Daylight Savings Crafts
Having enjoyed a day with a whole extra hour here in Detroit (!), I enjoyed this post from Alphamom showing off some family-friendly projects all based on time, clocks, etc.
Month: November 2010
How-To: Candy Cane Knit Socks
The latest project from Whit’s Knits over on the Purl Bee is this cute pair of candy cane socks. Inspired by the timeless design of the candy cane, I decided to apply its emblematic stripes to a cozy pair of kick-around-the-house socks. The simple Spiral Rib pattern carries the stripes around the socks and the […]
Math Monday: Wearable geometry
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics If you love geometry, you can let everyone know by wearing dodecahedra with elegance and style! These dresses with sewn-on paper polyhedra embellishments were designed by Amila Hrustic. I’m not sure how one sits in a dress textured with tetrahedra, but it certainly gets points for fashion. […]
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Nightmare Before Xmas by Gina Lee, To the Moon by Rose McCracken, and Kunsthåndverk 2010 by Norwegian Crafts.
Wayne and Layne store opens
Wayne and Layne, the shingle put up by Adam Wolf and Matthew Beckler, has opened up an online store. If you haven’t heard of the guys, they are rising stars in the DIY community with two excellent projects released so far. Their Tactile Metronome Kit and Video Game Shield Kit were hits at the Bay […]
Pillow Challenge Week
Today is the start of Pillow Challenge Week over at House on Hill Road and runs through Sunday, November 13th. I love all the tutorials and tips that have been leading up to the challenge covering fabrics, fit, and closures. Erin of House on Hill Road writes: The idea is that you can spruce up […]
Sending data reliably using cheap wireless chips
Raphael Cerqueira wanted a way to transmit data reliably and cheaply, so he developed a simple protocol to use with cheapo wireless transceivers.
