Stiching for Conductivity 101.. Maybe 100.

      So those threads ever-so-loosely clinging to the fabric? I thought to build the leads like so.
      Turns out, they're nowhere near as conductive as I need them to be. For one thing, in the Instructable I have been using for guidance Leah uses 4 ply thread, and I have a lowly 2 ply. For another thing, her sewing was a bit closer knit than mine, each stitch kind of on a diagonal.  The line still attached to the needle is perhaps excessive, but it's the right idea.
      Oh, for the ability to run this through the machine.