The Corkscrew is an ingenious mechanical sculpture comprising almost 300 found objects which have been cast in bronze and assembled to create a priceless object trouves. The Corkscrew is not only an amazing sculpture, which dramatically emerges from its fabulous cabinet, but is quite simply a work of pure, mechanical genius which removes the cork […]
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this recipe for Corned Beef and Cabbage from Chow.com. I never knew about the corning process for meat! From Chow.com: The term corned refers to the tradition of using large salt granules the size of corn kernels to preserve the meat. The corned beef you buy in the store, ready […]
Cindy of Skip To My Lou shares her tutorial on how to make a felt brown bag lunch complete with sandwich, chips, and treats!
Check out this Instructable on winding different conductive threads together to get different thicknesses, resistances, and textures by adding in your favorite yarn, too!
Gerrit sent us a link to his Arduino project that syncs a strand of lights to the beat of the music. He uses Processing to analyze the sound, and an Arduino to control the relay. He plans on upgrading to solid state-relays in the future, along with making an enclosure for safety. Thanks Gerrit! I […]
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 ]
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.
