Get your finished embroidery pieces out of the project bag and onto the wall with this embroidery hoop hanging how-to from Mollie at Wild Olive! One of the Stitch Swap questions that came up several times is what I meant when I said that pieces should be “prepared for hanging”. There are lots of ways […]
Monday evening was the public open house for Maker Space, a new programming initiative at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Queens – NYSCI also happens to be where the World Maker Faire is held (including later this year on September 29 & 30 – mark your calendars!), which in turn inspired the […]
Cambridge scientists talk about using Lego Mindstorms NXT robots to create artificial bone. Why spring for budget-busting professional gear when you can make a perfectly usable robot in minutes using a $280 set? [via The NXT Step.]
Check out Adam Savage’s TED-ED talk “How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries“: Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed — Eratosthenes’ calculation of the Earth’s circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau’s measurement of the speed of light in 1849.
Amanda McCavour creates incredible images with thread. She describes how she does it on her website: In my work, I use a sewing machine to create thread drawings and installations by sewing into a fabric that dissolves in water. This fabric makes it possible for me to build up the thread by sewing repeatedly into […]
Just a reminder: If you are a maker, and you live in Austin, the call for makers to participate in the upcoming Austin Mini Maker Faire ends this coming Saturday, March 17! The Faire itself is Saturday, May 12 (Handy mnemonic: That’s 512!)
As a toy for his daugher Anna, Dominick created this RFID enabled contact-free jukebox so that Anna can choose her tunes by placing a card near the front of the device. Like David Harrisโs Charlieโs Bear, this fine project uses an Arduino, an RFID reader, and a Wave Shield (among a few other components).
