Meredith Scheff came up with this ingenious sew-though soft circuit technique using flexible copper clad laminate, which she etched and then ran through the sewing machine. Keep an eye out here on CRAFT later today for a video interview with Meredith at Maker Faire where she shows off a very cool application of this technique! […]
Austin band ArcAttack! performs with musical tesla coils (in a chain maille “Faraday suit”) and a robotic drummer. From their Maker Faire profile: ArcAttack! employs a unique DJ set up of their own creation to generate an ‘electrifying’ audio visual performance. The HVDJ pumps music through a PA system while two specially designed DRSSTC’s (Dual-Resonant […]
Instructables user janw writes: A lot of people, especially elderly people, take a lot medication on a daily basis to stay as healthy as possible. Some of that medication needs to be taken on a exact time, or they don’t function as well. So I decided to make a machine that automatically gives the right […]
Tina Sparkles shares her pattern for these Ultra Miniskirts that are easy to whip up (she made five in one weekend!) and are perfect for summer. The skirt pattern comes from her soon-to-be-released book, Little Green Dresses. I’m lucky enough to know Tina through the Stitch Lab here in Austin, where we both teach. The […]
Sean @ Make: Online writes: This spherical POP pendant lamp made from soda can pull tabs by Mauricio Affonso is just one of 23 impressive finalists in Inhabitat’s second annual Spring Greening creative reuse contest. You can see the others, and vote on your faves, here. More: Pull-Tab Crochet Top Pull Tab Lampshade Pull Tab […]
This YouTube ‘commercial’ for the unreleased Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter has ‘maker’ all over it. Get an idea, shoot a slick video, throw in a funky beat, share on the web. Is this the future of maker businesses? The idea is neat — RC that you don’t have to control via IR; as long your phone […]
This adorable wedding ensemble kind of makes me want to go back and have a wedding do-over. Bride, Jillian, created not only her dress, but also her bouquet and shoes. Jillian made her own dress, including the pattern for it. She deconstructed a vintage dress to create a pattern for the bodice (the green part); […]
