| E-Textile and Soft Sensors Workshop in LA Syuzi Pakhchyan, author of Fashioning Technology, will be teaching an e-textile and soft sensor workshop this Sunday, June 27th from 12pm -3pm at CrashSpace in Los Angeles.Syuzi writes:This course will introduce you to an exciting new palate of conductive threads and fabrics -- some of which aren't commercially available. Unique properties and qualities of each material will be discussed.You will learn how to construct your own textile sensors (switches, potentiometers, pressure, tilt and flex sensors, etc) as novel controls for electronics.Register now via Eventbrite.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Peekskill to Cut the Ribbon on a Child-Crafted Trail of Tiles The Public Tile Project opens on Sunday at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill. nytimes.com |
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw:alien deer by deathbyexposure,Caps Loch Monster by Trickartt,Black/red jersey leggings by zliss,and Volcano for Hoop Up! by modernjax.Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Roundups | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |
CAC fine arts and crafts set The Community Arts Center has been busy this summer – among other events, its planning the Eighth Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 25 and 26) at Rose Tree Park on Rte. 252 near Media. delconewsnetwork.com |
Mr. Seahorse, Stuffed Seahorses are so strange! But I like them, for many reasons. Lia at Lia's Crafty Journey (Jakarta, Indonesia) made this fantastic stuffed seahorse. She has a tutorial up in Google Docs. I don't sew all that often, but I might try this because it makes me so happy!Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Toys | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |