If you’re fed up with the foam covers on your earbud headphones, Instructables user yoyology shows you how to knit some new ones. I’d definitely try this if I could ever get the darn things to stay in my ears! More: How-To: Zipper Earbud Covers
As our special quarterly theme comes to a close, I’d thought I’d share some awesome workshops we’ve covered in Make: Online. Some of these shops are glorious, others more humble, but I found them all fascinating. Do you have a cool workshop and want to share? Send me links or photos at johnb@makezine.com. #10 Mark […]
I love the festive look of this Liberty Pinwheel Brooch from Betz White. It’s a great way to use up small scraps of fabric and trims, and could be modified for any kind of celebration.
A group of researchers from Harvard and MIT have pushed us closer to a world of programmable matter. Their approach is a self-folding surface that can take on almost any shape.
Although I don’t always live up to the ideal, I hold with Strunk & White when it comes to prose: “Make every word tell.” In a world as cluttered with superfluous text as beer bottles, meaningful concision is more important than ever. So I really like what artists Autobahn and Richard Wendling are doing with their #StoneCarvedTweets project. [via Neatorama]
Theo Jansen, the Dutch kinetic sculptor that inspired a way of mechanical walking, has done it again. We’ve seen versions of his walking machines rendered in plastic tubing, laser-cut plastic sheet, wood, metal, paper, cardboard, Legos. And now, baling wire, thanks to MAKE subscriber Brandon Gruber (Vista, CA). Baling Wire Walker More: Theo Jansen papercraft […]
Congrats to Jessica from Decatur, Georgia, Audra from Sandpoint, Idaho and Erica from Cypress, Texas for each winning a copy of Kathreen Ricketson’s new book, Whip Up Mini Quilts from our recent giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!
