Whenever I bring my TV-B-Gone out to restaurants, I look suspicious pointing it around. So I embedded the device into a jacket and turned it into a wearable TV silencer. For the switch, I sewed paths of conductive thread that become bridged by the metal zipper pull when it passes by. At the restaurant or […]
My pal Susan Beal surprised me with a Surprise Bag of scrap quilt pieces, from the Quilts for Quake Survivors efforts, at Maker Faire and I can’t wait to put it together. Next week, June 10, I Heart Art PDX is teaming up with the Museum of Contemporary Craft to host the Portland Craft Party, […]
June has such great overhead lighting, don’t you think? We do. So we decided to designate June Photography and Video month here at MAKE. It’s a perfect time to get outside, get some fresh air, and work on your soul-capturing skills.
MAKE pal Aaron Ristau makes and sells these lovely wireless mice given the deluxe retro-robo-junk-art treatment. At $180 apiece, they’re a bit rich for my blood, but have inspired me to maybe try reskinning a peripheral or two of my own.
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook, by Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius If you’re a fiber enthusiast, The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is a very deep resource. Authors Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius have compiled a comprehensive guide to over 200 different types of animal fiber, and explained in detail how each one performs in spinning, […]
Join us Friday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Ep10 is our first ever Hackerspace Roadshow. Take a virtual road trip with us to five hackerspaces in five cities across the US to see their communities and projects. NYC Resistor Milwaukee Makerspace Twin Cities Maker at The Hack […]
Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Ep10 is our first ever Hackerspace Roadshow. Take a virtual road trip with us to five hackerspaces in five cities across the US to see their communities and projects. NYC Resistor Milwaukee Makerspace Twin Cities Maker at The Hack […]
