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Do You Have a Sewing Machine?
Watching Project Runway every week gives me the itch to pull out my own sewing machine, no matter how dusty it is! I'm getting inspiration from the show and from the geeky crafts I'm constantly seeing.
I've also noticed an influx lately of new sewing machines that are simpler, with big graphic buttons (dare I say more Apple-like?) — my own is a Singer, and I truly believe that I was as willing to tackle learning how to use my sewing machine because of my tech-savviness.
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Project Runway Here I Come: Fashion Idea Generator App
Amateur designers, take note: if you're ever out of ideas for your next fabulous garment to make, download the 99 cent Fashion Idea Generator app for your iPhone.
The next time you're amid swaths of fabric and an idle sewing machine mocking you with its silence, bring this app up and shake: it'll randomly provide you with three fashion keywords, like color, fabric, and technique.
"Beige" + "Floral print" + "boat shoes"?
Daily Tech: Sony Ericsson Kicks Off MWC 2009 With the Idou
- This past weekend at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony Ericsson unveiled the Symbia-based Idou, which features a 12-megapixel camera, a 3.5-inch LCD screen, and a Xenon flash. — The Boy Genius Report
- The black-and-white Pentax K2000 DSLR is now officially on sale for $680. — Engadget
- Check out a roundup of all of the best sewing machines for beginners.
Craft Geek: LED Embroidery
With Project Runway back in action, and Spoonflower finally available to fulfill my textile design fantasies, it's high time I pulled out my sewing machine. Geeky sewing crafts perk me up, and when you can fuse tech and textile, I'm fascinated. Check out this video from Hack a Day, which demonstrates a machine-embroidered LED matrix.
Hit Up Next Year's Maker Faire As a Maker With DIY Books!
Not only did this year's Maker Faire offer lots of crafty-techie things to swoon over and purchase, some makers offered gifts of knowledge — like Syuzi Pakhchyan's upcoming book, Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting.
Her book and its crafts, including the Rock Star headphones in the gallery, make me want to whip out my sewing machine and put together these simple but clever geeky crafts for me and my friends.
Syuzi, whose résumé calls her a "roboticist" (how do I get that behind my name?!), represented at Maker Faire last year, too, so I couldn't be more stoked to read her book and start sewing.
New Laptop Bags at . . . Crate and Barrel?
I went into Crate and Barrel the other day to find a tea pot, but to my surprise I found . . .
Create Your Own Funky iPod Case
Sometimes the coolest iPod cases I find are those that have been made with a little bit of tender-loving homemade care. If you want to learn how to make your very own iPod case like the one below check out Craftster, a site where you'll find step-by-step, easy to understand instructions to help you get your craft on. The sewing savvy artist that made this case also includes iPod measurements and other great tips to make it as "seamless" as possible.
Ikea's Cheap, Petite Mikael — Can I Call You Mike?
Since I'm on an Ikea kick with the Benno faux-mount TV stand, I thought I'd bring you another useful piece of home tech.
The Mikael desk would fit right into my place — I still love the convenience of my Dave stand, but sometimes I really get more done sitting at a desk.
And though the pic shows how great the Mikael is for a desktop computer, I'd use it for my laptop, and totally increase the usefulness — when I'm not laptopping, I can do my bills there or use it for my sewing machine!
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