HOW TO – Sew a Sailor Tank from a T-shirt
Take an ordinary t-shirt and refashion it into a cute sailor tank like this one above by charles on craftster. I love the contrast t-shirt pattern/colors. Link.
Month: July 2007
Berroco Knit Pattern: Harry Bear
Kathryn Ivy knit up this cute Harry Bear a free pattern she got from Berroco. Looks like a gift idea too! Get the pattern here at Berroco. Link.
Bug labs
Bug Labs is making the blog rounds (my RSS reader has lots of “open source hardware” mentions today)… We haven’t met with them and I’m not sure what they’re doing or shipping yet, but if/when we do we’ll post up a full report, here’s a snippet from their blog about what they’re up to (open […]
Singlet Style Shopping Bag Tutorial
Here’s a great sewing tutorial by queenofdiy on craftster to make a fabric shopping bag that’s made from a plastic bag pattern. Link.
Excel Hacks, Second Edition is out!
The second edition of Excel Hacks is out now, and it’s our biggest hacks books yet, with over 130 hacks covering many versions of Excel: Excel 2004 for the Mac, as well as Excel XP, 2003, and 2007. David and Raina Hawley’s new edition provides a resourceful, roll-up-your-sleeves guide that gives you nonobvious solutions to […]
Accessible vehicles
Patrick writes – A few issues back Make did a feature on making changes to one’s vehicle. I’d like to share something similar that’s in the spirit of Make–making vehicles accessible for the disabled. A whole lotta creative engineering is involved, and every job is a custom one, fit specifically for that person’s needs. Recently, […]
Maker Faire Austin: Call for Crafters
Hi Crafters! Are you interested in showing off your crafting skills or demonstrating a great how-to project? Please submit your proposal for an exhibit or demonstration at our Maker Faire Austin happening the weekend of October 20-21. Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) […]