Maker Faire roundup: Lots of events coming up!
With no fewer than three Maker Faires this summer, and four mini Maker Faires, there is a lot to keep up with. Here’s the skinny on all of the events:
Year: 2010
Car starter “jumper box” mod
MAKE subscriber Todd Harrison sent us the link to this project he did, retrofitting a car jumper box with a 12v riding lawn mower battery instead of the $75 (plus shipping) drop-in replacement. The modded version cost him about $35. Car starter “jumper box” mod
CRAFT Pattern: Nicky Epstein’s Knitted and Crocheted Flowers
As crafters we all know how important embellishing a project is. That knit hat looks a bazillion times cuter with a crochet flower on it, no? Thanks to Nicky Epstein and her two new books, Knitted Flowers and Crocheted Flowers, you now have at your fingertips a variety of flower designs to take your project […]
CNCed lampshade
Portuguese Thingiverse user Gonçalo Azevedo created a lampshade called Strømg Lump Leaks: The used technique is self supporting interlocking of pieces (without gluing, screwing or nailing) of 547 different pieces of polypropylene routed with a three-axis CNC. The DXFs may be downloaded from the Thingiverse page.
SWANclothing Sock Garters
Made from recycled leather, these sock garters from SWANclothing are just adorable. They would go so well with the William Chambers hats posted by Katie earlier! Hello pretty leg candy… Are your brogues lonely? Your futuristic wedgie platforms and stilettos need a friend or two? SWANclothing sock garters save the day! Not just for socks. […]
Nature by Numbers: linking math to nature
Filmmaker Cristóbal Vila produced this short animation, called Nature By Numbers, which shows examples of how mathematical relationships such as the Fibonacci sequence, golden ratio, and the Delaunay triangulation can be found in the natural world
William Chambers Millinery
In 2007, Scottish textile designer William Chambers took a hat-making class at Metropolitan University, creating a collection that was shown to great acclaim at the year’s Glasgow Fashion Week. Fast forward to his Spring/Summer 2010 collection, shown here, and it is easy to see that Chambers is taking this fashionably antiquated craft to new elevations, […]