How-To: Yoga Pants
Corrine at Threadbanger shows us how to make a pair of stretchy yoga pants, all the way from pattern to namaste.
Year: 2010
Ultimate film set first aid kit
This is the fanciest first aid kit I’ve ever seen! MacGuffin Films made this one up with everything they might need for a location shoot for about $235 total, not including the $55 Husky case. In addition to bandaging cuts and scrapes, this kit can ease almost any ailment that would delay filming. Parts list […]
Cool Idea: Bannister ropes
Image courtesy W.R. Outhwaite & Son, Ropemakers. Depending on where you live, this may be old hat for you, but I’ve lived 30 years on this earth and never seen a rope bannister before. And I just finished remodeling my staircase too. Besides being less expensive, easier to ship, easier to install, and way more […]
How-To: Brown Paper Bag Bird Nest
Shred your brown paper grocery bags and settle in for some paper mache-style fun as you make this bird nest from Ellen of The Long Thread for Alpha Mom.
DIY home carbonation
Repurposing a leftover CO2 cylinder and regulator, maker Joel Miller assembled this DIY home carbonation unit after a quick parts run.
High-voltage project resource
By way of maker muse Jeri Ellsworth comes this great project log site, 4HV.org, for those pursuing high-voltage projects. We’ve linked to a few projects from here over the years, but it’s worth bringing it to the top again. Seen here is Marko’s DRSSTC (Double Resonant Solid State Tesla Coil). [Thanks, Jeri!] And it goes […]
In the Maker Shed: 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit
Got some strange screws that need unscrewing? Want to get in there and modify some gear the manufacturer didn’t trust you to open? Maybe you need to pick up the new 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit over in the Maker Shed. This kit includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft, swivel top, and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, a 130 mm flexible extension, and 54 bits. By iFixit.