This week in Maker Events
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calender.
Year: 2009
Circuit bent camera reacts to sound
Gijs Gieskes hooked up a circuit bent camera to a VU meter to create the VU Cam.
Paintball pop art
Andy Warhol’s famous Marilyn recreated by a team of paintballers!
Junkbot wins top honors
Vu Van Thang built this wonderfully detailed robot from trash, in order to win a Vietnamese robotics competition.
Screen Printing on Vinyl Records With Jennifer Perkins
This summer, Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club and I had a little Yudu screen printing playdate. She’s taken off with printing, and this week, she’s featuring some of the screen adventures on which she has embarked. One of my favorite things she’s done is screen print directly on vinyl records and has turned them […]
Keeping Yarn Leftovers Organized: How to Wind Butterfly Bobbins
I first learned how to make these great little bobbins in my beginning weaving class at Northern Illinois University. They are great for weaving, especially tapestry weaving, but also when working brocade on the floor loom. And really great for organizing your stash when there are tons of little random balls in there. Unlike balls […]
Gizmodo Gallery is this week in NYC
Looking for something to do in NYC this afternoon? Then you should totally check out Gizmodo Gallery 2009, a technology art/history show featuring products and projects from many makers, including Make associate editor Becky Stern’s TV-B-Gone hoodie.