Product designer Marel Karhof coupled an antique sock-knitting machine to a windmill. She collects the knitted material at regular intervals, and its length thus reflects the “windiness” of the period over which it was produced. The N+1 step, it seems to me, is to somehow make the amount of wind effect the scarf’s color over time. Perhaps by adding one of these CMYK thread color-matching machines to the mix? [via CRAFT]
Here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, please . Coming Up This Weekend: The k11 May Magic Craft Sale Berkeley, CA Saturday, May 1, 10am – 4pm Spring Bash Dallas, TX […]
Maker Faire Bay Area, the world’s largest DIY festival, is right around the corner, taking place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the biggest new projects coming to the Faire this year is the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, pictured above and hand-crafted by a large and dedicated crew. We sent […]
SparkFun’s Tim from Tech Support shows us how to differentiate between the various RFID products and gives a quick tutorial on using the tags with Arduinos. More: Seeing RFID on the cheap RFID speakers change their tune as they are moved Interview with RFID implanter DIY Arduino-based RFID spoofer RFID Tags with Conductive Thread antennas […]
By Leah Peterson I’ve loved making jewelry since I was a teen. I’d try to copy anything someone else was wearing and, most times, I’d be able to figure it out. When I saw tassel earrings come down the red carpet worn by Kate Hudson at the Golden Globes earlier this year, I knew I […]
Delia of Deila Creates share this project for creating your own distressed alphabet art over on Happy Together. I love that you can get the kids involved in taking the pictures and that it’s a great way to reinforce letter recognition for them.
Maker Faire North Carolina happened this last Sunday, and from the looks of it, it was an awesome event!
