Yarncraft

Maker Spotlight: Amanda Cole

Maker Spotlight: Amanda Cole

Name: Amanda Cole Hometown: Saylorsburg, PA Day Job: electrical engineering student Penn State, lab assistant in the physics department Makerspace: back home at my desk Electronics : Yarncraft : Coding What type of maker would you classify yourself as? One of the reasons why I love making is that I enjoy learning new skills. I’m […]

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Maker Spotlight: Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada

Maker Spotlight: Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada

Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada has focused her life on studying, practicing, recording, and teaching textile and dyeing techniques across the world.

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How Punch Cards and Arduino Close the Gap on Hacked Knitting

How Punch Cards and Arduino Close the Gap on Hacked Knitting

You can still use punch cards to operate knitting machines, but a few groups are now bringing the technology full circle by hacking knitting machines so that they may be operated digitally via an Arduino.

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Weave Hypnotic Spiral Art on an Embroidery Hoop

Weave Hypnotic Spiral Art on an Embroidery Hoop

An embroidery hoop is normally used for, well, embroidery. But it can also provide the frame for more unique yarncraft projects.

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