Cathy Kasdan of Clevland, OH and I were emailing back and forth a bit yesterday afternoon regarding my post on the knitting machines. Then my jaw dropped when Cathy sent me this beautiful photo of her finished thesis project — a handknit 1950’s style ensemble made from plastic grocery bags. Cathy is currently finishing up […]
Cathy Kasdan of Clevland, OH and I were emailing back and forth a bit yesterday afternoon regarding my post on the knitting machines. Then my jaw dropped when Cathy sent me this beautiful photo of her finished thesis project — a handknit 1950’s style ensemble made from plastic grocery bags. Cathy is currently finishing up […]
Robbtoberfest writes – I made this to shred leaves and break apart seed heads in wildflowers I like to grow. Unfortunately the 1976 weedeater motor burned up as I was getting ready to make a video of it working. I’ll have to wait for spring cleanup in a few weeks to scavenge another electric string […]
Crafty Ginger is making and selling these cute cashmere button bracelets in her etsy shop! The buttons and ribbons are great together. Link. Related: HOW TO – Make Your Own Buttons for a Bracelet – Link.
FrankG sent in how to make a syrup boiler from an old diesel tank, as well as the the more traditional steps required to make maple syrup – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Arkku writes – This is a 6×9 rollfilm camera made by Contessa Nettel (one of the companies which merged to form Zeiss Ikon in 1926). The lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 105mm f/4.5, in a dial-set Compur shutter. The camera has rack focusing, meaning that the entire lens […]
If you’re in the SF area, check out the Exploratorium’s “Iron Science Teacher” event (or watch the videos when they post’em) — Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, “Iron Science Teacher.” Parodying the cult Japanese TV program, Iron […]
