Making Things is blog where high style and DIY meet. It was created by Andrea Tung, a former fashion designer based in Canada who left the biz and turned her knitting hobby into a full-fledged yarn business, Fable Handknit. Tung also designs stylish knitting patterns based on Fable’s baby alpaca yarn. Ideas and inspiration come […]
Fashion designers Diana Eng (from Bravo’s “Project Runway 2”) and Emily Albinski will debut at the Maker Faire their new line of fashion tech clothing and jewelry under the brand “Black Box Nation”. Pictured above is Diana and Emily’s “Inflatable Dress” which is made from a hacked-up hand vacuum and made the cover of ID […]
Fitz Patterns is a fantastic sewing/pattern site from Australia that allows you to download a range of hip sewing patterns so you can make your own clothes. Their tagline “For making individuals” aligns well with our own DIY self-expression mentality. Lisa Howden, designer and founder of Fitz Patterns, gave us her top 3 pattern picks […]
Yah! The Nintendo DS lite i pre-ordered from Liksang has arrived! Here are some pictures of it, I also picked up the Japanese version of Electroplankton, it’s a “game” that makes music with little sea creatures – using it to record soundtracks for movies… Quick review – it’s tiny, bright and elegant. You like the […]
And we’re back…Here it is the 4th episode of ABC’s American Inventor. Before we get started, be sure to check out our coverage of the two hour premiere, the 2nd episode, the 3rd and the forum where you can post about it. Previous: American Inventor discussion – MAKE forums – Link. American Inventor – Live […]
Ok, who wants to help bring Zorbing to the USA? This looks awesome – “Zorbing – effectively throwing yourself down a slope in a giant ball – has become the latest extreme sport craze to sweep the world.” [via] – Link. Pictured here, people inside zorbs, zorbing down the hill in Rotorua. Related: Zorb – […]
Nada, our new designer sent in some shots of the next MAKE!Don’t forget – join “WEBringr” and connect with others and share links! MAKE is a premiere partner, so join in! We make a small amount of $ on each user who gives their social security number, ktx. Click here to visit WEBringr – Link. […]
