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Abstract Metal particles are embedded in the polymer to form a polymer composite film as a seed layer on an insulating substrate to overcome the limitation that electrodeposited copper only occurring at the interface between the polymer and the metal electrode. In this work, we successfully developed a Cu-polythiophenes composite film (Cu-PT composite film) through a facile in-situ reduction method, obtaining porous-networked PT containing homogeneously distributed Cu. the Cu-PT composite film serve as a feasible seed layer for subsequent metallization on the insulating substrate. The deposition conditions for the optimized migration rate of copper during the electroplating process of the composite film were obtained by multiple groups of single factor experiments. Notably, electroplated textile fabrics with the Cu-PT composite film demonstrate a wide stretch-resistant working range (0–50% applied strain) maintaining stable conductivity.