How-To: Sew Double Welt Cord
Shelly Leer aka ModHomeEcTeacher wrote this tutorial for working with double welt cord, a very professional-looking yet easy upholstery finishing technique. It covers up your staples and looks quite polished.
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Modding t-shirts at ETech
We’re bringing a mini Maker Shed to O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference next week (March 9-12, 2009) in San Jose, with kits, demos, and more. Conference attendees will be getting a t-shirt with plenty of blank space, and they can drop into the Maker Shed and apply some of the transfers we’ll have available. We’ll also […]
How-To: Cutting Board Bird Feeder
I saw this charming cutting board bird feeder how-to a few days ago on Treehugger and just haven’t been able to get the image out of my mind. It’s use is obviously limited to those people who have birds as pets (or cut their bread outdoors?), but it’s a fabulous idea anyway! It could also […]
Fluid sims in Blender
Blender is an open source software project that allows users to create three dimensional objects which can then be rendered into animation sequences and more. From ~kronick Does your school use Blender? What great things have you designed with Blender? What is the best way to get started learning Blender? Add your ideas to the […]
1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse Last Call for Submissions
Garth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com is writing a book called 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse . Submissions are open until March 13th. From the site: We are seeking submissions for 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, an upcoming book by Garth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com, which will feature 21st Century craft and design, all made with recycled, upcycled, […]
ITEA conference
Photo from Bill VanLoo on Flickr The ITEA is an organization for teachers of MAKE-style education. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. Our mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged […]
The Repair Manifesto From Platform 21
I love this Repair Manifesto from Platform 21, and I think it fits beautifully with our March is Mending Month theme. Here are a few of my favorite points from the manifesto: Repairing means taking the opportunity to give your product a second life. Don’t ditch it, stitch it! Don’t end it, mend it! Repairing […]