Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Hine wows us again with this simple but extremely effective embroidery hoop turned sculpture, featuring a needle-felted kitty hungering after a friendly fish. (Or possibly asking the fish to dance–your call.) Related: • Camera-Shaped Camera Case • Stop-Motion TMBG Video
Simone from Crafty Daisies tips us off to this great guest entry by Bree of Hot Tea Apparel, who shows us how to build a floor loom for weaving. I love the idea of using this to make rugs from recycled, cut-up fabrics, t-shirts, plastic bags, and more. Related: • HOW TO – Make a […]
Ukranian sound-maker Younat’s socket sampler substitutes electrical sockets for the usual button switches (I’m guessing those plugs are wired as jumpers) – seems an interesting and possibly economical alternative to traditional designs [via Synthtopia]
Fabric designer extraordinaire Heather Bailey has a spanking-new retail website, where you can purchase fabric, sewing patterns, and more. The site’s official “Grand Opening” happens August 12, but “Early Bird” site visitors will receive 10% off their orders when using coupon code AQV14760.
Heads up NYC electronauts – Ignite NYC: Soldering, Guerilla Knitting, & Bomb Shelters The first Ignite NYC is going to happen 7/29 at M1-5. We are going to feature 16 speakers. Each speaker will get 20 slides that auto-advance after 15 seconds for a total of five-minutes. Ignite is free and open to the public […]
Techcrunch announced they’re going to build a web tablet device & part II – Today at Techcrunch we announced that we are building our own web tablet hardware device. This all stems back from a conversation a few weeks ago when we were discussing the ultimate web browsing/cloud computing client hardware. The iPhone is nice […]
Autum at Sew, Mama, Sew! shows us how to make these handy-dandy portable cushions, perfect for scattering on a patio or bringing to your next picnic.
