Moebius Lace Cowl
Turvid of Give Me a Purl! has a free pattern to knit up this gorgeous moebius lace cowl using Vickie Howell’s Love yarn. [ via Vickie Howell ]
Month: March 2009
Soft tilt-sensing bracelet
Hannah Perner-Wilson made this simple tilt-sensing bracelet using pads of conductive fabric and a metal beaded charm. The charm dangles and moves, touching one or two of the pads at a time, which can indicate which way your wrist is facing! Great for body-reactive sound and visuals in dance performance.
Talking gear with ArcAttack
Maker Faire mainstays ArcAttack explain some of the hardware behind their powerfully musical singing Tesla coils. They go on to describe plans for a European tour and chat a bit about controlling their rig with shiny new tech from OpenLabs. Perhaps you thought transporting a hefty combo amp was tough? Moving this kind of gear […]
Story of the Telharmonium
This enjoyably quirky documentary tells the tale of Thaddeus Cahill’s Telharmonium, the monstrous forerunner of the analog synthesizer, making music before even the age of popular radio – The Telharmonium was a 200-ton behemoth that created numerous musical timbres and could flood many rooms with sound. Beginning with the first instrument, constructed in the 1890’s, […]
Exploring sound with the star-synth modular
Skot Wiedmann of Motus Mavis explores unknown soundscapes via his mysteriously beautiful star-synth. The dual-wheel touchpad controls steal the show in this one. Around those free-spinning silver dials are what appears to be pressure sensitive pads – perhaps similar to the neoprene interface of the Continuum Fingerboard. Whatever the tech may be, the design is […]
Brewing with Zymurgy
Photo from Ottawa Foodies Alan writes in the comments: I got into brewing during its mid-90s revival. Coincidentally or not, that’s also when the World Wide Web started coming online. Ever since, I’ve considered zymurgy discussion to be the web’s first killer app. It’s not clear whether if he is referring to the magazine Zymurgy, […]
UNT Make launch party
Our fellow dorks, nerds, makers and crafters at the University of North Texas (UNT) have formed an unofficial UNT Make chapter. They’re throwing a launch party on April 17, 2009 and promise collaborative music, art, projects from local makers, and stuff to make and nerd out about. Lots of great music, too. See the Facebook […]