Open Source Embroidery in San Francisco
Open Source Embroidery opens at the SF Museum of Craft and Folk Art October 2.
Technology
Spider Silk Weaving
This gorgeous textile is an 11-foot-long weaving made from spider silk, specifically the golden orb spider of Madagascar. The story of how it was made is fascinating and well worth reading (a few tidbits: the saffron color is the undyed color of the spider silk, the threads have five times the strength of steel by weight, and it took more than one million spiders to make the cloth).
Ask CRAFT: Downloading our PDFs
If you have a question for Ask CRAFT, shoot me an email at becky@craftzine.com, or drop us a note on Twitter! We’d love to answer your crafty questions on any topic: technique, projects, crafty culture, or anything else! Each week the answers are here; include your name, where you’re from, and your website or blog […]
Ignite talk on “Adapting with Technology”
Mark Argo give a terrific little five-minute talk on the history of DIY gadgetry and what we can learn from past as we try to forge a more personalized, DIY future. Ignite
Floppy Mirror
Here’s a way to let your inner geek shine: affix a mirror to the label portion of one of those old floppy disks you’ve got hanging around, and never again ask “is there something in my teeth?” Via EMSL.
Social Knitworking
Hilary Grant and Stefan Agamanolis have been developing conversational patterns into knitwear for their project, “Social Knitworking.” I can’t wait to see how the project develps! Via Fashioning Technology.
Lego Yarn Ball Winder
This fascinating Lego yarn ball winder works its magic in Portland’s Twisted yarn shop. Twisted owners, Shannon and Emily, share how the Lego yarn ball winder came to be. The ball winder was born out of boredom and concern. A good friend of Emily’s is an out-of-work engineer, and he was in the shop, visiting […]