Singer is celebrating their 160th anniversary at My Singer Story and is looking for stories – your stories. You can post your favorite memories as well as sign up for a commerorative certificate for your Singer machine. I learned how to sew on my mom and grandma’s Singers, so I’m off to add my stories […]
Jerry Isdale’s MAKE license plates are the envy of every sentient creature in the Milky Way.
Philadelphia-based artist, Matthew Cox, creates beautiful embroidery on x-rays and MRI images. Redefinition motivates me to create my embroidered x-rays. The stark clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and plastic, is the simple catalyst. One tactile and labor intensive, the other technical, and quickly a finished product. There’s a wide historical context, one ancient, […]
Using a nanosensor “tattoo” and a modified iPhone, cyclists could closely monitor sodium levels to prevent dehydration, and anemic patients could track their blood oxygen levels.
A weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for vendors.
This past Sunday, the New York Times had a piece by Bradley Berman about owners of the Nissan Leaf and how, as with the Prius, there is a growing community of Leaf hackers who are making improvements to their cars and some who are developing products around some of these hacks.
From Instructables user Icedvovo. Seems like the best way to spoil the fun, here, would be to point out all the reasons not to do this on one of those returnable bottles that you don’t actually own. While I’m at it, I might mention that there may be important safety labels on your propane bottle that should not be obscured. What did I miss? I’m concerned that some fun might be slipping past me, here, unspoiled.
