Hi Crafters! There’s still time this month to enter our Stitch N’ Pitch contest! The deadline has been extended to June 30th. We heard that some of you were having problems uploading your work to flickr so we now have an option for you to email the photos to nat@craftzine.com with the subject line “Stitch […]
Soph at Stitch has a free amigurumi pattern to make this cute robot, Bender Bending Rodriquez from the animated TV show Futurama. See more of her free patterns too. Link.
This Sunday if you’re in the NY area, don’t miss the SECOND largest soap box derby in the world @ the Port Jervis NY PBA Soap Box Derby. Racing begins 9:00am and continues throughout the day. Opening ceremonies are at 12:30pm – Link. Related: The Maker File: Colin Berry reads Spinout – Link. From the […]
It’s great to see more of product design incorporate needle arts in their design. While perusing design*sponge I came across Rose and Radish’s Tea Time gallery which includes a knit apple cozy and embroidery bowl as pieces in their current exhibit and available in their store. You can visit Rose and Radish at 460 Gough […]
Gas prices are soaring, future corn shortages might make ethanol impossible to produce, worldwide panic over transportation needs – don’t worry, we have the untapped power of THE DOG – Here’s a dog powered scooter that just went on sale… It might be ruff getting to work, but hey… Link. Related: Dog Powered Scooter – […]
Marisa of Quilt Otaku has some great resources on fabric shopping in Japan. Pictured above is a “small cuts” section in one of her favorite stores in Tokyo. Are there any stores that do this in the U.S.? This is such a great idea and it looks so organized. Link.
Keeping with today’s steam theme, Tom Hudson made an “in home steam-powered information processing device” – A complex construction of mechanical linkages, gears and rods, upholstered in green velvet. The logics within are based on that of the original difference engine, avoiding the issues one is faced with when using modern impostors. The logics are […]
