Linus รโฆkesson’s Chipophone is a 8-bit synth built into an old electric organ. All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals. Those are then parsed by a second microcontroller, which acts as a synthesizer. The synthesizer is implemented […]
By Nicole Vasbinder If zippers are one of the most intimidating things in sewing, well buttonholes are a close second! Not to fear, I will show you just how simple and fast they are when you have the proper tools. And did you know that you can sew on a button by machine? Read the […]
Nikol here. I’m down to the torso. I still have another ball to knit on the torso before I have to commit to a sleeve, but I have no idea which way I want to go. Tip: If you haven’t picked out a button yet, you can use a mini pinback button as a placeholder […]
In the Make: Online Toolbox, we focus mainly on tools that fly under the radar of more conventional tool coverage: in-depth tool-making projects, strange, or specialty tools unique to a trade or craft that can be useful elsewhere, tools and techniques you may not know about, but once you do, and incorporate them into your […]
You know sometimes you see things on the internet you can’t quite explain? Japanese amigurumi master 203gow (pronounced niimarusango) recreated the creature from this inexplicable video in crochet. More: Crochet Dragon Crochet Buddha Amigurumi Creature Hat Crochet 3D Glasses
I love the playful nature of this pendant necklace tutorial from Brittni of Paper n Stitch. Maybe it’s just because I’ve always had a thing for dinosaurs, and have a huge collection of plastic dinos that don’t belong to my children, but I think I mostly just love the idea of injecting some humor into […]
…but non-lepidopterists will probably be hard-pressed to figure that out just by looking at it. The video rates high on the jaw-dropping scale. The ChouChou electric butterfly is, in fact, a lepidoteroid robot, of sorts, from Japanese firm Tenyo Magic. It perches, flexes and flaps its wings, and flutters around its jar when disturbed. Preorderable now from JapanTrends.com. [via NOTCOT]
