Catarina Mota put up a nice tute on creating a handshake-sensitive mitten which senses high-fives and hand-holding, too. It’s a simple circuit suitable for wearable tech beginners! [via Fashioning Technology] More: LED Firefly Baby Booties Tutorial Electronic Embroidery – CRAFT Video
Steve Roberts is a maker OG (original gangsta). With his amazing Winnebiko and BEHEMOTH projects, and his longtime evangelizing of “high-tech nomadness,” he’s been a leading light in the maker movement for decades. I definitely count him as one of my great inspirations in pursuing artful-engineering (or is it engineered artfulness?) as a lifestyle. Steve […]
A few new Handmades are up here at CRAFT! One is all about fiber artist Riita Ikonen: From the forests of Eastern Finland to a masters at the Royal College of Art, Riitta Ikonen has crafted a fascinating life for herself. An artist, costume maker, teacher, and lecturer, her photographed work draws attention to small […]
We’re excited to announce the first meeting of Make:PGH, a new Make city group based in Pittsburgh.
This weekend I went nuts spring cleaning. I opened boxes of things that have been packed away for ages, including my husband’s grandmother’s sewing supplies. I found many wonderful things in her sewing basket, including a wooden egg for darning socks, tiny crane scissors, and lots of vintage bias tape. I also found this strange […]
Need more digital outputs for your Arduino? If so, the EZ-Expander shield for Arduino might be a good solution. You can pick up a kit, or an assembled version, over in the Makers Market!
By Diane Gilleland I love digging in my recycling bin for potential craft materials. A recent surplus of empty plastic soda bottles inspired this easy organizer, which is endlessly customizable. Use any size bottles you like, and arrange them in a configuration that fits on your desk or in a drawer.
