Decades of Style – Vintage Patterns
Decades of Style sells beautiful vintage patterns from all eras like this Parisienne Coat from the 1930’s. There are of beautiful patterns to choose from that still look stylish for today. Link.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
HOW TO – Build your own slide bar for stereo photos
Mark writes – “Here’s how to make stereo photographs using a regular camera by making a tripod slide bar – Using materials available in most home improvement stores you can make 3D images!” – Link. Related: HOW TO – Create stereo photographs – Link. HOW TO – “Stereo” from the air – Link.
Radio-guy’s collection of radios, scientific / medical electronics and more!
Steve (Radio-guy) has an amazing collection of old masks, helmets, motors, tools, medical gear, steam engines, scientific equipment and an assortment of things you’ve probably never seen – check it (and the museum pages)… [via] – Link.
HOW TO – Make your own DIY cables, XLR, TRS, studio cables
DIY-Central shows you how to make your own XLR, TRS, studio cables “Looking to save some money? Create your own cables! By spending a few dollars on jacks, shielded cables, solder and soldering iron, you can save a ton of money in cables. It’s easy. Here are some step by step photos. At the bottom […]
Homemade audiophile studio
Ned writes – “Chris Johnson’s audiophile studio – mainly from scratch, with an emphasis on non standard audio assessments. Or something.” – Link. Related: “Speaker icon” speakers – Link. HOW TO – make folding speakers – Link. HOW TO – Build wireless speakers from RF headphones – Link. Fold-Up Speakers – Link. Easy mount speakers […]
The Ravezooka
Benedetta Piantella Simeonidis and Lesley Flanigan “Ravezooka” – “The Ravezooka is a musical weapon that shoots a wide range of powerful “hardcore” sounds based on your target’s distance from the instrument. Hardware: Arduino, Ultrasonic Range Sensor, Infrared Proximity Sensor, Luxeon LED, amplifier, laptop computer Sound: Resembles an analog synthesizer manipulating sine wave frequencies with the […]
Holiday Gift: Make V-Stitch Scarves
Cassi at Bella Dia has taken the pattern she crochets for her blanket and turned them into these great looking v-stitch scarves. You’ll have plenty of time to make a few of these this week for holiday gifts! Link.