Darn! My skirt had a hole: 3D printing a darning loom
Written by Kirsten Glass About a year ago scrolling through one of those endless lines of online videos I came across someone using something called a Speedweve to fix a hole in their jeans. I…
Let’s Learn to Use Cricut
This post will help walk you through making your first Cricut vinyl cut to make a sticker! This tutorial will help get you oriented to the software – Cricut Design Space – and its features that are used to design objects to be cut on the Cricut.
Patching holes
I’ve found that some of my clothes have some holes in them. Instead of tossing them, donating them, or going around with holes in my items I decided to try to give them new life by adding patches to cover them up.
Virtual Realities: Getting your head in the game
Virtual Reality (VR) has been in the news recently as medical experts try to use it to help treat conditions that affect balance, breath, and cognition. In light of the overdose epidemic, some even believe it can replace opioids and other pharmaceuticals in pain management.
3D printed, hand painted
With a little effort, and with some inexpensive supplies, decent looking miniature figures can be produced with a filament printer.
I found two open-source models of pterosaurs on Thingiverse. There are many other miniature files available at that site.
The supplies I used are easily available and inexpensive. (Most of the tools came from a dollar store.)
Skate patches
Last summer I got into roller skating but find my skates to be a bit plain and wanted to dress them up a bit. So I made some patches using the Makerspace embroidery software and…
3D Scanning
This guide will help to walk you through using and understanding 3D scanning! 3D scanning is the process of taking a real-world object and rendering it to create a digital 3D model. Scanning and creating…
Make Your Own Identity Token!
This fun and quick tutorial will walk you through the process of designing and printing your identity token! This tutorial usually takes between 30-60 minutes and by the end you will have learned: The identity…
Sewing for Summer – 70’s Inspired Halter Top
Written by Olivia McDougall While we aren’t yet into the warm weather, I chose a halter top as a first time project to challenge myself and just to see if I could do it. Since…
Film photography and 3D printing a Bulk Film Spooler
Written by Dalton Hargreaves Weyt-kp/ taanishi! Before I take you on my 3D printing journey, I would like to acknowledge that I am writing this on the traditional and unceded territory of Secwepemc Nation within Secwepemcul’ecw. …