Method for making electrically conductive textiles and textile sensor

A textile having at least one fully integrated knitted capacitive sensor, the textile comprising:

• at least one capacitive sensor comprising an electrically conductive yarn knitted in the textile, wherein the capacitive sensor is configured for measurement of at least one sensing activity selected from the group consisting of:
• linear displacement;
• at least one of tensile and compressive force;
• humidity;
• physiological activity;
• and geological activity;
• wherein the capacitive sensor comprises at least two integrally knitted capacitor plate elements comprising the electrically conductive yarn and a stitch pattern, the stitch pattern comprising jersey stitches and stitches selected from one or more of the group consisting of:
• miss stitches and tuck stitches;
• wherein the stitch pattern of the capacitor plate elements defines a contact area resulting from a number of contact points between stitches;
• and
• wherein changes in conductivity in the capacitive sensor due to changes in the contact area between stitches are measurable and permit monitoring of the sensing activity.