Cord Zipper Pulls How-To from Tom Bihn on Vimeo
We show you a variety of ways to use our three options of Cord Zipper Pulls
A hooded sweatshirt commissioned by a friend of mine. Unfortunately I won’t be making any more of these, as the materials are impossible for me to find. If you like it — make it! Totoros for everyone! — via BurdaStyle.com
This octopus stands about 7.5cm tall. Results will vary depending on your tension and your yarn & hook choice — via Ravelry
Kids can often seem to have inexhaustible reserves of energy especially in the eyes of an adult. And Scootaloo is simply bursting with pep when it comes to lending a hoof to Rainbow Dash even if it’s just to take out the trash. I just wish I had a little helper to get these automata done sooner!
Scootaloo and the stand are carved out of Philippine mahogany while the gears are made out of narra hardwood. She’s hand painted in enamel and protected with flat lacquer. Scootaloo stands at 3 1/2″ while the entire piece measures 5 3/4″ high, 2 1/2″ wide, and 4 3/4″ long. Everything took 71 1/2 hours to make — via Youtube
Cthulhu Mask originally uploaded by Tracy Widdess
A folksy patchwork design mixes with the classic style roll top backpack. Sure to be unique, each shape is cut and sewn with matching stitches. Two expandable pockets on each side are adjustable and include convenient snap closures. The main compartment opening rolls up with leather straps which are adjustable in height to accommodate both large and small loads. The interior is lined with a neutral-toned and durable cotton canvas. Inside there are two additional pockets near the opening to keep smaller items accessible, and a compartment to carry your laptop securely and comfortably against your back. The shoulder straps have adjustable sliders and leather and canvas gussets at the base for strength — via Sketchbook Crafts
Knot #802 is found on page 145 of The Ashley Book of Knots. Ashley says this is a two-strand version of knot #758, Captain Charles W Smith’s Sinnet Knot. A little more decorative and to further secure the knot, I sometimes add some whipping with smaller diameter cord around the end strands, or add some gaucho knots, as shown in the example pics in the video and blog post — via Youtube
By Ryan Hall — via PLANET-PULP
My daughter’s eyes went wide. She was sold on the idea. This could happen. But then she turned and looked at me, But what are you going to be?
She thought for a second and said Well, if I’m a Han Solo, you should probably be Princess Leia, I guess…
She looked at me with an implied question in her eyes. And, c’mon, if I immediately told her YES, a girl can be Han Solo,
it would’ve been pretty hypocritical of me to say Nope, a boy can’t be Princess Leia.
So, as quickly as I could, I said, That would be FANTASTIC. I totally should be Leia.
And that’s exactly what I did. Because that’s what dads do — via The Good Men Project
Carol Milne, an artist in Seattle, knits glass. These incredible sculptures have every appearance of being translucent yarn wrapped around knitting needles — via Neatorama
A little tinkering from me that shows what you can do with 3D printers today. Most parts of this paper airplane machine gun had printed by fabberhouse.de (the rest of them are to buy via Internet or hardware store). By the way, I use a cordless screwdriver from China for driving — via Youtube
A simple pattern for scale mail gloves, worked entirely in knit stitches and slightly modified knit stitches (photo tutorial for the technique included) to knit the scales right into the fabric of the gloves — via Ravelry
We love Tom Baker. And we needed a new runner carpet for our hallway. Enter this easy DIY Doctor Who rug (for under $30). Our first project in our new house. This is a plain ol’ cheap beige runner carpet from Home Depot, painted to look like Tom Baker’s iconic Doctor Who scarf — via Our Nerd Home
This cross stitch pattern is the Babel Fish entry from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, inspired by Rod Lord’s animations for the 1981 BBC television adaptation — via Etsy
Looping thin Paracord through a standard bracelet makes an eye-catching contrast — via Instructables
Melbourne-based artist Catherine Tipping created these masterfully hand stitched portraits that reflect our complicated relationship with the digital age, portraits of people losing a bit of themselves to the digital world — via Neatorama
Watch Corning’s Paul Then describe a new product called, Corning Fibrance Light-Diffusing Fibre. This glass optical fibre is optimised for thin, colourful, aesthetic lighting in a variety of applications — via Youtube
Innovation in Fabrics from Tom Bihn on Vimeo
Our fabric expert talks about the fabrics we use and the bags he uses
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