Kathreen @ TreeHugger has a round up of plastic bag fabric projects, she writes – Plastic shopping bags are a scourge on the environment. What to do with all those plastic bags that seem to be just hanging around everywhere. One idea that seems to be a hit amongst the DIY and creative arty crowd […]
If you missed the podcast about making a bag out of fused plastic bags this week, now is your chance to subscribe! Subscribing to the podcast downloads both videos and pdfs automatically, so you don’t miss an episode! – Link
For those who haven’t yet read, Bruce Sterling’s The Hacker Crackdown is an account of the FBI raids on phreakers and crackers during the early 90s, as well as the subsequent formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. More importantly, though, the book is a snapshot of internet culture, influencers and influences as the network was […]
Once I get back to NYC I’m heading straight to this giant book printer… An ATM for books that prints and binds any title on the spot within minutes from a digital file — The first Espresso Book Machineâ„¢ (“the EBM”) was installed and demonstrated today at the New York Public Library’s Science, Industry, and […]
You can now pre-order the Pleo for $384 which might end up being a more affordable / hackable AIBO but in dinosaur flavor… UGOBE / Pleo – Link. Press release (PDF) – Link. Pleoworld – Link. From the pages of MAKE: I, Pleo. Can a machine have a soul? Can it think? Can it laugh […]
Eva points us to Jesse’s cute small doll pattern which you can knit yourself! Link.
Nayantara on Burda Style explains how you can take embroidery to the next level with free form embroidery like this beauty above. Check out her tutorial of how she created her stitched rose motif on a tote bag. Link.
