Month: April 2012

Voice-Controlled Wheelchair Prototype

Voice-Controlled Wheelchair Prototype

Lego builder Yaya Lu created a prototype voice-controlled wheelchair out of Lego Mindstorms NXT elements, along with such 3rd party add-ons as Rotacaster omniwheels and a Dexter Industriues NXTBee module. One of the problems with voice command systems is that the voice commands will be different for each of the approximately 7,000 languages used on […]

How-To: Vintage Hankie Burp Cloths

How-To: Vintage Hankie Burp Cloths

Turn your extra vintage handkerchiefs into a stylish baby accessory with this vintage hankie burp cloth tutorial from Chenille at The Polkadot Chair. I can’t resist the combination of cute and practical, and this project is a perfect example of making an everyday parenting necessity into something special! More: How-To: Upcycled Baby Clothing Creatures @Craftzine.com […]

Amazing Ikat Time Lapse Video

Amazing Ikat Time Lapse Video

I love anything that can give folks a deeper appreciation for the beauty of the process behind highly-involved forms of craft. Whitney Matalone recently posted this amazing video time lapse of the Ikat-making process. It is mesmerizing. I practice one of the oldest and most widespread forms of textile decoration. Ikat. It is a process […]

Team Viper

Maker Faire Bay Area: Team Viper Interview

One crew of bright young makers who’ve embarked on a monumental project of epic proportion go by the name Team Viper, five high school students who are all Maker Faire veterans. Team Viper is comprised of John Boyer (16), Alex Jacobson (16), Joseph DeRose (13), Sam Frank (16), Sam DeRose (17), and with help from their dedicated mentors, they’re bringing a project that’s sure to blow your mind. The Viper is a full-motion flight simulator built into the fuselage of a Piper PA-28 plane, complete with 360-degree rotation on both the pitch and roll axes, as well as a fully immersive flying environment inside. We caught up with these busy gentlemen to get a preview of The Viper.

Recipe: Lemon Pound Cake

Pound cake is one of my favorite treats, and if you’re making a lemon pound cake and are adding strawberries and whipped cream to the plate … well forget about it, I’m drooling just thinking about it. Calli of Make it Do shares her recipe for lemon pound cake, and I’m thinking this is just […]