Les Paul – RIP… Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009) was an American jazz guitarist and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which “made the sound of rock and roll possible.” His many recording innovations include overdubbing, delay effects such as “sound on sound” and […]
Katie D, our wonderful friend and sales rep here at Craftzine, is getting married really, really soon (in less than 10 days!) to an equally wonderful guy. We asked her to bring in samples of the handkerchiefs she’s embroidering for the bridal party, and we thought we’d give you, our lovely readers, a sneak peek. […]
Love Momiji is hosting a fun Momiji doll couture contest. Momiji are Japanese message dolls, like the ones shown above, and each one has an opening in its base for a secret message. The contest rules are pretty broad, allowing for maximum creativity. They’re looking for one-off, fabric Momiji dolls using a combination of crafty methods: weaving, printing, knitting, embroidery, whatever flavor you choose. Entries will be judged on “overall wow-factor as well as skill and craftsmanship.”
tdarnell writes – I’ve recently discovered an animation that was rendered using the measured redshift of all 10,000 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image. I’ve written a short script that leads you through a quick history of both deep field images and this video ends with a fly-through of the Ultra Deep Field. […]
Murmur Study by Christopher Baker and Marton Andras Juhasz looks at micro-messaging sites like Twitter and Facebook and outputs a physical record of some of the conversations that are happening. All 30 printers are controlled by and Arduino which receives data from Processing. This piece really did make me think about all the personal information […]
Got a cool Arduino game project that you’re having trouble fitting into a cooler? You might want to check this out: the folks over at Brico Geek are holding an Arduino game contest. There are only 11 days left, so you’ll need to act quickly to get your entry in. Here is what they say […]
May Arts has a tutorial with the many basic ways you can wrap headbands with ribbon from spiral wrapping to adorning them with folded ribbon flowers.
