Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
I decided to try and recreate the wire trees I have seen at a bunch of
art festivals, and after a bit of searching around I found this method.
Materials Materials * Fil Metallique Colored Floral Wire, you can
purchase in the floral department of just about any craft store such
as Michaels. Too…
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Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
Join fiber guru Brookelynn Morris at Williamsburg’s fiber shop, The Yarn Tree, in Brooklyn NY for this week’s CRAFT Video. She provides a great overview of fibers for felting.
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Shop proprietor Linda LaBelle does a bunch of outreach to traditional fiber arts practitioners around the world, and is preparing for an exciting trip to Oaxaca, Mexico:
Last year many of you helped to fund my trip to Rwanda where I had the privilege of working with 10 genocide widows teaching them natural dyeing and weaving. On September 3rd, 2010 I will be making another trip, this time to Oaxaca, Mexico.
I will be working with a group of native weavers, most work on back strap looms, teaching them a technique called Ikat. This is a method of tying off the warp yarns prior to dyeing to create a pattern. I will also be teaching them how to make a chemical indigo vat using natural Oaxacan Indigo. There are areas where the climate is not appropriate for a natural ferment indigo vat. Learning this skill will enable them to dye with indigo whenever they wish.
I will spend three days working with the weavers at the museum. The following week I will have the opportunity to visit each weaver in his or her village. I will get to see the work in progress, photograph and interview the weavers. At the end of the week the weavers will return to the museum where we will conduct a show & tell/Q&A.
Ikat has a history in Mexico, although it seems to now be a lost technique. This will be a new skill for the weavers and the hope being that they will be able to create new and beautiful textiles that can compete in today’s marketplace thus bringing in more income. In turn these weavers will then be able to pass their new skills on to their fellow weavers.
You can support Linda by making a tax-deductible donation.
In the Maker Shed:
Feltique by Nikola Davidson and Brookelynn Morris
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Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
If you’re a photography hobbyist with a nice SLR, you likely have more
than one lens — each with its own cap. If you’re like me, you likely
have lost more lens caps than you care to count — and the stupid things
ain’t cheap! The obvious answer is a lens cap lanyard : you know, the
$2 thingy you o…
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Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
Brooklynites, check out The Shift, starts tonight!
THE SHIFT is a birthday benefit for Devotion Gallery and 319 Scholes. It includes an exhibition, art auction with all pieces capped at $250, multiple performances, high calibre live music, and workshops focused on music technology. If you missed the last year at these two ground breaking, kick-ass exhibition spaces, or want a sneak peak at what is in store for 2011, THE SHIFT is not to be missed.
18 artists, silent auction, two nights of performances, culinary creations, and weekend workshops (Max Fuel, Ableton: 101 and DIY Electroacoustics) - this benefit starts tonight at 8pm, click here for more info and tickets.
Devotion Gallery will also be present at the 1st annual World Maker Faire next month - they describe themselves as an art space “that draws from architecture, computation, gaming, biology, fabrication, interface design, open-source communities, cloud computing, sound, science, design, emergence, and complexity.”
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Aug 30th, 2010
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Fun With Matches: Science And Mechanics Apr, 1936
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Aug 30th, 2010
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alright i know my last coaster was lame. but it was my first. This is a
different story, this is my second. I wish i had more peices so better
support some of the track. Oh well. It has a cobra roll, helix, inverted
twist, and 2 chain hills… i also would like some ideas on names.
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Aug 30th, 2010
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Now through September 30, 2010, we’re offering 50% OFF all of our Science Room products in the Maker Shed. This is a great deal for any chemistry hobbyists, teachers, or schools. Just remember to use coupon code “MADSCIENCE” at checkout to receive your 50% OFF!
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Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
I love seeing how logos evolve over time, especially when they’re as iconic and illustrative as the Morton’s Umbrella Girl. On par with the bare-cheeked Coppertone girl (1953), this little lassie has been a favorite for Halloween costumes, tattoos, and craft projects for decades. She got her start in 1914, and proceeded to update her image every 10 years on average — “Whenever we start to show our age, we do a little face lifting. Isn’t that just like a woman?” reads a line from a 1968 advertisement. Uh, right, Mr. Morton.
I will say that the company has done a great job of preserving its logo history. You can see a wonderful collection of vintage advertisements and products, and read more about the Umbrella Girl evolution on their website. And I simply must add my own personal bid to the Morton Salt company: start selling “collector” canisters with the older logos (above)! Mugs are cool, but the real deal is even better. More classic logo goodness at Neatorama. When it rains, it pours.
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Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
This is a concept I thought of, it was originally single-shot, but I
think you can slip a magazine into in (look at the 4th picture). Does
not have a working pump, sorry. 
It is supposed to look similar to the
Half-Life 2 shotgun, which is a SPAS-12. I’d like for someone to build
it, please, as I …
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Aug 30th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:08 am 
My son, Zach, and I were looking for a summer project to build. It was a
toss up between a kayak and a miniature golf course. Zach said we’d use
a golf course a lot more than a kayak, so we decided to build a ten hole
miniature golf course. We designed the course so it would not take up a
lot of roo…
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