Sure, you can buy a ready-made needle threader, but this DIY needle threader from Mollie at Wild Olive is just so much cuter! Head over to Wild Olive to see the full how-to! More: Project: Altoids Tin Travel Embroidery Kit @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Emergency Car Kit @Craftzine.com blog Project: Sewing Kit Valentines Card @Craftzine.com blog
For the longest time, I’ve wanted to start tinkering with CNC milling and routing. But despite the number of well-documented homebuilt CNC machines out there, I could never quite get the momentum to start building one. So I decided to fast-track my entry into DIY CNC by starting with a kit. I chose the micRo, […]
So when this display arrived in the mail, I wanted something to do with it so I could get accustomed to the pinout and LED intensity. I thought it would be fun to create a simple display that can be “drawn on” with a light source. An LED would work, but using a laser allows […]
Looking for the perfect handmade gift for your favorite stitcher? Make a beautiful kanzashi flower and hexie pincushion with this tutorial from Pam at Gingerbread Snowflakes! More: How-To: Kite Pincushion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Nesting Doll Pin Cushion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Mini Pincushion for Embroidery Scissors @Craftzine.com blog
I love how effectivly artist Joetta Maue creates a visual illusion is in this poetic work, called waking with you, with just embroidery and appliqué on linen. [via books, paper, scissors]
I love art student Yasutoki Kariya’s Asobi, an entry in Mitsubishi Chemical’s Junior Designer Awards. Johnny at Spoon & Tamago aptly calls it “Edison’s Cradle,” a nod to Newton’s Cradle, “the iconic desktop toy that demonstrates Newton’s third law of motion.”
The work being done by Tariq Rahman and Whitney Sample to help children with anthrogryposis (ABS) is inspiring. Their 3D printed Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (WREX) is a customizable prosthetic currently in use by 15 children. [
