I love what Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane has done with these paper party streamers to make them extra special. She’s sewn and ruffled them in multi-color strips. Fantastic! Another reason I like these is streamers in general are thought of as disposable. They are thin, cheap, and rip easily. But when sewn like […]
The newest RepRap, RepRap Version II “Mendel”, will be released very shortly. Here is a video of it working. It is both bigger and smaller than RepRap Version I “Darwin”: it can make bigger things, but the machine itself is physically much smaller.
Everybody’s favorite Xeni recently linked to this cool collection of slayer kits from around the web. Many of these are antiques and have sold for large sums at major auction houses, but I remain dubious as to how serious anyone ever really was about the whole business. [via Boing Boing]
Here’s yet another fun way to lace your shoes using the loop-back method, if you’re tired of the way you’ve got ’em now!
Jai Yi Lin made these networked zipper communicators for two far-away people to share how much they miss each other with a zip zip and an LED meter. [via Fashioning Technology] In the Maker Shed: Lilypad E-Sewing Kit
I’d like to reassure everyone that Stormdrane is not paying me under the table. But public denials cost an extra $50 and he won’t pony up the dough. So you’re just gonna have to wonder. Seriously, I think I can’t stop clicking through his blog because I’m looking for a “practical” excuse to tie one of these awesome knots. So far, this is the best one I’ve found. I may actually have to cave in and buy some neon paracord.
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