How-To: Boho Chic Scarf
Jan from Daisy Janie shares her pattern and tutorial for making this lovely lightweight boho chic scarf, perfect for those times of year when seasons are transitioning.
Month: March 2011
Gene Simmons Embroidery with Stumpwork Tongue
I agree with Supervelma when she writes about embroidery, “I couldn’t think of anything that deserved to be in 3-D more than Gene Simmons’ impressively ridiculous tongue.” Behold the stumpwork tongue of Gene Simmons in this Kiss-tribute embroidery.
Controlling Ableton with a Danger Shield
Eric Ameres of Troy, NY, has a quick tutorial on how you can control music sequencer Ableton Live with a Danger Shield and Arduino.
Brainiac Bulb
Brainiac CFL Light Bulb: Sadly, only a concept design at this point. From Belarusian firm solovyovdesign. [via NOTCOT]
How-To: Pom-Pom Chicks
Adorable Spring Craft alert! See how to make these wee pom-pom chicks over at Bitter Betty Blogs. They are part of her chick ‘n cart tutorial. I want to make a whole bunch of them to decorate the mantel.
Kinect 3D Modeler
Austrian Kinect hacker Sebastian Pirch from 3rD-EYE in Salzburg has built a 3D modeling system using a Microsoft Kinect controller and an Arduino. Using a pair of custom soft circuit gloves to provide a mouse click, Sebastian is able to model objects in mid air, in 3D, using gestures captured by the Kinect, which are then rendered with an LCD projector. It’s a little crude now, but he’ll probably be designing flying armored suits by this time next year.
Know Your Bolts Redux
Back in January, John Baichtal wrote about the Bolt Depot’s downloadable PDF posters [PDF, 520K] of common (and not so common) screws, bolts, washers, nuts, and other fasteners. But we thought, in light of our Mechanics Skill Set coverage, we’d remind our readers of them. Not only is the PDF great, but the Bolt Depot […]