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Stitching Without a Net: Free Motion Embroidery

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One day Paul Nosa, having no prior applicable training, started using a sewing machine to express his own imagination. The result is Free Motion Embroidery, which he demonstrates at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Taking cues from customers, may of his items are made to order, and watching him perform his craft is as rewarding as the final product. http://www.pnosa.com/fr_website.cfm http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/4939

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Machine Knitting a Cosby Sweater

Andrew Salomone uses a hacked knitting machine from the 80s to “print” digital images into knitted garments. At World Maker Faire New York 2011, Andrew demonstrates the knitting machine and shows off its creations including a sweater with Bill Cosby’s face.

http://andrewsalomone.com
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/09/machine_knitting_a_cosby_sweat.html

music by i am jen

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Cacophonous Bot Drummers: MIDI Controlled Musical Robots

Tim Laursen presents his robot drummers at World Maker Faire New York 2011. The colorfully decorated MIDI-controlled solenoid drummers are activated by a small button panel, and Tim wears his owl drummer backpack to dance to the music.

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Inside-Out Stuffed Animals Become Stuffed Misfits

Stuffed Misfits by Anthony Bielecki are stuffed animals that have been rescued by thrift stores, turned inside out, further modified, and restuffed into creatures with new personalities. These critters were sewn together and shown at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. http://stuffedmisfit.com/ http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/6025

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Jane Bom-Bane and her Mechanical Hats

Jane Bom-Bane builds mechanical hats and wears them while singing and playing songs. She shows her skills and talents at the Brighton Mini Maker Faire.

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Sculptures from Spare Parts: Typewriter Assemblage

Jeremy Mayer’s typewriter assemblages are sculptural pieces made purely from typewriter parts. In a process he calls “reassemblage,” Mayer fits the pieces together into likenesses of living creatures using no welds, glue, solder, or external parts. He talks about and shows his work at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. http://jeremymayer.com http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/5446

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Anatomic Eagle Kinetic Sculpture: Fledgling

Fledgling is a metal kinetic sculpture that is anatomically similar to an eagle. Under the watchful eye of Christian Ristow, Participants at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 climb up the staircase along its spine, and sit in the ribcage where they can pedal furiously in order to slowly move the bird’s wings in mimicry of flight. http://www.christianristow.com/ http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/4990

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