We were thrilled to learn yesterday that Dale Dougherty, co-founder of O’Reilly Media, founder and publisher of MAKE, and creator of Maker Faire, has been summoned to the White House to receive recognition as a “Champion of Change.”
I have a jar filled with mismatched buttons on my sewing table that I keep around just because I might find a use for them someday. Jen from My Own Road came up with a great way to get rid of a nice handful of them with her fall tree button shirt tutorial that she […]
Vickie Howell transforms the classic pea coat into a wee version for toddlers in this pattern for Caron yarn. I love the chunky cuffs, and her touch of skull and cross bones buttons gives it an unexpected edge. Get the pattern over on Vickie’s blog.
This page at the University of Oregon bills itself as “the world’s largest collection of anatomically correct fabric brain art.” Shown here is Dr. Karen Norberg’s The Knitted Brain.
Here’s something every aspiring superhero need, a wrist-mounted crossbow with a laser sight. Built in ten days from scratch by maker and laser enthusiast Patrick Priebe, the compact armament thrusts hand-made carbon fiber bolts with pinpoint accuracy.
The MintyTime Clock Kit is a fun wayย to add a binary clock to almost anyย container. Itโs intended to be housed inย a mint tin, such as the classic Altoids tin, but it looks great in almost any container, from a custom-designed, laser-cut enclosure to an old wooden recipe box.
The Real Time Clock Kit Parts Bundle includes everything but the casing to build the PIC-based clock designed by Sparkle Labs and featured in MAKE Volume 09. Be sure to read the article for detailed explanations of how the PIC, Real Time Clock, and LED driver all work together to make a functioning clock.
