If you read MakerBridge regularly, you may have figured out by now that I love all things yarn. I geek out over crocheting mathematical structures, and I’ve been writing a lot lately about my experiences teaching crochet at the … Read more >
A few months ago I posted about my plans for running my first crochet workshop. I was full of brilliant ideas: I’d taught another librarian to crochet so that she could help out with teaching newcomers; I’d put together … Read more >
On Saturday morning Sharona and I went to a summit at Onondaga Community College. The summit was put on by the Arts in Higher Education Consortium, a group which is sponsored by CNY Arts. To borrow wording from the … Read more >
Tomorrow I’m leading Penfield Library’s first-ever Crochet 101 workshop. I’ve taught a person or two to crochet over the years, but only individuals; I’ve never had to work with a group before. Since I’m now deep into preparation mode, here’s … Read more >
I received an embroidery kit as a gift recently, and this weekend I finally got the chance to dig in and start working on it. I’m now 1/6 of the way done with my sampler, and I have to say … Read more >
While I was visiting my family over the holidays, my sister shared a balloon-animal-making kit with me. The kit contained a hand pump for filling the balloons, directions for making three different balloon animals, stickers to give your creations eyes, … Read more >
One of my major problems with 3D printing has always been that I’m put off by the amount of time and effort required to learn the 3D modeling skills necessary to create my own original objects. Yes, I *could* just keep … Read more >
Note: This is a guest post from Alysha Bullock and the rest of the staff at the Stony Brook University Innovation Lab. Here’s some of what the Innovation Lab has been up to lately:
The Stony Brook University Innovation … Read more >
I was in Montreal a few weeks ago with a friend. We’re the type of people who would go to a positively reviewed science museum anyway, but when I saw that the Montreal Science Center (Centre des Sciences Montreal) is … Read more >
A few days ago, I stumbled accidentally across an article called “Beyond Knitting and Crochet.” I was delighted to see that it included book recommendations for some of the less-popular fiber arts–spinning, weaving, and so on. My own library … Read more >