Month: January 2014

NYC-based MAKE community member Genji Siraisi and his son Desmond had a lot of fun building and modifying the Raygun Vector Weapon project from MAKE Volume 35.

I’m obsessed with textured weavings right now and this tutorial for beginners on Etsy is just my speed. Accessible enough for a first-timer like me, yet it includes advanced additions like the tufted yarn portion.

Whenever I’m visiting a city, I try to arrange my trip to visit the local hackerspace. This past week I was in Las Vegas, touring Zappos and the Downtown Project and a visit to SYN Shop, the Las Vegas hackerspace was high on my list.

We all have our blind spots when it comes to crafty processes, so if embroidery is yours then you might want to take a look at this encouragingly simple tutorial for getting started with embroidery from Rookie.

Sixteen-year-old Joey Hudy has been invited to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama as one of her guests of honor at tonight’s State of the Union Address. What will Obama say about Joey and makers?

Looking for some simple kitchen alchemy to transform your party snacks into something really unique? Take a look at this remarkable Doritostix recipe by Instructables user patsheldon.

In a move that signals that 3D printing is moving closer to the mainstream, Dell announced that it will soon be offering MakerBot Replicator 3D printers and scanners to small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S.