HOW TO – Make a Little Felt Turtle
Yours ’til Niagara Falls posted instructions how to make this little felt turtle. The shell is made by felting some wool fleece by rolling it in your hands after dipping it in soapy water.
Month: April 2008
Handmade Shoe Roundup
Inspired by our Volume 7 cover “I Heart Shoes”, Lee Meredith posted a roundup of handmade shoes tutorials and patterns over at Threadbanger. Thanks Lee, we do love shoes!
Mass Market Craft Fair on Sunday
This Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM, the DIY flea market Mass Market will be taking place at the MassArt’s Pozen Center in Boston. Entry costs $1. Mass Market is a DIY flea market where record distros, local bands, button makers, book makers, artists, clothing designers, djs, vegan and vegetarian bakers, and many others […]
Primer @ MAKE – Sensor interfaces
Sensor Interfaces by Tom Igoe. How circuits communicate with the outside world. Page 160 – MAKE 5. Read this article now in the MAKE digital edition. Or get MAKE 05 as part of The Second Year from the Maker store and/or subscribe to MAKE (use code CMAKE for $5 off USD). You can view all […]
Arduino basics – solar panel
Another quick & easy option for those getting started with the popular micro – Little-Scale posted a quick rundown on using a solar cell for Arduino sensory applications. The solar panel used in this example was rated at 2V and 25mA. Do not use a solar panel rated in excess of 5V. Doing so may […]
MakeNYC2 meeting #1 – this Wednesday
NYC Makers – Want to attend a Make group, but can’t find parking in downtown Brooklyn? Now there is a Make group you can call your own. New York City’s second Make group (creatively called MakeNYC2.org) will be hosted in the center of Queens, convenient to most highways, bridges and tunnels (and plenty of free […]
Steampunk Magazine at Maker Faire
At this year’s Bay Area Faire, we’re pleased to be joined by two of the editors of Steampunk Magazine, Magpie Killjoy and Libby Bulloff. Steampunk Magazine has become something of a house organ for those interested in the whole steampunk scene and related memes. It’s one of my favorite zines, one you can still get […]
