This month’s skill set is a little different than the previous Electronics, Woodworking, and Mechanics series. For starters, we tweaked the name. We think Skill Builder has a more active ring to it, more about the process than the thing. Increasingly, we want to get you, the maker community, more involved in these series. There’s […]
Crafty and green way to go… To help it survive — and thrive — in Britain’s shrinking textile industry, Hainsworth, a 225-year-old, family-run wool mill in West Yorkshire, England, has developed niche uses for wool. Its product range includes the uniforms worn by the Royal Guards at Buckingham Palace, the felt lining inside Steinway pianos […]
Spring is finally here, and I’ve been spending every free moment planting colorful new additions in my yard. This year I thought I’d try to grow some edible flowers in the half wine barrel on my deck. I started poking around online and found almost too much information, but a lot of inspiration as well. I knew about nasturtiums and mustard blooms, but daisies and gladiolus? Turns out there are lots of flowers that offer more than a pretty face. What are some of your favorite things to do with edible petals?
Most kids growing up in the Midwest for several decades dreamed of playing the Grand Prize Game on WGN-TV’s “The Bozo Show.” I was one of them – I tried to convince my parents several times that a family vacation to Chicago from Detroit was great any time of year. Needless to say, I was […]
Interesting experimental process, thoroughly documented in photos and on video, from designer Maarten De Ceulaer. [via NOTCOT]
I love this Möbius Gear design, made by Aaron Hoover for a Procedural Solid Modeling class back in 2009. It looks impossible at first glance, but the trick is that the inside gear is actually made from a flexible material, so it can deform as it spins around the fixed outer gear. There’s also a […]
Easter bunnies, make way! We, too, are digging carrots this spring. These bright carrot treat boxes are yours to make this season with our free printable.
