Knit Jute Twine Bag Pattern
Will of wubbahed saw yesterday’s post about Knitty’s Everlasting bag and showed us the great knit bag you can make from jute twine — perfect to transporting household and gardening tools. Link.
Energy & Sustainability
If you’re a maker just starting out your journey in sustainability, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. From understanding the types of materials to utilize, learning what steps will help reduce waste and emissions, and finding inspiring new ways to explore creativity that don’t have a negative environmental impact. The good news is there are plenty of resources available for DIYers looking for ways to make their projects more sustainable – from simple switches you can make today, big-picture ideas for longterm change, or exciting new ways makers are helping push sustainability into the future. In these blog posts we’ll look at tips tricks and ideas specifically tailored towards diyers and makers on the road to creating projects with greater eco consciousness so that not only will you create something beautiful but also respect its impact on our planet!
Knitty Pattern: Everlasting Bagstopper
Knit yourself up a handy tote bag that can easily be stored in your purse! The remaining secret patterns on Knitty.com are finally up and Amy R. Singer, Editor of Knitty, designed this pattern herself. I love that the base of the bag has a solid garter stitch so that everything you pack will stay […]
Singlet Style Shopping Bag Tutorial
Here’s a great sewing tutorial by queenofdiy on craftster to make a fabric shopping bag that’s made from a plastic bag pattern. Link.
Accessible vehicles
Patrick writes – A few issues back Make did a feature on making changes to one’s vehicle. I’d like to share something similar that’s in the spirit of Make–making vehicles accessible for the disabled. A whole lotta creative engineering is involved, and every job is a custom one, fit specifically for that person’s needs. Recently, […]
HOW TO – Make your own LED bulbs
Claude shows you how to make your own LED light bulbs, he writes – After many attempts to make all sorts of LED-conversions I finally found one solution that is simple and efficient. Of course, you do need a great amount of patience in making this but when you consider the countless hours of pure […]
Wiimote as car accelerometer
This fairly simple hack uses a Nintendo Wii remote to capture G-force readings in a car, dump it to a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) text file, and then graph it via Excel. The results aren’t the most precise, but apparently good enough to give you some useful feedback on car mods. Wii Remote Measurements [via] – […]
HOW TO – Make a simple fly trap
Here’s an Instructable on how to make an old school fly trap from a 2 liter bottle and a leftover food container. Fly Trap – Link
