Somehow I missed this detailed Purl Bee tutorial on sashiko embroidery. Mari, who wrote the tutorial, claims that the traditional Japanese embroidery only looks difficult. The image above is of Flickr user water-fall’s beautiful sashiko embroidery. via Whip Up.
Jared writes – A year ago we had the opportunity to produce a promotional product for one of our clients using a new vino scooter and some geek know-how. The end result was a rolling system capable of long distance war driving, GPS navigation, Pir8 Radio Station, Skype calls on the road as well as […]
The PEEPS® on Film video contest from Chronicle Books and Urban Outfitters has been extended to May 31st. For more info, visit the PEEPS® on Film blog. They need more video submissions in the following categories: Tell Us Your PEEPS® Story: When did you first meet the PEEP®? Did it have to do with a […]
Here’s a great Maker Faire video from etharooni!
Clearing off my camera and uploading more video tidbits, here’s 3 or so minutes from Maker Faire!
Look at this herd of phone sheep sculptures! They’re made from phones, cords, and handsets, and I wonder if those wires running from the wall means that they ring. Next challange: making a ringer that goes “baaaah.” (Thanks, Frank!)
Lifehacker’s Adam Pash put together a nice overview for using CDHK, the firmware enhancement toolkit for consumer-grade Canon point and shoot cameras. With CHDK and a compatible Canon device, you can capture images in RAW format, display live RGB histograms while shooting, and even write custom UBASIC scripts to take time-lapse photos or capture lightning […]
