Year: 2011

MakeIt Labs

MakeIt Labs

Recently, I’ve had a chance to meet up with some of the people active in MakeIt Labs in Nashua, NH. This relatively new hackerspace was created a bit more than a year ago, and has undergone some happy changes. Over the summer, I carved out a bit of time to visit their new digs while at a three day workshop for teachers at UMass Lowell.

It’s been exciting to meet members of MakeIt Labs at the Cambridge and Rhode Island Mini Maker Faires, and see their projects shared with people at World Maker Faire where I chose them for an Editors’ Choice award.

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Fabric And Crochet Blanket

Heidi of Sewing Daisies created this really cool and interesting throw blanket by combining sewn fabric squares and crochet binding. It’s kind of like what I imagine what would happen if a quilt and an afghan had a baby together. Read more about how it came together over on her blog. [via Kerri Horsley on […]

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The JelTone, an Edible Toy Piano

This edible piano was created by NYC Resistor members Astrida Valigorsky, Ranjit Bhatnagar, Mimi Hui, and Catarina Mota. As part of our experiments we realized that jello and fruit, which contain a lot of water, are conductive. Embedded in each jello/fruit key is a sterling silver pin (food safe) connected to an Arduino microcontroller underneath […]

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How To: Make a Tortilla Press

I love Mexican food. Homemade tacos, fiery hot fajitas, cheesy quesadillas, but the one thing that can ruin any combination of delicious savory flavors is the tortilla holding it all together, or the lack thereof. This tutorial from Little House on the Plains shows you how to make the tortilla press that has been missing […]

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