My favorite fabric store in San Francisco, Britex Fabrics (146 Geary Street, SF, CA. 94108) is having their huge fall sale where all fabrics, notions, and remnants are 30% off. I went last year to get fabric and supplies to make doggie Halloween costumes, and ended up getting a bunch of other great things for […]
Over on O’Reilly Radar, MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty has a thought-provoking piece on remaking public broadcasting: Imagine a broadcast network in America that was dedicated to education, where the best educators had the opportunity to produce its programming, and where individuals as well as institutions could develop a new genre of wide-ranging educational […]
In an effort to advance the cause of citizen science, Michael Wood is offering a total of $400 in prize money to anyone who can produce reliable, low-cost (<$100US) DIY scientific apparatus capable of meeting one of four design objectives:
Jenny Hart’s newly released book, Embroidered Effects, takes the easy-to-follow stitching instructions Jenny’s known for and pulls in new, more advanced stitches and design elements to help move stitchers to a new level. Where Jenny’s book Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To introduces basic stitches and provides dozens of very simple patterns, […]
Beginning at noon Pacific time today, October 9, and closing at noon Pacific time Monday, October 12, we will be accepting comments, below, describing the Halloween-y use (or uses) to which you would put the prize bundle consisting of one Microchip Technology PIC10F Cap Touch Demo Board and one MCP1650 Multiple White LED Demo Board. […]
I have recently discovered a beautiful blog called Homegrown Happy. It’s written by a new mother living not too far from me on the coast of Northern California. Jazmin is a new friend, and I love her attitude and her gorgeous family. She also has a very interesting lifestyle. Her home is remote, her needs […]
Check out the tutorial for this easy and cheap copy stand.
