Doll Clothing Patterns
Even dolls need to be fashionable! I love Laura of We Wilson’s downloadable doll clothing patterns that are simple and fit standard 14″ dolls. Make shirts, dresses, and pants using scrap fabric or your child’s old clothes.
Year: 2011
TED, Dale Dougherty Visit the Motor City
A special edition of the TED conference visited Detroit this week as the 2011 North American Internatinoal Auto Show got underway. As a treat to all the makers and crafters in the audience, our own Dale Dougherty was on hand as a speaker, educating the audience about Detroit’s current maker mentality. Check out TED’s blog […]
Make-A-Bot, a MakerBot remixed
MIT student ChArLeS wrote in with his latest project, a 3D printer. My first entry into the DIY 3d printer game is tongue-in-cheek christened Make-A-Bot because of the numerous design inspirations it features from the similarly named commercial kit machines. It’s a Fused Deposition Modeling / Fused Filament Fabrication type machine that draws successive layers […]
Fallout 3 replica helmet
Pretty impressive replica prop work from Josh Jay, posted by his buddy Chris Bartlett. Josh started with a folded-paper model. Detailed construction pics are available in Josh’s Facebook photo set. [via Gizmodo]
DIY Wedding Projects Roundup
If you’re one of the newly engaged, congratulations! Our DIY Wedding projects roundup will help you get ready to DIY your big day. Later this month, we’ll also be featuring more wedding goodness from the new book, Handmade Weddings by Eunice Moyle, Sabrina Moyle, and Shana Faust. Here’s a quick roundup of all of the […]
Skill Set: Understanding electronic components
Over the last few years, our very own Collin Cunningham has authored a series of awesome videos called MAKE Presents. Each video covers an electronic component (and one fundamental law of electronics). Understanding how these components function, and that law, are important first steps in understanding electronics. Here are all of the MAKE Presents videos […]
MIG Welding 101 at Madagascar Institute
Last week, seven students converged at the Madagascar Institute for that facility’s first class of the new year: “Intro to MIG Welding,” taught by the “connoisseur of terror” himself, Hackett (from TV’s Stuck with Hackett). A true group of student-makers, the class ranged in experience from absolute novices who’d never used power tools before to […]
