Spend a lovely Saturday afternoon with us today from Noon to 5pm for our CRAFT: 08 Release Party! We’ll be at The Curiosity Shoppe (855 Valencia Street) celebrating CRAFT:08’s Weaving issue along with our cover crafter, Travis Meinolf. Travis, a weaver who’s profiled in CRAFT: 08, will be demonstrating how to weave throughout the afternoon. […]
R5 writes in – Hackers at the last Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference deployed an RFID tracking system to follow attendees around the conference. The system also allowed users to enter personal interests related to the convention, and served up both talk recommendations and similar people based on these interests. The first results have […]
I love the way this LEGO NXT beastie walks – he’s so expressive! Via NXT Step
Richard from EspressoReport put together a thorough tutorial that will get you up and running with OS X Leopard on a Dell Inspiron. Arguably, it’s not the most sexy hardware, but at the $650 list price with dual core performance and the natively supported graphics chip (same as the MacBook’s), it’s not a shabby alternative […]
If you are in the Los Angeles area, stop by Machine Project on Sunday August 10th from 1-3pm for Tex. Tex is a meetup for those seeking skills trade, collaboration, inspiration, techniques, and exposure to topics with an emphasis on fiber, physical computing, textiles, wearables, and all matters of materials. Our own Syuzi Pakhchyan, author […]
True Up explores the sometimes-touchy subject of managing your fabric stash, which can be a tough subject to face for crafters who like to hoard supplies for a rainy day.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Judy made what looks to be an ideal workstation for drawing and painting. Check out her site for all the details. – DIY Easel – Cheap, Easy and Versatile – DIY Easel-Work Station on Flickr
