Emission Spectra Scarves

February 11, 2010

These Emission Spectra Scarves are lovingly machine-knit from black and colored 100% cotton yarn. They measure about 6.5 feet long and 7 inches wide.

More photos at my photoset and adafruit’s Flickr.

This scarf was originally Amanda Wozniak‘s idea.

Download patterns to make your own! Thanks to Bryn Davies for the Spectra Pattern Generator Python script. Patterns below are for machine knitting or teeny needles, but you can generate a pattern based on your knitting gauge at Bryn’s site.

Silicon [PDF]

Gold [PDF]

Manganese [PDF]

Mercury [PDF]

Iron [PDF]

Tungsten [PDF]

Uranium [PDF]

Molybdenum [paginated PDF | one long list PDF]

Lead [PDF]

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Fatlab hoodie

January 28, 2010

The fffffat crew is meeting up in Berlin next week for Transmediale. I can’t make it out, but I did make a tutorial for fffffatting up your hoodie, so the gang can roll in style without me. I’ll be missing you guys!

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<3 Necklace

January 25, 2010

Many of you requested I make smaller version of my hollow form <3 necklace, so here it is! Buy it on Etsy.

This 1.5 inch tall Sterling silver pendant is handmade from 1mm thick sheet and tubing, depicting the internet-savvy sentiment <3, an ascii heart! Appropriate for showing your geeky ladyfriend how much you care. The < and 3 dangle freely, dancing near each other with the wearer’s motions. Available with a 19 inch long sterling silver curb chain. Finished with a sterling clasp and packaged in a jewelry gift box.

If you want to make one of your own, here’s the template I used to pierce the shapes:

Here modeled by Kio Stark.

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Felt Control Panel

December 29, 2009

I’m working on some felt electronics, this time pushbuttons in addition to knobs. Moxie taught me how to needle felt, which makes it easier to form a dense defined shape than with wet felting. I first make little marshmallow-shaped cylinders, then bore a hole and insert the button or knob. A few more pics are at my Flickr.

If you’re interested in a custom order, submit a request at my Etsy shop.

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LED sewing kit Jawa dolls

December 15, 2009

Betty made these Jawa dolls with LED eyes using my LED sewing kit, aren’t they awesome? She offers a free pattern, too! Open source crafting!

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LED Sewing Kits

November 21, 2009

LED sewing kits are back in stock! Available in white, warm white, yellow, green, blue, red, and PINK!

Use this kit for enhancing your needlework project or garment with lights. Stitch it up with my free tutorial.

The kit includes:

• 1 sewable battery holder
• 1 CR2032 coincell battery
• 7 feet of conductive thread (enough for one or two projects)
• 2 5mm LEDs
• 1 metal snap for creating a switch

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Open Source Embroidery at MOCFA opening tonight

October 01, 2009

The Open Source Embroidery exhibition featuring my LilyPad Arduino Embroidery has traveled from Sweden to San Francisco, where it will be on display at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art until January 24. Check out the interview with curator Ele Carpenter on Rhizome.

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TV-B-Gone Hoodie at Gizmodo Gallery

September 24, 2009

My TV-B-Gone Hoodie will be at the Gizmodo Gallery at Groupe (267 Elizabeth St, NYC) through Sunday!

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Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle

August 02, 2009

This weekend I’m in Seattle at Urban Craft Uprising’s first ever summer show, and it’s a blast. I did a soft circuit demo, and doing another one Sunday at 1:30pm. I’m selling LED sewing kits, so if you’re looking for the tutorial, click on through. Pictured above is the incommutable Moxie herself.

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Workaday Business Squid

July 16, 2009

I’ve been making plush squids again, and this time I published a free (creative commons by-sa license) pattern to go along with them, so you can make your own. The one pictured above is named “Mr. Caissy from Accounting.” See more plush squids in my Flickr set.

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Me and my Makerbot

July 01, 2009

I recently won a raffle for a Makerbot Cupcake CNC machine, which is a DIY 3D printer. The raffle was held by AS220, an awesome hacker/etc lab in Providence. Thanks a million, guys, it works great! You can find the file for the little mushroom that I printed (John Park modeled it) in the Thingiverse.

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I won a MakerBot CupCake CNC machine!

June 15, 2009

Providence geek den AS220 recently had a raffle to both give away and raise money for their own MakerBot CupCake CNC. I bought a ticket and won! I’ll soon be 3D printing from my studio, yay, and THANKS!

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Open Source Embroidery Exhibition and Article

The Open Source Embroidery exhibition is now open at Umeå University’s Bildmuseet. After the show is over there, it’ll be traveling to the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco (October 2009). Wired.com interviewed me in an article about the exhibit and movement.

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Fiber Arctic

June 11, 2009

My Iceberg piece will be in this show opening Friday, June 12. Kristen Rask, organizer of the show, also did an interview with me on her blog.

Fiber Arctic

Opening June 12, 2009

Exhibition runs June 12 to July 9

Schmancy Gallery

1932 2nd Ave, Seattle

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Iceberg

May 05, 2009

Iceberg
Cotton/Linen Yarn, Acrylic, Sterling Silver, MDF, Ice
2009

This iceberg is made from cotton/linen yarn and then stiffened with acrylic. Inside is a polar bear made from ice which slowly melts down and out through the sterling silver drain on the sloped platform. The iceberg itself was made using a knotless netting technique.

This photo is by Matt Mets. Check out more photos at my Flickr set.

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Summer Juried Grad Student Show

May 02, 2009

My Plush Knee will appear in this summer’s juried show at the Harry Wood Gallery at ASU. The opening reception is Monday, May 4 from 7-9pm. The show will run until September 4.

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Imagined Geographies Show May 1

May 01, 2009

I’ll be showing my Iceberg and Plush Knee (“Ouch, My Femoral Condyle!”) at Bragg’s Pie Factory on May 1, 6:30-9:30pm.

1301 W. Grand Ave Phoenix

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<3 Necklace

April 23, 2009

<3 (ASCII Heart)
Sterling Silver (sheet and tubing)
Buy it in my Etsy shop

If you want to make your own, here’s the template I used to pierce the shapes:

This product is based on my big <3 (ASCII Heart)
Hollow-formed Sterling silver
2009

This photo is by Victoria Altepeter.

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LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike Bag Patch Tutorial

April 10, 2009

I added these blinking lights to my fatlab patch for riding my bike at night, and show you how in the above video. You can also look at the instructable or download the code and schematic for this soft circuit project.

Reposted from CRAFT.

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Vicodin Ring

April 08, 2009

In Case of Emergency
Sterling Silver, Vicodin
2009

To go with my Vicodin earrings, here’s a ring with a bezel-set pill instead of a stone.

This photo is by Victoria Altepeter.

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Plush Knee

March 26, 2009

Ouch, My Femoral Condyle!
Synthetic Fiber and Batting, Steel Stand, DVD Video
2009

I’ve completed the plush model of my knee working from my MRI and arthroscopy images, plus anatomical illustrations I found online. It’s capable of dislocating, just like my real knee, and uses elastic to make the ligaments stretch when the joint is bent. It’s my best soft sculpture yet. Still no fibula. The title is “Ouch, my Femoral Condyle,” after the place on my femur where the cartilage was torn.

I made a video to be displayed with the knee, which is a combination of video shots of my knee dislocating combined with MRI animations and arthroscopy stills. Warning: I’ve been told it’s not for the squeamish.

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LilyPad Embroidery in Crafts Magazine

My LilyPad Arduino Embroidery appeared in Crafts Magazine in the March/April issue.

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Twitchie Scorpion on Attack of the Show

March 08, 2009

John Park took my Twitchie Scorpion on G4′s Attack of the Show. His tail was damaged in shipping, see it leaning over? I hope nobody else noticed.

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Plush Femur

February 24, 2009

I made this large-scale model of my femur in plush. I used pictures from inside my knee during surgery and looked at anatomy pictures to get the shape. I had a flap of cartilage that had to be removed, then the doc drilled little holes in the underlying bone to stimulate scar tissue growth for padding in the area. The object is surprisingly cuddly. Materials: fuzzy polyester fur, fleece.

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