While we get all our ducks in a row at the fairgrounds for Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, you might be interested to check out the master schedule of talks, shows, and demos going on throughout the weekend. The locations for all makers are also live on the Maker Faire site, so get to […]
Rachel Hobson @ CRAFT’s been catching up with some of the vendors who will be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, selling their handmade goodies at Bazaar Bizarre. Don’t miss Particle Zoo, where you’ll find all your favorite subatomic particles as cute plush toys. Check out the full interview over on CRAFT.
Ayman Shamma not only made a steel pan drum application for his iPad, but he also made some conductive fabric mallets with which to drum. Great work! More: Collin’s Lab: DIY iPad Stylus
The latest from Hello Craft: The Summit of Awesome is three days of business and technical education seminars as well as hands-on workshops. Seminar topics range from how to organize craft fairs and develop successful product lines to teaching crafters how to prepare taxes and form LLC’s. A special addition to this year’s Summit is […]
Betz White points us to this breezy tunic pattern from Laura Nelkin. It combines both crochet and fabric and is perfect to whip up for summer wear.
Aram Bartholl and I have something in common: we love CAPTCHAs. Check out this video of Aram talking about his “Are You Human?” project where he places CAPTCHAs in public spaces. [via F.A.T.] More: CAPTCHA Paintings Dream CAPTCHA Javascript CAPTCHA decoder Open source resistor “CAPTCHA” learning – commenting plugin for WordPress
I’ve always been curious about the process fiber goes through before it becomes yarn, from shearing sheep to washing, carding, and spinning. Naturally, I was psyched to see Culturespy’s Instructable on washing wool for spinning and learn more about the process!
