Inimitable web celebrity Leslie Hall presents her tribute to crafters and makers – the danceworthy “Craft Talk”. [Thanks, Erica!] Hall and crew go for a Guinness record with the “world’s largest gem sweater in the world”. They’ll definitely have some competition should they try for knitting next – From the pages of CRAFT: CRAFT, Volume […]
Kelly of Make Grow Gather has an interview with fabric designer and author Heather Ross talking about her background, and inspiration for her fabric designs and book, Weekend Sewing. Leave a comment on Kelly’s blog for any questions you may have for Heather who will be back on Wednesday, March 11th to answer your questions.
Sometimes I find crafty inspiration in the most unexpected places. While watching The Colbert Report last night, my ears perked up when I heard Steven Colbert note that his musical guest, Lisa Hannigan, had stitched all the art for her CD cover and liner notes for the album Sea Sew. I was instantly intrigued and […]
MAKE, Volume 17 is here (m4v video)! Get your spark on with Steampunk genius and cover star Jake von Slatt’s Wimshurst Influence Machine. Learn to build your own categorized cabinet of wonders to display your collectible oddities. Read all about William Blake, a poet who was actually a maker! Go inside a California steam-powered sawmill. […]
Infrared sensors can give robotics projects useful data about nearby objects, but what if you want to actually see that data yourself? – I recently acquired a few Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F IR distance sensors. This is an inexpensive proximity sensor which can detect objects from 10-80cm. A nice tutorial on this sensor can be found at […]
My friend Justin Sabe made this nifty cigar box sitar and did an Instructable and a short YouTube vid for it. I decided yesterday to stop thinking about how to do it and finally make a cigar box sitar. The main difference is the buzzing bridge. In many ways, it’s easier to make than a […]
From the comments – Ned shows us this very excellent video of “Del’s Beautiful New Wooden Machine”, and beautiful it is! An intricate hand-cranked machine made entirely of wood and glue (no metal or other materials). It was designed and built by my friend Del, using many different woods and incorporating a variety of mechanical […]
