How-To: Cashmere Cuff
Today over on the Purl Bee, Laura’s Loop shows you how to make a cashmere cuff. The cool colors remind me of a friendship bracelet. I love all the updated renditions I’ve been seeing the past few months!
Month: September 2012
Vote NOW for the 2012 Makeys!
The nominations are now closed and the polls are open! Tell your friends, family, and hackerspace comrades. Vote to determine which of our sixteen nominees will receive a MAKE Magazine Industry Maker Award at Maker Faire New York (Sept 29 & 30).
Maker Faire New York: Bitponics – Your Personal Gardening Assistant
Bitponics is a successfully funded Kickstarter project that helps indoor growers take care of their plants. They make an internet-connected device that comes with various sensors (water and air temperature, humidity, brightness, and pH). It takes readings and uploads the data to your online account.
Dr. Suess’s Lorax Halloween Costume
Halloween will sneak up on us before you know it and those of you with kids need to get on it. Handmade Charlotte posted this adorable Lorax costume on Babble and I know a few small fried who would be into it.
How-To: Simple Chair Slipcovers
Cover up boring or ugly folding chairs with fun patterned fabric with this simple chair slipcover tutorial that Amanda from Spruce shared on Design Sponge!
Ask MAKE: Web-Driven LED Marquee
Ask MAKE is a monthly column where we answer your questions. Send your vexing conundrums on any aspect of making to askmake@makezine.com. If we don’t have the answer, we’ll scare up somebody who does.
Snakebot that Moves With Continuous Wave Peristalsis
We have developed several innovative designs for a new kind of robot that uses a continuous wave of peristalsis for locomotion, the same method that earthworms use. Because constant-velocity peristaltic waves form due to accelerating and decelerating segments, it has been often assumed that this motion requires strong anisotropic ground friction. However, our analysis shows […]
