Betz White’s got Easter on her mind with these suuuper lux cashmere bunnies! Of course they are recycled cashmere sweater scraps and what a perfect way to celebrate Easter with this great recycle project. One tip from Betz, “I find second hand cashmere sweaters at Goodwill. Here’s a tip: If you have trouble finding them […]
In the latest installment of Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools, Alexander Rose shows how to use Google Earth to provide cost-effective GPS mapping in real time: I have been doing a lot of exploring and surveying in the desert recently, and have been trying to find the right GPS mapping solution. The solution I found incorporated […]
British artist Benedict Radcliffe created this amazing, full-scale sculpture of a Subaru Impreza. It looks like a computer model overlayed on a street photo, but it’s real, complete with Yokohama wire frame tires. Apparently local traffic cops weren’t pleased that the art was parked outside of the gallery on the street, as over the course […]
Nikol Lohr of The Thrifty Knittter has a project for you to use all your leftover yarn called the Stash Shawl. She’s got a pretty good stash of yarn, no? I love the orange base color. Link.
Decor Accents has a great library of how-to loom knitting movies. The movies include the basics as well as more interesting techniques such as creating bobbles or how to make i-cord. You can also buy looms off their site or check out their free patterns. Thanks Marie! Link.
This robot, made by Josh Bongard, Victor Zykov, and Hod Lipson, is capable of discovering its physical properties and using this discovered body model to develop a successful walking gait. The real feat comes when engineers remove a part of its leg: The robot senses a change in its structure and begins walking in a […]
Here’s a tutorial on how to make cute button flowers from Morgan at One More Moore. I love the felt leaves — what a great way to use felt. Put them in a cute vase and you’re set for spring and no watering responsibilities! [ via ] Link.
