Candace at Crafty Daisies posted up this animated graphic that shows how a bobbin catches thread in sewing machines. It is very mesmerizing to watch! Also, don’t miss our special sewing machine feature in CRAFT: 03, “Anatomy of a Sewing Machine”. Link.
Congrats to all the winners from this year’s FIRST robotic competition! After six weeks of strategy and sweat, a coalition of high school teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Nevada took the top prize at the FIRST Robotics competition, otherwise known as the “Superbowl of Smarts.” Bobcat Robotics from South Windsor, Connecticut, Highrollers from Las Vegas, […]
Phil @ MAKE has a great story on T-shirt designing. benjiwenjifoofoo writes – All you do is go to Target or wherever there are plain colored shirts for sale. Then you get a stencil. You can cut out text printed out from your computer, or lay odd shaped objects on the shirt like a doily […]
Cheap and easy DIY back-lit photo lightbox for under $10 – Link.
Here’s a fun way to display your photos as if you drew them by twisting the knobs of an Etch-a-Sketch. This tutorial by Photojojo shows you some cool Photoshop tips on how to get this photo effect. Link.
Building a jet engine is a childhood dream for gearhead geeks. Come see how Sparky Jewell lives that dream as an adult. He’s a multi-disciplined artist whose current focus is metal and fire sculpture, working with welded metals and electro-mechanical systems. His work ranges from the large and in your face heat from giant flame […]
The MAKE Flickr pool has 9,906 photos. We’re about to hit TEN THOUSAND! Join in and post your photos! Thanks FunnyPolynomial – Link.
