Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching has a new short series of how-to embroidery videos through Kin Community on YouTube. You can watch Embroidery 101, Five Basic Embroidery Stitches and Three Ways to Transfer Embroidery Patterns. The videos are really lovely and nicely done, and it’s a great quick look at embroidery basics. Stay tuned, because […]
It’s finally popsicle weather here in San Francisco, and these amazing rainbow popsicles look worth the effort! (Via Dude Craft.)
This screen door embroidery from Abbey at Aesthetic Outburst is so freaking cool! Living in a Brooklyn apartment, I don’t have a screen door of my own, but I’m definitely eying my windows with some serious intent. [Via StitchPunk] More: How-To: Embroidered Wardrobe @Craftzine.com blog Giant Cross-Stitch From Jessica Decker @Craftzine.com blog
May, Maker Faire, and Reclaimed Materials Month are behind us, and we’re continuing our 2012 materials theme in June by focusing on ceramics.
robfitz on the hackerspaces.org blog put out a call for hackerspaces to participate in this month’s global synchronous hackathon. The challenge for the June Synchronous Hackathon is inspired by Adam Savage, the co-host of MythBusters, who gave a talk a couple of weeks ago at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. In Adam’s talk titled “Why […]
Turns out, tie dye isn’t just for t-shirts. Make a cute and colorful pair of custom Mary Janes with this tie dye shoe tutorial from Lisa at Condo Blues! I love the appliqued star and the different dye textures. What a fun pair of summertime kicks! Full disclosure: I am also writing a tie dye […]
The second part of a two-part interview with This American Life contributing editor Jack Hitt, about amateurism and the publication of his recent book Bunch of Amateurs.
