A method of fabricating a piezo-electric macro-fiber composite apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of wafers of piezo-electric material; bonding the wafers together with an adhesive material to form a stack of alternating layers of piezo-electric material and adhesive material, the stack having a thickness; cutting through the stack in a direction substantially parallel to the thickness of the stack and across the alternating layers of piezo-electric material and adhesive material to provide at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet comprising a plurality of piezo-electric fibers in juxtaposition to adhesive material, the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet having a first side and a second side; providing a first film (28, 102, 206, 304, 412) having a first conductive pattern (30, 112, 214, 308, 416) and a second conductive pattern (32, 114, 216, 314, 422) formed thereon, the first conductive pattern (30, 112, 214, 308, 416) being electrically isolated from the second conductive pattern (32, 114, 216, 314, 422), the first and second conductive patterns (30, 32, 112, 114, 214, 216, 308, 314, 416, 422) each having a plurality of electrodes (34, 36, 38, 40, 116, 118, 120, 122, 218, 220, 222, 224, 310, 312, 316, 318, 418, 420, 424, 426) that cooperate to form a pattern of interdigitated electrodes (36, 40, 118, 122, 220, 224, 312, 318, 420, 426); providing a second film (42, 104, 208, 306, 414); bonding the second film (42, 104, 208, 306, 414) to the second side of the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet; and bonding the first film (28, 102, 206, 304, 412) to the first side of the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet such that the conductive patterns (30, 32, 112, 114, 214, 216, 308, 314, 416, 422) of the first film (28, 102, 206, 304, 412) electrically contact the piezo-electric fibers of the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet. providing a plurality of wafers of piezo-electric material; bonding the wafers together with an adhesive material to form a stack of alternating layers of piezo-electric material and adhesive material, the stack having a thickness; cutting through the stack in a direction substantially parallel to the thickness of the stack and across the alternating layers of piezo-electric material and adhesive material to provide at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet comprising a plurality of piezo-electric fibers in juxtaposition to adhesive material, the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet having a first side and a second side; providing a first film (28, 102, 206, 304, 412) having a first conductive pattern (30, 112, 214, 308, 416) and a second conductive pattern (32, 114, 216, 314, 422) formed thereon, the first conductive pattern (30, 112, 214, 308, 416) being electrically isolated from the second conductive pattern (32, 114, 216, 314, 422), the first and second conductive patterns (30, 32, 112, 114, 214, 216, 308, 314, 416, 422) each having a plurality of electrodes (34, 36, 38, 40, 116, 118, 120, 122, 218, 220, 222, 224, 310, 312, 316, 318, 418, 420, 424, 426) that cooperate to form a pattern of interdigitated electrodes (36, 40, 118, 122, 220, 224, 312, 318, 420, 426); providing a second film (42, 104, 208, 306, 414); bonding the second film (42, 104, 208, 306, 414) to the second side of the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet; and bonding the first film (28, 102, 206, 304, 412) to the first side of the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet such that the conductive patterns (30, 32, 112, 114, 214, 216, 308, 314, 416, 422) of the first film (28, 102, 206, 304, 412) electrically contact the piezo-electric fibers of the at least one piezo-electric fiber sheet.