Kirsty of kootoyoo is working on a new tutorial for the folks over at Feeling Stitchy, and her homework assignment has me very interested. She shows how to create a nice length of twisted cord from embroidery floss. I’ve never tried this before, but I’m looking forward to giving it a go and – even […]
John Baichtal @ Make: Online spotted these futuristic 3D-printed heels designed by Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf out of Beckmans College of Design.
Ranjit Bhatnagar’s at it again: I love the sound of the obsolete Marxophone, but they’re expensive on ebay. I made this guitar-marxophone with hex nuts glued to street-sweeper bristles stapled to a chunk of wood. The marxotar straps to the guitar’s tailpiece and strap button with zipties, and can be attached and removed without any […]
Corinne of So September shares this sweet Irish lass embroidery pattern, just in time for some St. Patrick’s Day stitching. The wee shamrocks made from clustered French knots are pure perfection. See how she also notes simple changes that could take this pattern in to any time of year.
Lara Grant’s sewing machine is wired up to sense every time the needle is lowered through the conductive fabric swatch it sews, triggering a sound. I’m assuming it’s hooked up to a computer program that’s playing the sound, since it’s capable of playing back melody loops. [via Fashioning Technology]
The Editor’s Choice bundle is a collection of 4 of our favorite kits from the Maker Shed, along with a Maker’s Notebook.
I love this sassy little cherry brooch from Casey of Casey’s Elegant Musings. See how she whipped it up in her Flickr tutorial.
