As part of the Cutural Olympiad, an initiative from Arts Council England for creating pieces that celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games, fiber artist and “crochetdermist” Shauna Richardson created these giant crocheted lions in just under three years, and with 36 miles of wool. The Yorkshire post has a nice article on artist and her […]
If Samuel Goss, the inventor of this musical bicycle from 1899, could have traveled forward in time he would have fit right in at Maker Faire! My invention relates to bicycles, and has for its object to provide a combined bicycle and musical instrument whereby the rider when so disposed may treat himself and others […]
WikiHouse is an open source construction set: a pool of 3D models of houses and a plugin to help convert them into CNC cutting files, shared under Creative Commons.
How many of you learned how to draw because of Ed Emberley’s books? If you’re a fan, now you can enjoy Ed’s illustrations on a whole new line of fabric from Cloud 9 Fabrics – Happy Drawing. The collection features eight animal prints, five “scribble” prints, and one ready-to-go panel. Check out Cloud 9’s blog […]
I’m constantly misplacing my needle when I’m switching floss colors, so this tutorial for adding a mini pincushion to embroidery scissors from Mommy’s Naptime definitely caught my eye. It’s cute, it’s functional, and it’s the perfect excuse for some stash busting! More: Project: Needle Felt A Voodoo Doll Pincushion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Nesting Doll Pin […]
CMKT 4, the makers of Creme DeMentia Contact Microphones, are excited to announce their upcoming tour. The DeKalb, IL based Hacker-Space-Rock trio will be making their second appearance at the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. Along the way, they will be teaching a number of workshops at Hackerspaces, bringing their total of […]
Etsy user amarinalevin knitted this cleverly designed children’s math sweater. The main body of the sweater is a pattern of adding numbers in block shapes. There are also little x’s in black. Circling the bottom in green on a dark blue background are Fibonacci numbers. Also circling the bottom and wrists in dark blue on […]
