Keep an eye-out for Make Vol. 14, which has a special section on optics. You’ll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that will allow you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled […]
Say hi to Patti, she will be doing some fun post for youngsters and oldsters here on MAKE.! Patti is a freelance indexer and copyeditor who lives in Seattle, Washington. She’s worked for Microsoft Press, Peachpit Press, and Make: Books. She’s also dabbled in glass art, paper automata, robot building, knitting, and she used to […]
We’re having a apparel sale in the Maker Shed where you can pick up a CRAFT t-shirt for only $10 (Regular price is $16)! Hurry, the sale is only for a limited time!
I’ve been an avid reader of the Thimble blog and was happy to find out that Laural has partnered up with Jen of Toronto Craft Alert to create a new online shop called goodEGG Industries. Laural writes: The shop features the work of Canadian craft designers and carries an eclectic yet finely curated mix of […]
Mark Your Calendars! Next Meeting: Tuesday 27 May 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: St. Stephen’s Church’s auditorium hosted by HacDC 1525 Newton St NW (near 16th and Newton NW) Washington, DC 20010 NOTE: This meeting will take place at St. Stephen’s Church (thank you HacDC!), and will include an exclusive […]
The Steel Yard in Providence, RI wrote in to let us know that Summer 2008 course registration is open. They’ve got weekend welding, weekend blacksmithing, bike maintenance, and much more: Community Courses are open-enrollment courses that provide instruction and training in a range of industrial and fine arts through intensive short-term workshops and multi-session courses. […]
Bay Area Knitters! Larissa Brown, author of the book Knitalong is having a book signing event at Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore (2904 College Ave, Berkeley) on Saturday May 31st at 4pm. Bring your current knitting projects to work on together. Free cloth tote bags will be given away at the signing too!
