When working with components on more than a 2D plane, I often need to sketch out my circuits and component orientation. I made myself a little Adobe Illustrator symbol library with a subset of the sewable components and common batteries from adafruit.com. These sketches are less about being spot on technical diagrams and more about being …
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Quicky summer sundress
When I made this one it felt totally like cheating. I used the pre-shirred fabric from Joann’s I got on sale. I couldn’t find a snapshot on the site but basically it was this but in the black and white pattern. I used my dress dummy to fit the fabric creating the dress with …
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Ace Monster Toys 2015 Classroom + Textiles Redo
A few weekends back a great crew showed up and we flung color about. Tonight the last of the furniture got put away.
Oakland 2014: Old books into delicate christmas ornaments
I like to use hardcover books to make my tool kits. That leave me with the guts of books. Most of which have a great aged patina. I just didn’t have the heart to toss them in the recycling bin. The book guts stacked up but even so I hung on to those suckers …
Robot Ornaments
This year I wanted to spice up the ornament project. And I was thinking Robots… I love robots. These robots needed to be able to work for kids as young as 8. They also needed to be affordable and cute. It was also important to include a good does of customizability to them. I started …
Electric Sugar Skulls
So I have been working on sugar skull plushies for about 2 years now. I have done them with groups large and small. The design has gone through many versions. All that work and play has come together this year to produce this version… personally my favorite. This new design has a extra layer to …
2014 American Steel Studios Holiday Bazzaar
Join us at America Steel Studios this holiday season and keep your buying local! Fri Dec 5, 6-9pm (with ART MURMUR!!)Sat Dec 6, 11am – 6pm Sun Dec 7, 11am – 5pm There will be fun vendors and workshops including awesome cart making! Kits to all some light to your cards, kits for making LED Plushies and some …
EBMMF 2014 Project: Plushie LED Bracelets: Sew your own electronics
Makers are invited to combine traditional craft and tech by hand-sewing a bracelet and using electronics to make it light up. During this 30-minute workshop, each participant will make a soft plushie bracelet using conductive thread, LEDs, and laser-cut fabric. Each maker will be given a starter kit that contains all the materials they’ll need to create …
Duct tape prom dress
Mekayla and I made this dress for her prom way back in 2010… it was great fun doing the drafting for this Duct Tape creation and working with Mekayla was dreamy… though after working on it I didn’t want to see duct tape for about 2 years.
A different take on tattoos
So I like tattoos as an art form and as a form of self expression. Tis was a new take on this. These cool tattooed porcelain figures by artist Jessica Harrison (part of her newest series called “Flash”) is a lovely take on tattoos in a traditional context. [via madartlab.com]
Maker Faire 2014 Pictures
Maker Faire this year was really good… sunny but not too sunny crowded but not crazy. And many a circuit was made! Check out it out.
Maker Faire 2014 Project: Plushie LED Bracelets: Sew your own electronics
Stay tuned for more designs! The closer we get to Maker Faire! Makers are invited to combine traditional craft and tech by hand-sewing a bracelet and using electronics to make it light up. During this 30-minute workshop, each participant will make a soft plushie bracelet using conductive thread, LEDs, and laser-cut fabric. Each maker will be given …
LED Strips + Fake fur vest = Awesome
I thought this vest have a pretty good over view of this method of lighting things up. A spendy project with high impact… of that there is not doubt. [via hackaday]
Mindblowing Fiber Optic Dress – with tutorial
This fiber optic dress by Natalina is amazing. Not only has she made an amazing piece she has written a tutorial so you can follow in her footsteps. This dress is not for sewing beginners and the fiber optics are not cheap (over a C note). That said this is still a doable project and …