By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Each year I visit the annual Origami convention in New York City, and this year, as always, I was impressed by the wide range of works on display. The mathematical examples get more sophisticated each year. Here are just four examples to illustrate a range of folding […]
While I was at the Maker Faire Detroit, I picked up a sweet Japanese embroidery kit from Tadaa Studios. It’s called Sashiko which translates to “little stabs” so it really is the perfect embroidery for me, the chronic needlefelter. The technique involves stacking up stitches on a long needle to create perfect little dashes. The […]
Our friends at Syyn Labs, the folks who brought us the Rube Goldberg Machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass” music video, recently did some commercials for DieHard, one featuring Gary Numan performing his classic song “Cars” on actual cars (their tuned horns), playing them on a keyboard, all powered by a single DieHard […]
It’s not too early to start your holiday crafting, and this fun felt gingerbread house ornament from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin over on Sew, Mama, Sew! is a simple little project to get you started. You could easily whip up a whole collection of these while watching television at night and then […]
Here is a selection of “redneck repairs,” from There, I Fixed It (Epic Kludges + Jurry Rigs). A few more fun ones after the jump. [Thanks, Kent!] There, I Fixed It More: Funky remote control repair leads to electronics interest Make and Mend month
Here’s a really easy and clever fix for an Ethernet (RJ-45) plug, using two zip ties to replace a broken locking tab on the plug. Repair a Broken Ethernet Plug
I love the organic feel of this freestyle crochet wire hanger from Between the Lines.
