Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes In this video I’ll show you how to enhance your embroidery projects with illumination. I use conductive thread, a watch battery, and two light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to create a scene of a frog catching fireflies. You can download the PDF pattern with […]
On O’Reilly’s FYI, Sara Peyton has a brief interview with me about the Maker’s Notebook: Q: Tell us what made you all decide to create a notebook for the do-it-yourself crowd? A: We’ve been kicking around the idea of doing a Maker’s Notebook for a while. We figured the MAKE audience was likely big on […]
The DEA sometimes needlessly restricts what we can and cannot do when it comes to chemistry. Watch as Phil Torrone and Bob Thompson foil the DEA once again! To download Home Chemistry: Make Iodine MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. @ The Maker store — The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments For students, […]
Today we welcome the BlinkM programmable RGB LED into the Maker Shed! Have you wanted an LED that can fade from deep red to bright purple? Flash like a police light? Turn on with the subtle fade of an incandescent bulb? Flicker like a candle? That’s BlinkM. We’ve attached an ultra bright wide-angle RGB LED […]
I spent some time with Amy & Ariel from Sparkle Labs, makers of the DIY electronics kit we have in our Maker Shed Store, check it out! Here’s the M4V for iTunes, iPods, iPhones, etc… DIY Design Electronics Kit – Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with these fundamental components. […]
The Maker’s Notebook was officially released today. From the O’Reilly Press Release: Ask tech DIY enthusiasts, backyard scientists, and makers what their ultimate workshop notebook would look like (as the folks over at MAKE magazine did recently) and you’ll get a truckload of ideas, opinions, and preferences. So the MAKE & CRAFT editors and staffers […]
I turned an Arduino Protoshield into a digital-to-analog converter with only a few extra parts. It’s proved a lot of fun for audio experimentation and a great way to learn about what DACs do and how they do it. What’s DAC? Digital to analog converters, or DACs, are used to create varying voltage levels from […]
