These fun and flexible areas can help students develop creative and analytical thinking skills.
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How to Work With Conductive Fabric : Working with conductive fabric is fun and it's ideal for wearables, soft circuitry, e-textiles and other projects that take advantage of it's properties. Learning the basics will help you make design and material choices tailored to your application…
By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. and Cindy Green, BSc, RECE. One of the most significant professional learning experiences that we have engaged in during the last few years was our trip to Adelaide, S…
Grab a handful of men's ties because these creative projects are so inspiring, easy to make and super fashionable to use over and over again!
This tutorial will get you started with unlined pojagi by hand. The seams are completely enclosed, so there is no right or wrong side to the end product.
How to Build a Simple Vibrobot: Ok, welcome to my first Instructable! I thought I would make it something simple, and I just made some cute little vibrobots so why not do it about them? Video: The cross shaped one would have moved so much more, but the battery is running out…
Kate Stone’s journey to the TED stage began, of all places, in a London bar. In 2012, TED Curator Chris Anderson and Content Director Kelly Stoetzel embarked on a worldwide talent search, traveling…
There's an art to a good teardown. Todd McLellan, a Toronto photographer who’s disassembled everything from pianos to iPads, has perfected it.
Or.... not. I wanted to share some pictures today from my recycling classes with the city. We toured multiple
I think it's time to give up on the cardboard mechanics dream
Learn how to make patterns that are reusable and will last longer than a traditional paper pattern. Get tips on how to trace and transfer pattern marks.
A technique-led guide to creating clothes and homewares, using fabric scraps from other projects, discarded home textiles, and used clothing.Wendy Ward teaches you all the skills you need to refashion garments and reuse fabric from existing pieces you already own, plus ways to use leftover scraps to make household items, and to customize your clothes. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, for instance novel ways to join small fabric pieces, using larger pieces to make pieced household items and clothing, and easy ways to refashion existing clothing. Her "minimal waste" mentality will help you to make simple garments based on your body measurements, and there's a useful section on mending. Wendy also covers the ethical issues involved in buying new, from shopping locally to choosing your fibers carefully and supporting small businesses and other crafters. There is a comprehensive chapter covering all the sewing techniques used, from seam and hem basics through to tips on unpicking recycled garments. Each section includes projects using the techniques covered—a total of 20 makes that can be adapted to the materials you have to hand.
Much of this information was previously published on my street team blog, or my main blog, but I have gathered it all into one place to encourage you to make your own stencils or masks, or both! The July/August 2012 Somerset Studio had an article about stencils, in my column...
There's a lot more to it than cardboard and duct tape.
If you have a serger, you have a head start on doing alterations. It isn't just for sewing knits--you can also use it for all kinds of finishing work. Hemming Pants with Your Serger is easy and fast w
Every day, I ask my kids, “What did you make in school today?” Too often, they can’t give me an answer. But on the days that they do, their eyes light up and they passionately
Ever wondered how you can reuse or repurpose old canvas for future acrylic paintings? Here are several easy ways to do just that!
In conjunction with my work over at Verbal To Visual, I’m starting to be more intentional about the building of my own visual vocabulary. On this page I’ll be sharing my progress. IR…
12 Ways to Hold Your Coin-cells: A collection of different ways to store coin-cell batteries (CR2032). Each step depicts a different method in pictures and there is a link to further documentation where applicable.
