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By Jeanne Storck
9:00 Sunday morning. Nan Eastep coaxes a hem through her sewing machine in a booth at Oakland’s Temescal Farmers Market. A few final stitches and she holds up a pair of vintage pinstripe trousers that she’s converted into knee-skimming, bike-friendly knickers.
An accomplished seamstress and avid cyclist, Eastep is the creator of B. Spoke Tailor, a clothing line for style-conscious riders. She regularly loads up her cargo bike and trailer and brings her traveling pop-up shop to local farmers markets and cafes where she sells her off-the-rack riding wear and offers alterations and on-the-spot fittings.
With her punk meets British pomp aesthetic, her love of natural and recycled fabrics, and her intimate knowledge of what not to wear on a fixie, Eastep is becoming the go-to outfitter for West Coast urban bike commuters who wouldn’t dare do spandex. She’s also the darling of the local Tweed Rides — semi-regular cycle outings where participants sport their nattiest woolens.
If you’re flying in or out of Oakland Airport, be sure to check out the B. Spoke Tailor’s outfits on display — it’s a satellite show of the Oakland Museum of California’s current “Bicycles” exhibition. And if you’re interested in buying some bespoke tweeds, visit Eastep’s Facebook page to find out the location of her next pop-up shop.
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Check out Instructables user lamoix’s indoor bike rack for his Portand bike-lover’s palace.
Like most houses in Portland, we have a lot of bicycles, and we are always coming and going on them, often changing out bikes several times a day. Not satisfied with outdoor parking, or stacks of bicycles in the workshop, I decided to build some indoor bike parking. It allows for both front or rear wheel parking, and fits eight bikes comfortably.
In principal, this rack is just a railing. The bikes are held in place by their wheels resting against the wood, with the tires keeping them from rolling. I was concerned that this design might put too much torque on the rims, and that a triangular two-touch system would be better, but this design works great, even with road race wheels.
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Yes, that is a giant chocolate chip cookie with a brownie inside of it. Yes, you need to make these … now. Bakerella shows you how.
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Posted by Blogsnapper at 01:07 pm
Since I don’t have a facebook account, I sometimes existentially ponder if I’ve ever “liked” anything, ever. But, I do seem to “like” these Like/Dislike stamps! If you “like” them, and use facebook, avoid inking up your monitor! Just click the “like” button at the bottom of this post! [via betterlivingthroughdesign]
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Kristen Rask of Plush You! fame is running a battle of the bands plush challenge, in which you have the opportunity to turn your favorite musician or band into a plush masterpiece! The deadline is September 1. Pictured above is Angelbot’s Sufjan Stevens finger puppet.
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This Is My Knex Wii Wheel With Auto-Centering. This Means That When
You Turn The Wheel, It Will Automatically Center Itself. The Bottom
Looks A Bit Weird But Its Handy, You Can Set The Height. A Knex Wii
Wheel With Auto-Centering Wasn’t My Idea, I Saw It At Instructables
(Made By Bartboy). I …
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Apparently, today is National Macaroni Day. I had no idea, but I’m glad that Cindy at Skip to My Lou knew and that she posted this fun tutorial for coloring dried pasta to use in crafts. I used to love stringing up dried pasta necklaces as a kid, but our method of smothering them in poster or tempera paint were never very successful. This method seems much more likely to provide bright, lasting results.
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Posted by Blogsnapper at 01:07 pm
For my first ever Instructable, I am going to
show you all how to make a light-box for movie posters, like at movie
theaters! Posters made for light-boxes are often referred to as
double-sided, mirror sided or duratrans; their backs have a slightly
faded mirror image of the front and they let …
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hey guys, I published a k’nex engine a little while ago, in a slideshow,
and you (yes you)liked it, so i am publishing it in this here
instructable. the pictures here are from the slideshow itself,
so theres no need for the slideshow anymore, I embedded the source video
that i got the cylinder d…
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You guys are going to love this cake. I made it for the July 4th
party and everybody loved it! I think this cake rocks! Ingredients:
(For the cake) * 1 1/4 stick unsalted butter * 1 1/2 cup sugar *
3 eggs * 1/2 cup sour cream * 1 tsb vanilla extract * 1 1/2 cups
flour * 2 t…
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