Microwaved baked potatoes are my go-to quick dinner staple for those long days when I just want something warm, filling, and comforting. Requiring basically zero effort, they’re ready to eat in about ten minutes. And, since you can easily personalize the toppings on each individual potato, they’re even a great choice for the pickiest of […]
The largest amateur rocket ever built, at over 46′ tall, weighing in at 617 pounds, will attempt its first flight next weekend at the Thunda Down Under rocketry meet in Australia. This impressive-looking 1:1 scale replica of a V2 was created by the “rocket junkies” at the Rocket Victoria club. The team has been building […]
Block patterns in sewing and design have been around for hundreds of years, and for good reason—the eye-catching geometric shapes never seem to go out of style! Protect your wooden tables and delicate surfaces from spills, condensation, or excess heat all while staying true to your modern aesthetic with a set of geometric felt tumbling […]
The Fab Academy program is a distributed educational model providing advanced digital fabrication instruction for students through an unique, hands-on curriculum and access to technological tools and resources. In this series, Erin, aka RobotGrrl is going to be sharing her experiences with the program as she progresses through the courses. How […]
If you’ve ever needed a bag that was bigger on the inside then you can understand the logic behind this homemade TARDIS messenger bag from Jade Falcon of Geek Grrl Crafts.
Need some crafty inspiration? Here are some of the cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week!
As any new knitter will tell you, weaving in yarn ends seems like it should be a pretty straightforward task, but hiding those extra inches can be surprisingly frustrating if you don’t know what you’re doing. Luckily, learning three simple techniques—the selvedge edge weave, duplicate stitch, and invisible purl bump weave—will have you finishing your […]
