Artist and engineer Fabienne Serriere created a limited edition of “mate cosies,” which simulaneously keep your hands warm and your Club-Mate cold, on her hacked Brother 930e knitting machine. And she’s selling them in Berlin to raise money for an industrial knitting machine, which she then plans to hack and use to manufacture open-source knitwear!
“… pull this thread as I walk away.” Weezer fans will recognize these as lyrics from “Undone – The Sweater Song,” which was the 1994 debut single off of Weezer’s self-titled blue album. This embroidery piece by Flickr user lockedinthepark is a lovely and understated tribute to the song. [via the Craftster Blog]
I love giving handmade for birthdays and holidays, but I always seem to have a hard time coming up with good gift ideas for the guys on my list. I like my gifts to be both personalized and useful, so I’m really excited about this emergency car kit tutorial that Megan Reardon (of Not Martha […]
Back at Quilt Market in October, I was particularly excited to get a sneak peek of more needlework love in Anna Maria Horner’s booth. In addition to her gorgeous fabrics, sewing patterns and books, Horner recently released embroidery kits of specially-selected embroidery floss to coordinate with her fabrics. A Quilt Market, though, an even newer […]
My crafty pal Veronica Knight has once again outdone herself. Last she crocheted her very own viking costume that even helped her place second in the fake beard division at the Motor City Beard and Moustache Championships. Well, she created her own cyclops costume that’s making me wonder, “What the heck is next?!”
Fans of Portlandia have a new catch phrase from the second season of the show. I mean, “Put a Bird on it” is so 2011, amiright? Now when you hear folks saying, “We can pickle that!” you’ll know you’ve found true Portlandia friends. But why just say it when you can stitch it? The newest […]
Calling all Trekkies … Croshame has a new pattern just for you! These little cuties will show off your nerdly Trekkie fanboy/girl status while also keeping your ears toasty warm! It’s a really quick little project that works up in under a half hour. [via Pinterest] Related: Spock Quilt Spock Seed Bead Art Spock Matza […]
