Hand-knitted pieces can be the perfect way to add a little more personality to your Halloween costume, and felting is a great option for personalizing the look, shape, and fit of your accessories! When Christina posted her tutorial for hot bath felting with kitchen tools on the Lion Brand Yarn site, I couldn’t believe how […]
Continue ReadingThis cute little crochet cat bag from Lion Brand Yarn would make a sweet trick-or-treat bag that could then be used as a purse after Halloween has passed. My daughter is going as a black cat for Halloween this year. If only I could crochet …
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Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish) Tuesday(i)s(h). Mad Engineer’s Ball at Toronto’s Site 3 CoLabatory Site 3 will be throwing a Halloween […]
Continue ReadingWe’ve all encountered patterns that would be perfect, if only they were just a little bit bigger or a teeny bit smaller. Well, this simplified pattern grading tutorial from Megan at Megan Nielsen Design Diary will show you a fast method for sizing a top pattern up or down to meet your needs. The instructions […]
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If you’ve ever wanted to experiment with aluminum anodizing but were put off by the conventional requirement for concentrated sulfuric acid, you will be very interested to read of Ken’s successes with an alternate process using the acidic sodium salt of sulfuric acid. This salt, sodium bisulfate (NaHSO4) is much safer to transport, handle, and dispose of than the strong acid, and appears to give anodizing results that are just as good or better.
Continue ReadingMolly’s back on the Purl Bee with another set of her adorable felt coasters. If you made the cute citrus coasters or felt apple coasters from Molly’s Sketchbook, you can make an updated set for fall with these beautiful leaf coasters. Get the pattern and how-to over on the Purl Bee. I love the idea […]
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Eye-Fi wireless memory cards improve the photo-taking experience. You no longer have to hassle with USB cables or fumble around with manually copying your images off an SD card because your images will be exactly where you want them, when you want them. Once you’ve configured your Eye-Fi card you’ll get that same frictionless experience you get from a smartphone, but with better quality photos and video since you’re using a real camera with a real lens.
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