[10 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Summer Vacation

After a whirlwind month of two maker faires – the Cambridge Mini Maker Faire and the Bay Area Maker Faire, I am ready to take a brief vacation from blogging. I’ll be working on a few projects throughout the summer and I hope to share them along the way or when I start blogging more often in the fall. See you then and enjoy your summer!

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[10 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Summer Vacation

After a whirlwind month of two maker faires – the Cambridge Mini Maker Faire and the Bay Area Maker Faire, I am ready to take a brief vacation from blogging. I’ll be working on a few projects throughout the summer and I hope to share them along the way or when I start blogging more often in the fall. See you then and enjoy your summer!

Research & Reviews, Weekend Builds »

[26 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]
Crochet Stretch Sensor Experiments

Here are a few tests of crochet stretch sensors (and some more knit sensors for comparison) as I try to determine the method that works best for me.

Weekend Builds »

[6 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]
Making Knit Stretch Sensors

This week my order of Nm10/3 Conductive Yarn from Plug and Wear arrived. I immediately started making some samples of the knit sensors I blogged about a few weeks ago.

Weekend Builds »

[27 Feb 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Project: Anglerfish Theremin Plush

Awhile back I purchased a couple of Gakken Mini Theremins to play with. Here is an experiment with putting one inside a crocheted anglerfish plush.

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[5 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]
Sound Projects Month

To show support for my friends currently doing the RPM Challenge (writing and recording an album in 28 days), I’m going to spend February focusing on sound-making and musical projects.