Month: February 2012

How-To: Sew a Facing

How-To: Sew a Facing

Add shaping to garments without creating a full lining with this facing tutorial from Kate at See Kate Sew. If you’ve never sewn a facing, you should definitely try it. I use them all the time on the necklines and waistbands of my own sewing projects, and it really gives them a great professionally finished […]

Etsy’s Papercut Valentine

Etsy’s Papercut Valentine

Have you seen this gorgeous video from the folks at Etsy? This Valentine was part of a larger Valentine’s Day all-hand-cut paper campaign created by Etsy designer Nicole Licht. Nicole created many of the pieces freestyle – you can see a sampling of her hard work in this video, created by Tara Young, after the […]

Flying Bots Spot Paradrop Targets With Hacked AR Code

Flying Bots Spot Paradrop Targets With Hacked AR Code

The clever designers at Chicago’s Tanagram adapted code developed to recognize those little black-and-white augmented-reality markers (“fiduciary markers”) for target acquisition on a DARPA-funded robot that can autonomously deliver humanitarian aid and other supplies to 20′ square markers unrolled on the ground. What’s great about fiducial marker tracking technology is that it is pre-built to […]

LED Night Snow Rider

Night (Snow) Rider

What better way to light up a snowy night than to slash deep powder turns with a custom LED suit? Fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton shot this awesome video of pro snowboarder William Hughes riding the slopes of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France wearing a suit made by John Spatcher. Goodbye […]