How-To: Baby Leg Warmers From Dollar Store Scarf
Care of Obsessively Stitching shares how to whip up these cozy baby leg warmers from a dollar store scarf. [ via Dollar Store Crafts ]
Continue ReadingMonth: September 2009
Lots of new content in the Science Room!
We’ve just added a bunch of new content to the Make: Science Room. In “General,” we added Bob’s brief on how to set up and keep a proper lab notebook, in “Chemistry,” we added Section 12 on the fine art of studying reaction rates in chemical processes, called “chemical kinetics,” and in “Forensics,” we take […]
Continue ReadingFrom Russia, with Love: Cabled Balaclava
By Nikol Lohr The balaclava, named after the town of Balaclava in Crimea (now Ukraine), was originally worn by Russian soldiers in the Crimean war. While the balaclava retains a military association, it’s also well loved by skiers and climbers for its flexibility and warmth. A sort of sock for your head, the balaclava is […]
Continue ReadingCrawling wooden automaton
A newly posted work from Japanese kinetic sculptor Osamu Kanda, whose elegant praying mantis automaton I blogged two weeks ago. This one is called Crawl. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
Continue ReadingDon’t forget our Garrett Wade tool giveaway
Don’t forget we’re running an awesome Garrett Wade tool giveaway. Two winners will be chosen to receive either a push drill or a set of old school heavy-duty (“tank”) screw drivers Sean Ragan reviewed in the latest Toolbox column of MAKE. To be eligible, just go to the original post and tell us what you’d […]
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Genre-fiction generator
Dave Malki, who does the awesome Victorian-era webcomic Wondermark, has created a hysterical steampunky genre-fiction generator. Liam Cooke created an automated version of the chart. Here’s the story synopsis I got: The Psychopunks In a metaphorical Outer Rim world, a young milquetoast office drone stumbles across a time-traveling soldier which spurs him into conflict with […]
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How To: Make a No-Sew Blanket with Yarn Fringe
Trim a yard of micro-fiber fleece with yarn fringe for an easy and ultra soft no-sew blanket.
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