Syuzi Pakhchyan blogs a conductive thread overview http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/conductive-thread-overview. I have some idea for some tech textiles for figure skating for the offspring, but until I can find a rotational metering device that can handle at least 1080°/sec or better (without costing an arm and a leg!) that’s likely to remain just an idea for a very long time (via)