Lara Grant’s sewing machine is wired up to sense every time the needle is lowered through the conductive fabric swatch it sews, triggering a sound. I’m assuming it’s hooked up to a computer program that’s playing the sound, since it’s capable of playing back melody loops. [via Fashioning Technology]
This project combines two of my favorite things: crayons and rockets. It may have taken John Coker 12 years to complete this project (hey, who among us hasn’t had a case of lingering works-in-progress?) but the result was more than worth it. He’s even included a step-by-step of how he made the rockets. The detail […]
Jason Guest has created a version of the forthcoming Apple tablet, rendered in 100% wool felt. The details are too awesome and my favorite is the little gear he cut and stitched for the settings! I’ve posted more photos after the jump, and here’s a link to Jason’s skeleton etsy site, so you can bookmark […]
Adam @ MAKE writes: Looking for an easy way to generate QR codes capable of incorporating into an asphalt mosaic, John from mtoynbee.com found that Perler (aka melty) beads are the way to go. Not only can you position them in a grid, but they are also large enough to be picked up by a […]
Artist Nick Gentry creates stunningly beautiful artwork that incorporates discarded computer disks, video cassettes and other “obsolete” media storage items. Each floppy disk used in the paintings has a history and story of its own. It represents the increasing pace of the modern life cycle, where objects are created, used and disposed of quicker than […]
Matt Mets @ MAKE writes: Here’s an older project by Micah Dowty, that I just found out about: a homebrew soft circuit RFID tag. Not content to just make a homebrew RFID reader using a Propeller microcontroller, he proceeded to design an RFID tag using only an ATtiny85 microcontroller and an inductor, and built an […]
Google Reader Tricks for Craft Bloggers from Diane Gilleland on Vimeo. A few years ago, I switched all my RSS feeds to Google Reader, and my blog reading and sharing has never been the same. As I’ve uncovered more and more tricks on how Google Reader can make my reading and sharing more efficient, I […]
