Tunisian Crochet Videos
The Art of Crochet has some new Tunisian crochet videos up! Check it out to get yourself ready for the Tunisian Swatch Along. [ via ] Link.
Month: June 2007
DIY for Dad: Happy Father’s Day from MAKE, a Gift Guide for Dad
There’s only a little bit more time to get stuff going for Dad. Father’s Day is Sunday, June 17, 2007. Started by Sonora Dodd to honor her father who raised five children alone after the Civil War, President Coolidge supported the idea, Lyndon signed a proclamation, and in 1972 it was official. The MAKE team […]
Button Jewelry
Liz Ashton on LJ’s craftgrrl makes some really cool looking button and bead jewelry. Here’s a wired button and bead pendant along with lots of photos of button bracelets and brooches. Link.
Using AVR microcontrollers: Minimalist target boards
Evil Mad Scientist writes – This is a quick how-to guide on making ultra-simple development boards for programming AVR microcontrollers. Most recent-vintage AVRs can be programmed through an ISP (in-system programmer) connection; all that is really needed is a place for the chip to sit and a way to connect to the programmer. That’s where […]
HOW TO – Cover Chinese Take-Out Boxes with Fabric
J Caroline has a tutorial on how to cover Chinese take-out boxes with fabric. Makes a great gift box! Link.
Big brass ones
Whamodyne suggests everyone should have a pair… of big brass dice. With Father’s day coming up, I wanted to do something a little different. Now, dad plays a lot of board games and occasionally I’ve seen him have to squint a bit to see how the dice wound up. I used to work in a […]
Super Mario Felted Bag
E.B. designed and knitted this felted Super Mario bag on WikiKnitting. This design is based on the end of Level 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bros game for the NES. Full pattern and charts are available. Link.