At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, Erin Mahoney shows the Costumes for Carnival of Venice she designed and made. All the patterns are one of a kind, and the clothing is handmade with carefully selected fabric. Subscribe to the CRAFT Video podcast in iTunes, download the m4v directly, or watch it on YouTube or Vimeo. […]
Avatar’s special effects innovator Glenn Derry hacks together blockbuster filmmaking tools. Learn more about his workshop and homebrew virtual camera in MAKE v27.
This crewel rendition of the Presidential Seal from Katie of Under the Red Umbrella first caught my eye for its meticulous stitching, but the story behind it ended up being equally mesmerizing. She was commissioned to stitch it as a replica of crewel piece made for President Nixon by his daughter. I never knew about […]
Addie and Stefan demonstrate Lasersaur at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Lasersaur is an open source laser cutter the team made after learning a laser cutter would be cost prohibitive for them personally. Using easily reproducible parts, the Lasersaur is intended to be built by other users and subsequently improved upon.
Learn plastic welding through this black-and-white Seelye Model 63 Plastic Welder manual.
Astromark created this beautiful half-scale Tardis for his very lucky kitty, Kaylee. I’m very impressed by how precise the copy is, and how hard he worked to ensure that all of the details were just right, from the sign on the door to the the lantern on top. Head over to Tardis Builder to see […]
Join us Friday for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Makers from all over the world are converging on New York City for World Maker Faire New York this weekend at The New York Hall of Science in Queens. We’ll be announcing the winners of the first annual MAKE Magazine Industry Maker Awards and meet makers who’ll show at the Faire on a special Friday episode of Make: Live.
