This weekend, September 23-24 in Old Deerfield, MA is the 31st Annunal Fall Craft fair featuring this years Quilt and Fiber Fest. The Quilt Fest will feature an exhibit of renowned Vermont quilter Pam Druhen. Druhen’s collection includes landscape quilts that capture New England’s seasonal glory. There’s also a showcase of museum quilts, the 4th […]
This week’s pattern is the Cobweb Scarf created by Jennifer Hansen, the amazing designer behind Stitch Diva Studios. Her work in crochet and knitting has an edgier fashion feel, and with this Cobweb Scarf, you will never have to make boring old scarves ever again. With this pattern, you’ll learn the techniques of Tunisian double-ended […]
Think you are a serious model maker? Think again. Pierre Scerri worked on this exact replica 1:3 Ferrari for 20,000 hours! It took Pierre 15 years and more than 20,000 hours to build this car. He learned to make glass so he could make the exact pattern lens for the operating headlights. He learned to […]
Bill writes – “If Makers have a god, it has to be N. Tesla! A new Tesla statue now exists at Niagra Falls: Tesla standing upon his rotating-field motor while scribbling in the dirt with his walking stick. The statue commemorates the 150 years memorial of Tesla’s birth.” – Link. Related note, “Makemake” is a […]
Atomic Zombie has a great step by step on making your own chopper bike, KoolKat writes – “Kids’ bikes with 20-inch wheels are abundant at the dump and yard sales, especially the cheap steel frame units. These bikes not only take a beating, but they are outgrown in a year or two, so you will […]
Gareth writes – “I just posted this project on Street Tech. I thought it would be good for the Make blog, as it shows how to build the one-motor walker that was pictured on pg. 57 of Make Vol. 6… Now folks can learn how to build the bot!” [via] – Link. Related: More…Absolute Beginner’s […]
By Arwen O’Reilly Craft-Tea Tea Cozy http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=401177 I’m a sucker for puns, so DoBeClean’s clever tea cozy caught my eye. It puts the “tea” in Crafty:-) I also love the bright colors and softness of the cozy; that’s one that would be a pleasure to have around. When she’s not knitting or entering contests, she […]
