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Month: March 2007
Primrose Design’s Stitch School
Primrose Design has some great embroidery tutorials and tips with their Stitch School posts. One of my favorites is this one that shows you great techniques for starting or ending stitches without leaving an ugly knot. Learn more or improve your techniques at Stitch School. Link.
Digitally Designed Fabrics
Amy at Craft Chi has designed her own fabrics and printed it on her computer. Read her post for more details and tips on how you can do this too. I’ve been meaning to get Bubble Jet Set for the longest time to try something like this out. Link.
Home(re)made “Masters of the Universe He Man” alarm clock
Doug writes – I’ve been playing around with the Voice Recorder IC’s that were used on the Staples Easy Button Mod. The uses seem endless, however one thing comes to mind. From my childhood one of the toys that I remember really wasn’t a toy – but a clock. Yes, there was a talking “Masters […]
Ken Rinaldo – robotic sculptures, interactive art inspired by natural systems
Artist Ken Rinaldo’s gallery will take hours to view each project, but it’s worth it – his robotic sculptures and interactive artworks are inspired by natural systems / organic environments. Pictured here, Autopoiesis. Autopoiesis, is a robotic sculpture installation commissioned by the Kiasma Museum in Helsinki, Finland as part of Outoaly, the Alien Intelligence Exhibition […]
Using a data logger to record the temperature inside a beehive
Forrest M. Mims III has an article on using a data logger to record the temperature inside a beehive in the latest Citizen Scientist – Over the years I’ve done some consulting for the people at Onset Computer Corporation, the makers of Hobo Data Loggers and various related products. Consequently, I’ve accumulated a nice collection […]
Backyard fuel cell
Bob Parks has an overview of Stephen’s homemade fuel cell home @ Stuart Island – Stephen Friend has the first hand-built fuel cell-powered house in the US. No, not another hopeful boil-your-own-yogurt demo for an impractical technology, but a real, sustainable achievement that makes its own hydrogen in a cedar shed out back. And it […]