By Brookelynn Morris LED hula hoops are so beautiful to watch, and creating a custom hoop is a satisfying challenge. Twenty-one LEDs are used in this hoop; 6 are flashing LEDs that cycle through the colors of the rainbow. Each light is combined with a resistor and then wired together in a classic and simple […]
This push pin Mario mosaic made from more than 17,000 push pins is jaw-dropping. This is the third revision of this project. From the first pin to the last took about two and a half semesters, though the final version was completed entirely within the first two months of Fall 2008. There are over 17,000 […]
By Steph Cortés If you were a giant nerd like I was in grade school, you took great pleasure in discovering new things to spell out on your calculator. In the time before text messages and iPhones, you were considered the coolest kid in class if you knew all the right “equations” to get the […]
File this away for your next ambitious weekend project. A note from the BBC Press Office sent in the early 1980s to a Doctor Who fan who requested the plans to construct his own Dalek has recently been unearthed by Letters of Note. The BBC did indeed send the plans, along with a warning to […]
Syuzi over on Fashioning Technology reports on an exciting e-textile development kit, Fabrickit by Studio5050, to be premiered at World Maker Faire this weekend. She writes: The kit is a fairly simple e-textile kit that allows you to add LEDs to textiles. What separates FabricKit from the Lilypad and Aniomagic family is that the FabricKit […]
This sweet Tetris heart cross-stitch is a great way to express a little geek love. You can find the original chart, created by Sprite Stitch user DWgrrl, over on Sprite Stitch. [via Penelope Teapot] More: Needlepoint Tetris Fridge Magnets The Creation Process of Tetris-Inspired Fabric Tetris Baby Blanket Tetris Quilt Tetris Tote Bag Home is […]
This fantastic Iron Man cross-stitch from Flickr user, Stitchfight, is a beautiful application of glow-in-the-dark thread. When I’m teaching my embroidery classes and mention glow-in-the-dark thread, folks always ask, “Well, yeah, but does it really glow?” Here’s a good answer. [via Mr. X Stitch]
