Sewing Zippers
Lisa of the U-handbag blog has a tutorial on how to sew the perfect zipper–in this case, for a boomerang, zippered pouch with pocket and loop. The photos are really helpful and cover all the steps. Link.
Month: February 2007
HOW TO – Make a Three Strand Necklace
Pam Conway says, “Here’s a tutorial on how to turn an ordinary single gold chain into a 3 strand beaded necklace with a pendant. Great for using up old chains you don’t wear or ones you got as a gift that are still sitting in the box! Really easy instructions and very pretty photos.” Link.
Chocolate Covered Car
Splurch says, “A chocolate-coated car was placed in front of a supermarket in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on Valentine’s Day. This eye catching car was the work of seven employees from a local car company. The car was wrapped in a plastic wrap before being painted with melted chocolate. A total of 200 kg of […]
OpenMoko – open source cell phone
MAKE pal Michael writes in with word about OpenMoko – Linux based phone (Neo1973) running OpenMoko – I’m sure you’ve heard about the OpenMoko project. The news event today is that they have put up an extensive website describing the hardware, the software, the look and feel, the APIs, source code, developement invironment, etc. etc. […]
HOW TO – Make an animated cartoon in 10 minutes with a whiteboard and webcam!
Leevonk writes – I always liked to draw and was thinking of becoming a cartoonist as a kid, but the tedium of the technique at the time (1980s) drove me away. Now we have computers and everyone is making flash animations. Flash attracted me because you don’t have to redraw the thing every frame, you […]
$60 jib “The Poor Man’s Jib”
Michael sent in how to build your own camera jib from $60 worth of do-it-yourself store supplies… $60 jib “The Poor Man’s Jib” – Link.
HOW TO – Make your own slot machine
Tinkergirl writes – Tim Hunkin makes unusual and often funny old-style mechanical arcade machines for Southwold Pier, and has a couple of pages on how he makes his devices and what parts he uses. I desperately need to make a Steampunk themed one now. underthepier/coin_mechanisms – Link.