Welcome — Remake: America
Together, we’ll begin to make considerable progress on this giant, multi-generational DIY project, which we’re calling ReMake America: Building a Sustainable Future.
Year: 2009
Make: television Episode 9
Meet CCRMA, a group of musical makers who stretch the sonic boundaries by turning personal computers into an electronic symphony. In the Workshop, John Park hacks a Wii controller and turns it into a personal flight recorder that can measure the G forces of roller coasters and other high-speed activities. In the Toolbox segment, William […]
How-To: Make a Tepee for Kids
My husband’s grandmother was a home ec./crafts teacher for an elementary school in France. Growing up, one of my husband’s favorite memories as a kid was the tepee grandma made (along with a matching Indian costume). I’ve seen some in pricy children’s stores so it’s so great to see a tepee tutorial online at Ali […]
Bass string winding with antique machinery
Marc points this bit of maker zen documenting the how a string is wound on a circa-1850 machine. From the vid’s author, Stefan Schafft – Many people say to me, it is impossible to make good strings with such a machine. But I can tell you, the strings are perfect. Ok, It takes a time […]
How-To: Easy Laptop Pouch
Here’s a foldy pocket mechanism for keeping your dearest lappy safe and scratch-free, a felt and Velcro laptop pouch by Instructables user knarx.
Coney Island sound installation
Ranjit Bhatnagar and Nick Yulman are working on this sound sculpture for the Coney Island Museum; I think it’s coming along swimmingly!
How-To: Paper Coat Rack
Kate at design*sponge has a DIY project on how to make this pretty paper coat rack. The yellow floral patterned paper by Snow & Graham is cheery for any entryway!