Knitted Forms of Fungi
These knitted fungi were created by fiber artist and nature enthusiast Leigh Martin, who is knitting a fantastic series of 52 forms of fungi.
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.
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw…
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Need some crafty inspiration? Here are some of the cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week!
Astronaut’s Caravan at Maker Faire UK
The amazing Tim Hunkin has done it again. In collaboration with Andy Plant, Tim has created the Astronaut’s Caravan. It’s a trailer that turns 360 degrees. Tim had the humorous idea of creating a place where former astronauts might go on holiday to recreate a bit of the experience of being in space. Andy realized that they could make it work inside a trailer, also called a caravan.
Robot Sticks To Its Knitting at Maker Faire UK
One of my favorite maker exhibits at Maker Faire UK in Newcastle this weekend is by Andy Noyes, a first-time participant in Maker Faire. His knitting animatronic robot, AGNES, doesn’t just go through the motions of knitting. She actually produces a knitted scarf using a circular loom. Andy said he’s just glad she continues to […]
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Mark Perez
Bay Area artist, builder, and fungineer Mark Perez had a dream to create a larger-than-life version of the classic board game Mouse Trap. Though it took him a span of 13 years to make it a reality, what he created is an amazing 25-ton Rube Goldberg machine that has brought smiles and a new appreciation […]
How-To: Cross-Stitch Chair
Turn a woven cane chair into a beautiful—and very useful—work of art with this cross-stitch chair tutorial!