Large-Scale Fiber Artist Kate Pokorny
CasaSugar profiles large-scale fiber artist, Kate Pokorny who is now preparing to crochet a yurt. She details her progress as well as other updates on her blog Yurt Alert.
Year: 2010
MacGyver of the Day: HAM Radio Hacker Diana Eng – Makers @ Lifehacker
I am writing up a maker-a-day over at Lifehacker, check it out! Today’s maker: HAM radio enthusiast Diana Eng…
How-To: Wilderness chair
Here’s a neat Instructable for making a wood-and-rope-only camping chair, looks comfy! I can almost smell the campfire.
How-To: Twisted Cord
Kirsty of kootoyoo is working on a new tutorial for the folks over at Feeling Stitchy, and her homework assignment has me very interested. She shows how to create a nice length of twisted cord from embroidery floss. I’ve never tried this before, but I’m looking forward to giving it a go and – even […]
3D-Printed Shoes
John Baichtal @ Make: Online spotted these futuristic 3D-printed heels designed by Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf out of Beckmans College of Design.
Guitar marxophone
Ranjit Bhatnagar’s at it again: I love the sound of the obsolete Marxophone, but they’re expensive on ebay. I made this guitar-marxophone with hex nuts glued to street-sweeper bristles stapled to a chunk of wood. The marxotar straps to the guitar’s tailpiece and strap button with zipties, and can be attached and removed without any […]
Free Irish Lass Embroidery Pattern
Corinne of So September shares this sweet Irish lass embroidery pattern, just in time for some St. Patrick’s Day stitching. The wee shamrocks made from clustered French knots are pure perfection. See how she also notes simple changes that could take this pattern in to any time of year.