Robin over at inkodye.com just sent over this fantastic tutorial to showcase their fantastic photo-sensitive permanent dye. This product really ticks all of the boxes for me, because it works on so many different materials (including wood and leather), and it connects to my love of all things photographic
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Last year, my Husband and I attended the first annual Maker Faire in North Carolina. My husband, Angus, had already attended numerous Maker Faire events around the country, but this was to be my first time and it was amazing! I had never seen so many crafters, makers, machines or tech type stuff under...
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After seeing these fabulous fake vintage adverts for Skype and Facebook, I thought it was about time to mention another one of the projects that we've been working on.
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We're all working on some pretty cool projects over here at the moment, but this Arduino powered sewing machine is my personal favourite. I took an old zigzag sewing machine and kitted it out with servos to control the needle position and fabric feed.
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I know that you are thinking vintage computers aren't particularly crafty, but I beg to differ. Some of the computers on show at the vintage computer festival were built in the days when men were men, women were women, and small animals were dinner.
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Antonio Roberts introduces us to fizzPOP, a UK based hackerspace where people with a wide range of skills and interests can come together and open up the technology to explore it's inner workings.
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If you own a printer that uses pigment inks (rather than the cheaper dye based inks) you can follow these instructions and print your own fabrics.
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SLA batteries can be a little bit cantankerous when they get old, and there are a couple of reasons for this. If the battery has been continually deep cycled (discharged until flat, then recharged), the plates will eventually corrode and the battery will hold less charge.
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I recently read an article by the inestimably marvellous Robert Llewellyn (henceforth referred to as @bobbyllew) about repairing a video camera. The article can be read here: http://bit.ly/6KLEEW and I urge everyone to read it.
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This method of corking using a knitting machine is considerably faster than traditional methods. Using this method it is quite easy to make several yards in an hour. To create this funky corking you need to:
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