In this week’s CRAFT Video, come with me to the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There I met with e-textiles pioneer Leah Buechley and students from her research group called “High-Low Tech,” which Leah describes as “blends” of technology with traditional crafts to make new toolkits for creativity and learning. I had […]
Meg Allan Cole shows us some paper cutting art in this Decor it Yourself video from ThreadBanger.
Last weekend was the 5th annual Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle, the city’s biggest indie craft fair. With almost 9,000 attendees, it was the biggest UCU yet. Although the show’s over you can still shop with the vendors from the show. Applications for vending at the second UCU summer show will open mid February. Subscribe […]
I love the Handmade Portraits series of videos at Etsy. New up this time is an inside look at Enhabiten, aka Liane Tyrell, who makes housewares from vintage and earth-friendly textiles.
Paul from Dude Craft has created a wonderful, thorough video tutorial for creating these cool papercut portraits. I can’t wait to try it!
Since it’s our special Super Crafty Kidz month, sponsored by Klutz, lets join Rachel Hobson and her kids as they make the Klutz Capsters! They’re fun bottle caps with pictures and charms inside. Rachel says this is a great project to have “in your back pocket” for when your kids say “Mom, I’m bored!” Everything […]
This video of Dia de los Muertos happening in the streets of San Francisco’s Mission district, posted by YouTube user documentdocument, is an otherworldly creation. To me, it embodies so many wonderful things about the art and craft of life and death. The participants of the event are an almost overwhelming subject. The face paint […]
