Topaz + Arrow Launch
Crafters in the Washington, D.C. area (AKA MY HOMETOWN) you are the lucky residents of a city that just launched Topaz and Arrow, a creative collaboration between Morgan Hungerford and Virginia Arrisueño.
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.
Neuro Knitting
Artist duo Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet collaborated with MTG researcher Sebastian Mealla to produce custom scarves featuring brainwave activity recorded with a non-invasive EEG headset. Brain activity such as relaxation, excitement, and cognitive load were measured while listening to Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” and the data was converted into knitting patterns with Knitic, their open-source knitting machine.
Getting Crafty on the International Space Station
NASA’s Karen Nyberg is representing the USA and the crafters right now in her six-month stint on the International Space Station, and she just might do some quilting while she’s there!
Neuro Knitting
Artist duo Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet collaborated with MTG researcher Sebastian Mealla to produce custom scarves with their open source knitting machine, which feature brainwave activity recorded with a non-invasive EEG headset.
Doctor Who-Inspired K-9 Poodle Skirt
I’ve made an awful lot of Doctor Who-Inspired projects over the years, but I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to top a K-9 poodle skirt!
How-To: Plastic Canvas Needle Book Pincushion
Looking for a cute needle storage option that’s sturdy enough to keep your sharps within reach while you sew and stitch? Make a plastic canvas needle book pincushion!
Steampunk AT-AT Liquor Cabinet
One of the coolest things I saw at Vancouver Mini Maker Faire last weekend was The Emperor’s Cabinet, a gorgeous, meticulously crafted, steampunk-inspired Star Wars AT-AT handmade by Vancouver artist and “woodbutcher” Colin Johnson. When I first saw it on setup day, the front doors were closed. I coveted it from the instant I saw […]