How-To: Crocheted Owl Beanie
Andrea, from All Things Bright and Beautiful, offers us this tutorial on how to make your own pint-sized crocheted owl beanie.
Year: 2012
“Tacocopter” Scheme Spotlights Delivery-by-Drone Prospects
Tacocopter has been trending for awhile, now, but I wanted to hold off on covering it until the hype wore off a bit and a more sober analysis appeared. And now it has, thanks to Huffington Post reporter Jason Gilbert, who got an interview with MIT Personal Robots Group alum Star Simpson, one of three brains behind behind the project…
Crocheted Bobble Stitch Electronics Cases
When it comes to electronics cases, I prefer mine to be a little on the granny chic side. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that these bobble stitch electronics cases from Cult of Crochet immediately grabbed my attention. Doesn’t your laptop/kindle/iPad/phone need a cozy? Mine sure does! If you want to […]
In the Maker Shed: Wave Shield Kit
Interested in adding audio to your Arduino projects? You need the Wave Shield Kit from the Maker Shed! Watch the video for a quick demo.
MicroRAX and Lego CNC
Jason Welch built this lovely CNC from MicroRAX t-slot beams with Lego bricks for the linear paths. See the video’s notes for some notes on sourcing the various components.
Wearable Technology Workshops at The MOMA
Former CRAFT writer and Eyebeam alum Diana Eng is currently teaching a weekly youth workshop series about wearable technology at The MOMA. Can clothing that pleases the eye also please the ears? Can circuitry and sound push art and fashion further into the future? Participants in this workshop will produce wearable work that uses a […]
“Electric Lungs”
Welsh sculptor Jessica Lloyd-Jones created a series of four gas discharge tubes in the shape of human organs. Besides Electric Lungs, shown above, it includes Optic Nerve, Brain Wave, and Heart.