Inspired by last month’s DIY Movie Making theme, I present to you the above-seen piece of homegrown science fiction. While waiting patiently for what is likely the galaxy’s slowest turbolift, spacefaring duo Metalmags(Erica Magrey) & The Alien Ambassador(yours truly) take a casual stroll through the seams of their own chroma-keyed reality, in search of an […]
Vickie Howell points us to the fascinating photography of Daniela Edburg, an artist whose experience knitting a prop for a photograph turned into inspiration for an entire collection of photography in which knitting is a core element. Read more about her work on Peta Pixel and on her web site.
I had the fortune of seeing Jen Savage’s SparkL Motion necklace at the recent Arduino meetup in NYC. It uses a LilyPad Arduino to control the lights based on the wearer’s movement, sensed by an accelerometer. It’s really quite captivating to see it twinkle! [via Make: Online]
Becky spotted these really cool potentiometers embroidered in conductive thread about a week ago. The device consists of a conductive and a resistive trace stitched into the material side-by-side. Maker Hannah Perner-Wilson explains, “any conductive object can be used to bridge the contact between the traces and measure the position/distance from measuring point through the […]
Make contributor T.J. “Skip” Arey says: Many of you know that, some time back, I authored a book called Radio Monitoring — A How To Guide. Originally published by Index Publishing Group and later released by Paladin Press, is had two very successful editions that sold for many years. This book has recently gone out […]
Is it water balloon season already? Most kids go through a stage of being unable to tie a balloon without it farting off across the room. Water-bombs can be even worse, slippery little devils that they are. This simple jig makes tying balloons (especially water-bombs) a lot quicker, and makes it a lot easier […]
Casey of Casey’s Elegant Musings shares her trick for making perfect patch pockets every time with a super simple cardboard template. See her tips over on her blog.
