I’ve been surfing around and found some great free patterns for summer projects you can start now and make in a snap. Clockwise from top left: Vicki Howell’s Populars Glam Adjustable Scarf – Link. Pillowcase Skirt from Bella Dia – Link. Tiered Skirt Tutorial – [via] Link. Heather Baily’s new blog and headband pattern – […]
Ladyada has a new kit and best of all extensive documentation on making a charger for just about anything that recharges via USB – “This project details a small & simple, but very powerful USB charger for your mp3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other gadget you can plug into a USB port to […]
Do not look at LED MEGALIGHT with remaining eye… – “This is a homemade LED flashlight with a PVC body that is easily bright enough to blind you, and uses only one special LED (a Luxeon V). The light projected is a smooth, clear white illumination with no “rings” in the projected light like those […]
Here’s a template and instructions for building a reflector/diffuser for your camera’s flash. The downloadable template fits Nikon’s SB-600 but is easily adapted for other flashes – Thanks Matt! Link.
Todbot has a review of the RooStick, a USB to serial device for controlling a Roomba – “The RooStick is a USB-to-Serial adapter with a Mini DIN 7-pin socket on it that matches the SCI connector on the Roomba. It is an unencased circuit board with a USB connector soldered on one end and the […]
I haven’t tried this, but it looks like a good way to manage an iPod if you’re on Linux… – “With Banshee you can easily import, manage, and play selections from your music collection. Banshee allows you to import CDs, sync your music collection to an iPod, play music directly from an iPod, create playlists […]
Faythe Levine and Micaela O’Herlihy are making a documentary about the new wave of craft. To support their efforts they need donations and also are selling their spiffy looking t-shirts up on etsy. Everyone who supports their indie film through donations or sales will have their name in the credits of their movie. From the […]
