The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Crochet Adorned:Reinvent Your Wardrobe with Crocheted Accents, Embellishments, and Trims by Linda Permann Web Site: LindaMade We are so excited to be a part of Linda Perman’s blog tour for her new book Crochet Adorned! I’d like to call myself a natural born knitter but in the last few years while working at CRAFT, I’ve […]
Cool Tools has a review up for The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay and Neil Ardley, which has just been added to my wish list. The striking and explanatory illustrations show you how even very complicated things work in a simple and fun way.
Remember the “The Manga Guide to Statistics” ? Hack a Day reviews The Manga Guide to Electricity… fun! “The Manga Guide to Electricityâ€, part of “The Manga Guide†series by No Starch Press, is a novel approach to the old problem of getting over the initial mental block when trying to learn electronics. We decided […]
My pal Ross Connard is a Junior at the Pratt Institute and has a student job as a technician in the school’s Fine Arts Metal Shop. The shop has a cool tradition of students building their own equipment and leaving it behind for subsequent generations of students to use. Shown above is a custom stencil […]
At this year’s Maker Faire, I met Dale Wheat. He was at a counter in the Maker Shed demonstrating his kits. I was impressed at how clever they were, and how inexpensive. We talked for a few minutes, and then I went off to explore. Before the weekend was over, I dropped a few of […]
Kanzashi In Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give by Diane Gilleland Book Site: kanzashi-in-bloom.com Diane’s Site: craftypod.com I’m so excited that we are the first stop in Diane Gilleland’s blog tour for her new book, Kanzashi In Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give. Diane is well-known for her mulit-craft […]
Christine of adaptivereUse shows how to deconstruct tins that can then be used for a variety of craft purposes. I’m always drawn to the heaps of decorative tins I see in thrift stores, but have been a bit daunted by the idea of grappling the tools and techniques to dismantle them for use. Christine’s tutorial […]
