Play Percussion on any Surface with Mogees
Using contact mics that detect hand gestures through the aid of software, the Mogee is an electronic musical instrument that can be appended to virtually any rigid object.
Month: February 2012
Amigurumi RuPaul Doll
Meet RuDoll, the result of hard work from Pamela Wynne of Flint Knits. Not only does RuPaul have several costume changes, she’s even got an extra wig, depending on the occasion. Find out how to make your own on Pamela’s Ravelry page.
Bike Part Spirograph
Spotted at the recent Cedar Rapids Mini Maker Faire by Steve Hoefer. Looks like a piece of hardboard with a circular hole in it, lined with bike chain, to make an improvised “ring gear,” with variously-drilled chain gears and sprockets that roll around inside it to guide the pens. A similar idea was published by […]
How-To: Design and Sew Your Own Leggings
Cal Patch, author of Design-It-Yourself Clothes and all around crafty lady, shared this awesome tutorial for designing and sewing your own leggings on The Etsy Blog. I adore leggings. I live in leggings. I always wish I had more leggings: colored ones, printed ones, stripey ones, long cozy woolly ones in winter, and shorter lightweight […]
How-To: Bunny And Chick Easter Cards
If a craft project includes googly eyes in the supplies list, I’m there. These sweet little Easter cards from Paper Source are a bright and cheerful craft for spring. Get the templates and instructions over on the Paper Source blog.
Make Little, Make Often: Ideas for the Future of Manufacturing in the UK
I enjoyed reading this presentation that Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, co-founder of maker biz Tinker London, gave at Made North. ADS raps about the familiar theme of the decline of traditional industry. I think that when we talk about industry, most people have a romantic view that ignores the reasons why we stopped “making things” in the […]
The Anatomical Textile Sculptures of Karine Jollet
Textile artist Karine Jollet made these beautifully ornate sculptures of human body parts from fabric. This kinda makes me wish my brain was machine washable…and maybe my liver too. [via domestitch] More: Anatomical Cross-Sections Made from Paper Rachel Bernstein’s Anatomical Fiberwork Anatomical Brain Cake