The Handmade Music event series returns to Brooklyn, NY showcasing a talented collection of sonic experimentalists at Galapagos Art Space. A musical sewing machine, electro-country, the sound of blinking lights, and experimental gestural controllers were all on hand for the event. In addition to the segments seen above, the night also included a performance by […]
I’ve been a fan of the bright and colorful felt brooches and delightful masks from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin for a long time. She often shares pictures of her works in progress that are loads of fun, and now she’s gone a step further by giving a step-by-step look at her design […]
Maker Benjamin Blundell built a DIY iPhone RFID reader and documented the process on his website.
The Vacuum Tube Radio Kit kit allows you to put together a real, functional, vacuum-tube radio! And it looks so sharp, once you’ve built it you’re going to want to show it off. Includes instructions in Japanese, but we’ve got English instructions right here under the “How To” tab. MAKE is proud to be the exclusive distributor in North America for these brilliant kits, part of Gakken’s Sophisticated Science Kit for Adults series.
Our own indescribably awesome Becky Stern makes these sweet black-and-yellow crime scene tape scarves to order:
This machine-knitted scarf looks like police tape and features the text “Police line do not cross” along the length. It’s double sided! Designed by my close friend Michelle Kempner, the hand-knit pattern and scarf was featured in CRAFT, Volume 04. Knit from high-quality yellow and black 100% cotton yarn, the scarf measures 7 feet long and 3.5 inches wide. Your scarf is made to order, so please allow six weeks for me to lovingly make yours on my computerized knitting machine. The photo of me above was taken by Matt Mechtley.
You may recall Becky’s Atomic Emission Spectrum scarves from a few weeks back. They’re both available now in Becky’s Makers Market store.
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How-To: Knit Caution Tape
Math-play with your food By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Making things with your food is an age-old pastime. Here are two mathematical constructions made from crackers. This illustrates the Pythagorean Theorem for a 5-12-13 right triangle. The number of crackers in the two small squares (25+144) equals the number of crackers in […]
I dig this Cadillac Dystopic Lamp by Instructables user PopEye42, which does something I’ve been meaning to try myself for a long time–using cut 1L Perrier bottles as lampshades. I also like that the dimmer switch has a hose valve handle on it.
