Want to know which local yarn shop near you has classes or even Wifi? Enter Knitmap, a handy site where you can enter in your zip code or address and you’ll be able find a yarn shop with just the stuff you need. There’s even an iPhone friendly version of the site. [ via Handmade […]
Shannon at knitgrrl points to the beautiful genome quilt designs of Beverly St. Clair, where she has created a way to encode DNA information into her quilt art. Pictured above is the Human Red Cone Pigment Gene. From the site, Beverly’s origins of her genome quilt designs: My idea for genome quilts grew from the […]
Jonah @ MAKE writes: ”Hyperlink” is series of large needlepoint canvas and yarn sculptures of the typical hand icon that your cursor changes into when you hover over a link on any web page. The set consists of 4 of the large hands by the artist Ben Fino-Radin who is known for his remakes of […]
Jonah @ MAKE writes: These cool “Oscillator Cabinets” by Ben Fino-Radin were made with wood, paint, yarn, plastic canvas, portable cd players and use needle point cones as speakers to play several voice recordings. I love the bright colors and the idea that the yarn and plastic are making the sounds.
Emma Jane Hogbin has finally released her Drupal logo knit charts, perfect to knit up some Drupal socks for those techy knitters out there. (Photo of Emma at left by Richard Weait.)
Not Martha has found a free iPhone knitting application, Stitchminder, a nifty counter to keep track of your WIP. Although not perfect according to her review, it looks like we are getting closer with crafty applications on our favorite gadgets. Related: Crafty Kindle?
Knitgrrl Shannon Okey posts about her new Kindle and her crafty ideas brewing for the portable reading device. I recently got one after a crafty friend showed me hers at Maker Faire. I have to say I love the portability and the ease of reading. So how many of you have Kindles out there? Feel […]
