Rolled Hem Foot
The Sewing Divas show you how to make a rolled hem foot, the perfect hemming technique for lightweight fabrics. Link.
Year: 2007
Laser projector
Instructables user echo_anomie posted a nifty howto for creating a very simple portable laser projector. With a bright enough laser, you can project an image across long outdoor distances and there’s never any need to adjust focus. When it’s all assembled, you just drop photo slides in the path of the beam and they are […]
Students unveil eco-product prototypes
Neat selection of eco-product prototypes, pictured here, a solar powered bottle sorter – The assignment was wide open: Design something based on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, and develop it into a prototype product. The results ranged from simple mechanical devices to complex electronic machines, but all served that central purpose in original […]
DIY Picaxe toothbrush timer
Chipwich writes – We built a beeping flashing toothbrush timer like the one on the Philips SoniCare toothbrush for just a few dollars and plenty of experience and fun. DIY Picaxe toothbrush timer – Link.
Diamond iPhone adds bling to your conversations
This diamond iPhone was made with 420 cut diamonds and sports a total of 5.65 carats. Pretty crazy way to embellish technology that might be getting a major upgrade in the months ahead. We just wonder how many iPhones could be bought for the amount the diamonds are worth. Amosu Luxury and Customised Mobile Phones […]
PVC laptop stand
Cheap and easy laptop stand made from PVC – Link.
Knifty Knitter
Krista Wilson Muldoon wrote an awesome review of these “Knifty Knitter” knitting templates for Cool Tools: The problem I have with regular knitting is getting started. With a hat, for example, I have a lot of trouble getting my size just right and having the first row look neat and not sloppy. Knifty Knitters completely […]
