Jennifer writes: I’ve noticed the wonderful jeans/pants mending tutorials you guys have posted this week. They’re useful and informative, but here’s my conundrum: My jeans always wear out in the, uhm, crotch area first. (One of the less-discussed perils of being a bit overweight is ones legs rubbing together) The jeans are always in great […]
I don’t know about you, but I have definitely got the spring cleaning bug now that nicer weather is starting to roll in, so my eyes lit up when I saw this great Spring Cleaning Dust Mitt Tutorial over at We Wilsons. (Does that make me old?) It’s a great way to reuse old garments […]
How-To: Repair a Wool Sweater with Felting By Brookelynn Morris My favorite sweater is starting to fall apart. The cuff on one sleeve unraveled at the seam, splitting the cuff. It’s simple to repair a wool sweater with a felting needle.
We’ve all heard of committing random acts of kindness (what a glorious thing), but what about random acts of gardening? Guerrillagardening.org, based in London, provides plenty of inspiration, as well as tips and a community forum on transforming neglected public spaces into flourishing gardens, renegade-style, after dark. Their motto is “Let’s fight the filth with […]
There’s nothing more satisfying than getting addicted to the rhythmic motion of crocheting granny squares. I could do that all day if you asked me to.That’s why my heart went a flutter for Joelle’s Giant Granny Square Blanket tutorial that’s featured on The Purl Bee. The color palette is beautiful as the colors blend into […]
Today on EMS Labs, Lenore has a piece on how to successfully photograph Light-Emitting Diodes: Taking pictures of LEDs can be difficult. Digital camera sensors just don’t respond the same way that human eyes do, so it is nearly impossible to take a picture that reflects what you are seeing. But manipulating a few settings […]
AS220 Labs’ Make and Break workshops are a great way to get some hands-on hacking fun. Tonight (Wednesday, March 25, 2009), Tom Sgouros, Maker Faire Bay Area 2008 performer and editor of the occasional Make book, is presenting Make and Break: All About Motors: When: Wednesday March 25th, 5:30pm to 7pm Where: AS220 Performance Space […]
