Jonah @ MAKE writes: The “Visible Sound” project attempts to create a physical version of the sound around it by sewing sound waves in realtime. Although this was just a concept, we like ways of making invisible objects like sound waves into tangible forms. This concept model looks like a stereo faceplate on a modified […]
Heather points us to this fantastic sewing machine cover made from a dollar store apron, bringing the total cost for the project to a whopping … well … one dollar. And the bonus: there was enough material left over to make a tissue case cover!
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes While at Maker Faire in May, I got a chance to get a terrific demo from Vivian Lavinskas of Singer Sewing Company on their Singer Futura line of computerized embroidery machines. Having one myself and being a techie, I can vouch for […]
Why use a little tomato when you can poke your pins in this disembodied hand? Digital Misfit teaches you how to make this hand-y pincushion on Cut Out + Keep.
Krista has started a cool new blog called Zigzaggers which is a site featuring reviews of older and vintage sewing machines by you, the crafter. Pictured above is a vintage Singer. Krista writes: I want this site to become an easy research stop for anybody shopping for for old sewing machines on eBay or Craigslist, […]
This week’s ThreadHeads takes us to visit Julie Dunbar of Girl Popcorn with an exclusive tutorial on how she creates her awesome embroidery (which is a great way to make an old tee, purse or bag look like refreshed and new).
Our fearless interns in the CRAFT/MAKE Lab, Lindsey, Matthew, Meara, Kris, and Ed, happily reported today that they’d received a new machine from Singer to replace the last one, which they’d overworked. Yay! Thanks, Singer! Ed Troxell documented the festivities in his Flickr set.
