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The LulzBot Hacker Space 3D Printer Giveaway is a chance for hackers who build, hack, make, and create to add 3D printing to their “things to do” list. PRIZE: One LulzBot AO-100 Desktop 3D Printer to 8 lucky hacker spaces. WHO QUALIFIES: Any community-operated physical hacker space, where people meet and work on their projects. Your hacker space must meet these hacker […]

When quilting or pinning together lots of fabric I find that my hands cramp from pulling and pushing so many pins. I tie a length of ribbon into the T-pins for easier removal. Just give a tug on the ribbon and Volia! the pins come free of the fabric.     The ribbon also helps me to see where the […]

I’ve been cleaning out my files lately. Sorting. Tossing. Lightening the load for the next adventure. Way back in the late 1990’s box I found this file label and laughed. I still use pink ink. I still advocate for social responsibility. Thankfully, some things remain the same.

The last day at Mathaf scattered pencils and friends far and wide. The lab leaders and I were exhausted and ready for a day of rest! A thought of which Kristine and I could only dream of… for Friday was for fittings and the fashion show dress rehersal.

On our last day we sprinted to the finish line completing our projects, setting up the final display wall and cleaning up the library. LED Hat by ____________________   Paper Corset with LEDs by _____   Hisham completed his handweaving with conductive thread and 10mm LEDs.   ______ lent her talented hands for the detail work.   The Ladies created […]

By Day 4 we were all in the creative spirit with our own projects, sharing our new techniques with each other and teaching the interested bystander on how to use conductive thread to make a basic LED circuit.  See one. Do one. Teach one. The M2’s made a glowing pillow!   While Hisham worked on needle felting and integrating Maxbotix’s […]

By Day 3 the eTextile and paper computing participants were well on their way to creating their own projects.  In the morning I introduced the entire group to the ATtiny45 micro-controllers as a ways to activate the LEDs to blink and fade.  While some chose to stick with basic LED circuits with textile or paper embellishments at least half the group […]

On Day 2 the challenge began with making a circuit using 5 LEDs. Participants quickly learned that multiple colors of LEDs compete for power.  Red LEDs dominate all other colors, but occasionally other colors can work together.  To be on the safe side, they began making multiple circuits to separate the colors. Hand sewn and embroidered multi-colored Star overlays by […]

The first day we were together in the library space at Mathaf we created basic LED circuits using Bare Conductive Paint, copper tape and conductive thread. Basic LED Circuit   Thru this simple exercise everyone learned that copper tape is a fast, easy and forgiving electrical conduit. That conductive paint is fun and organic but takes time to dry before […]