# Firewalker LED Sneakers ## Overview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWZi71JkPAA ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/010/660/medium800/flora_Ary_Adafruit_FLORA_Firewalkers_retouchedbyrisa.jpg?1377661656) Light up your stride! Mod a pair of high-tops with NeoPixel strip and FLORA, Adafruit's wearable electronics platform. These sneakers use a velostat step sensor in the heel to trigger firey animations as you walk! This project involves sewing and soldering! We recommend you read the [Getting Started with FLORA](http://learn.adafruit.com/getting-started-with-flora) guide before beginning this project. This project is a collaboration with Phillip Burgess aka Paint Your Dragon! Glamour shots by John de Cristofaro. Project help by Risa Rose, and special thanks to [Ary from Anamanaguchi](http://armanipradagucci.com/) for modeling! ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/010/661/medium800thumb/flora_firewalker-sneakers-adafruit.jpg?1448311154) ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/010/669/medium800/flora_becky-stern-firewalker-sneakers-adafruit.jpg?1377788427) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/firewalker-led-sneakers/tools-and-supplies.md) ## Featured Products ### FLORA - Wearable electronic platform: Arduino-compatible [FLORA - Wearable electronic platform: Arduino-compatible](https://www.adafruit.com/product/659) FLORA is Adafruit's fully-featured wearable electronics platform. It's a round, sewable, Arduino-compatible microcontroller designed to empower amazing wearables projects.FLORA comes with Adafruit's support, [tutorials and...](http://learn.adafruit.com/category/flora) In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/659) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/659/guides) ### Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip - White 60 LED [Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip - White 60 LED](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1138) You thought it couldn't get better than [our world-famous 32-LED-per-meter Digital LED strip](http://adafruit.com/products/306) but we will prove you wrong! You wanted **twice the LEDs**? We got it (well, its 1.875 times as many but that's within a margin of... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1138) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1138/guides) ### Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip - Black 60 LED 4m [Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip - Black 60 LED 4m](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1461) You thought it couldn't get better than [our world-famous 32-LED-per-meter Digital LED strip](http://adafruit.com/products/306) but we will prove you wrong! You wanted **twice the LEDs**? We got it (well, it's 1.875 times as many but that's within a margin of error).... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1461) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1461/guides) ### 3 x AAA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch and 2-Pin JST [3 x AAA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch and 2-Pin JST](https://www.adafruit.com/product/727) This battery holder connects 3 AAA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec'd these out because the box is slim, and 3 AAA's add up to about 3.3-4.5V, a very similar range to Lithium Ion/polymer (Li-Ion) batteries and have an on-off switch. That makes... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/727) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/727/guides) ### Pressure-Sensitive Conductive Sheet (Velostat/Linqstat) [Pressure-Sensitive Conductive Sheet (Velostat/Linqstat)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1361) This conductive material (also known as "Velostat" or "Linqstat") is a nice addition for your wearable/sensor hacking toolkit. It's pressure-sensitive: squeezing it will reduce the resistance, so it's handy for making flexible sensors. And it's a lot less... 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You get 12 pieces in 6 colors. Strong and grippy, these always come in handy! We often use these in conjunction with a multimeter so we... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1008) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1008/guides) ### Needle set - 3/9 sizes - 20 needles [Needle set - 3/9 sizes - 20 needles](https://www.adafruit.com/product/615) Mighty needles, sew like the wind! This needle set is the only one you'll need for any sort of hand sewing, especially using our conductive thread and wearable electronics parts. Each pack contains 20 gold-eye sharps, with eye sizes ranging from #3 (1.75" long) to #9... 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