Passap Knitting Machine Set Up
The Passap is officially working! (Huzzah!) Last night we tested settings that work with the fingering weight Tamm 3ply coned yarn. And we figured out how to knit from cones (no cake winding...
View ArticleYes, You Can (Document Small Projects)!
Mohamed Dardiri took a professional looking photograph of a laser cut design he made and it was getting likes on Pinterest within minutes. You can do this, too! Photographing small projects using one...
View ArticleWear-A-Circuit Workshop on Sunday
Circuit Patches are wearable circuit boards made from knitted yarn and wire. I’m doing a workshop Sunday using these. Check it out! I use a knitting machine to make the patches. Add snap buttons and...
View ArticleWear a Circuit Workshop
Participants with their finished circuit patches at Sunday’s Wear-A-Circuit workshop. I make knitted circuit boards on my knitting machine. Sunday I brought in a stack of 3″ x 5″ knitted proto-boards...
View ArticleBlock Rockin’ Knits
The arts and crafts area has a sewing table with a pinable canvas surface for pattern design, and this is also great for blocking hand knitted items. Blocking means stretching the knitted item and...
View ArticleMaker Art: (Another) Opening Tonight in Pilsen
My knitted-circuit artwork, Electronic Damask, was in a gallery show, NoFi, at Chicago Artists Coalition, October 24 – Nov 13. The piece was a collaborative effort, put together through the volunteer...
View ArticleKnit a Working Loudspeaker
knitted speaker I’ve been working on an embedded speaker design off and on for the last few years, and finally got around to posting an Instructable for it. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/123688585[/vimeo] I...
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