?

In order to make unusual and effective luminous sneakers, you will need the following items and materials:

• A large "gypsy" needle;
• A small piece of sandpaper ;
• Ordinary insulation;
• Super glue;
• Scotch;
• marker;
• Compatible platform Flora (2 pcs for each sneaker);
• LED strip (2 m);
• 6 AAA batteries ;
• Velostat (this is a sensitive film that acts as an excellent conductive material);
• Box-holder with toggle switch and JST connector (two-pin is suitable);
• 40 cm stainless steel thread (is a thin wire, having protection against oxidation).

Do sneakers with lights correctly

So, all materials and related tools are collected, you can make sneakers with a shining sole. To do this, cut out two pieces of Velostat film according to the shape of the heel (according to the size of your foot), fasten them with adhesive tape with a conductive metal thread, and then place them under each insoles of your future sneaker with a backlight. Next, glue the insoles (so you fix them).

With the correct approach to work, the insoles will react, and transfer pressure to the film, and then along the metal strands, as by wires, the signal will fall on the microcontroller. After that, the controller will send a signal to the LED strip along the chain, and the shoes of your sole will begin to glow.

After gluing the insoles, pass the metal thread through the lining and the inner material of the sneaker, pull it out and screw it through the loop on the back (if not, just make a few extra stitches and sew the thread to the lining) and then connect it to the chip on the side. To her, a box-holder with a tumbler switch is connected. On the rim of the glued sneaker we glue the LED tape. If desired, the microcontroller can be concealed by a suitable appliqué or cut of the fabric.

As a result, you will get beautiful and fashionable sneakers, glowing in the dark.

What should I consider when creating sneakers with lights?

When manufacturing sneakers, you need to consider certain points. For example, do not forget to insert batteries into the controller (for each shoe for 3 pcs.). The controller box itself can be made removable, and it is better to hide it on each of the "tongues" of the shoe (in front of the sneakers or under the lacing). If your toggle switch has a switch, you can achieve the effect of changing the program, as in the case of using the New Year's lights on the tree. The LEDs will wink and alternately light up.

However, if you do not want to bother, you can always get ready, for example, it can be luminous sneakers "Nike".

Where can I buy sneakers with lights?

You can buy sports shoes with illumination in branded sports shops Reebok, Nike, Skechers and others. Also, you can find similar "crosses" in large shoe supermarkets, for example, in Sportmaster, in City Shoes, Children's World, in Stockmann. There are also in shopping malls. Sometimes they can be found in "secons" and "drains". Well, of course, sneakers glowing children and adults are much more convenient and faster to buy in online stores (Turkish, Chinese, American and European).

Who might need sneakers with a shiny sole?

Typically, these shoes are interesting for children. It's so funny to walk down the street when your heels are shining. And, of course, these kinds of footwear are indispensable for those people who like to play sports in the dark (for example, it's a pleasure to run in such "cross-country" in the evenings). Winning looks like this sports shoes and on the dance floor, in a nightclub and at a beach party.