This knitted engine is a project lead by artist Amy Twigger Holroyd of Keep and Share. The Knitted Engine is a collaborative piece exploring the hidden similarities between engineering and knitting. While manufacturing and hand knitting have very different cultures, they share many common characteristics. Both require knowledge of making techniques and appreciation of material […]
Make: Live is broadcasting shortly! Don’t miss our metalworking show where the inimitable Hackett shows you how to weld and talks up his new show on the Science Channel, and Becky shows how to cut and solder silver for jewelry.
What a sweet and personalized project this is. A Beautiful Mess makes song lyric wall art that anyone can do with their most treasured piece of music. How perfect for a gift for your special someone, or a lovely addition to a wedding celebration. What lyric would you use?
One of the hardest aspects of documenting a project build solo is getting those clear overhead process shots while you work. Our own Adam Flaherty offers up his solution in the newest issue of MAKE, Volume 27. From his intro: Hollywood grips solve this problem with what is known as a gobo arm, a lightweight […]
The folks over at Threadless, in collaboration with Chicago Ideas Week, are looking for a great T-shirt design inspired by the concept of ideas to help celebrate this upcoming week-long festival this October. You can still submit a design until tomorrow, Aug. 11. Check out their web site for all the details.
Kris Kimmel of Kentucky Space is organizing the first hackerSPACE Workshop, which provides an opportunity for makers learn about building spacecraft from space professionals and engineers. The focus of the workshop is on the CubeSat satellite platform. The workshop is November 11-12 in Lexington, Kentucky.
It’s a birthday cake kind of day here on the blog, and to follow up this morning’s space shuttle cake, I give you this amazing Brady Bunch Cake from Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom. She shows how she put the tv cake together and explains all the various decorations pulled straight from her favorite episodes. Should […]
