I just finished up my first LilyPad Arduino embroidery project. I wanted to experiment with conductive thread mixed with traditional embroidery floss to make a wall hanging that lights up and makes sound and is visually interesting. It was a good way to learn traditional embroidery, especially comparing it to creating circuit paths. You can […]
Bland breadboards bringing the boredom? Now you can spice up that prototype – This shop is stocking mini-breadboards in five different colors – Mini Solderless Breadboard [Thanks, Will!] (Perhaps some of you have seen these before, it’s a first for me.)
Revoluzza shows you the steps that go into making this fun plush robot for a lucky kid you know–or even yourself!
Bossa Nova Baby has been whipping up some great new pieces of wall art from found woodgrain-patterned metal and tin. I think my fave has to be the nutty squirrel! Tin Art by Bossa Nova Baby
Download the Pattern PDF | Subscribe in iTunes This week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast is the Short-Rows Wavy Hat by Lee Meredith of Leethal.net. Lee uses beautiful hand-dyed recycled yarn to create the cool looking wavy knit hat! You can catch up with Lee and all her projects via her blog. Related: Leethal’s Multi-colored Custom Yarn […]
Jim @ Bamboo Turtle writes – Little Bit, a young Eastern Box Turtle was hit by a car in September of 2000. Her shell was crushed and she was left partially paralyzed. There was no way she would ever be released to the wild as happens with most successful rehabs. I repaired her shell using […]
Artist Ed Bing Lee has perfected the art of the knot. For over 25 years, the Philadelphia based artists uses a basic macrame knot to create pieces that look like food in his delectable series or look like intricate needlepoint in his picnic series. Thanks Nichelle!
