Last week your homework was to finish crocheting all the bits and pieces for the head of our Fuzzy Panda…how’d you do? This week the fun part begins! We’ll be taking all those odds and ends and make them into the head of our doll. So get out your finished pieces, some stuffing and a yarn needle and let’s get to work!
This week learn to make a digital image into a knitting pattern to make your very own skeleton cardigan.
Today marks the first week of our Fuzzy Panda Amigurumi adventure together. I’m Tamie Snow of Roxycraft.com and I’ll be your guide for the next month while we learn some fun new techniques for your amigurumi.
I had been in denial about the 80s coming back into fashion, but I don’t think I can deny it any longer. Even if you don’t think fanny packs are hip again, this threadbanger tutorial is a great primer on deconstructing thrift store finds.
This week on the CRAFT Video learn some basics of fine metalworking. With a few simple tools, you can create neat shapes from copper (or silver or brass) sheet and add some fun texture. I made this copper and silver “triple bypass” get-well card for MAKE Senior Editor Gareth Branwyn, who’s recovering from surgery.
Making your own vinegar at home is simple, quick, and rewarding. Never buy red wine vinegar again once you make your first batch! You cultivate the vinegar mother and can even share it with friends.
Etsy recently gave us a look inside the Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design, a collection of natural specimens originally established for nature drawing. I remember visiting the Nature Lab on my visit to RISD as a prospective student, and it just blew me away. They even have taxidermy mashups of animals that […]
