iCufflinks and iNecklace by Adafruit
Adafruit iCufflinks video
Adafruit iNecklace video
Dueling Mechanical Bulls
I was a member of the team from The Madagascar Institute that brought the Dueling Mechanical Bulls to life at the Google I/O afterparty.
I made the LED sign and the video above.
Ohm Sweet Ohm Cross-Stitch
It’s a resistor chart you cross-stitch yourself! I designed this x-stitch pattern for a now-discontinued kit I put together for Adafruit. The finished design fits perfectly in a frame measuring 8″x10″ and takes about 40 hours to complete. You can download the free PDF pattern/instructions right from this page:
The design files are also posted on Thingiverse, and here:
If you’re new to the craft, you can learn to cross-stitch with my free tutorial.
Materials and tools needed for the Ohm Sweet Ohm design:
- 14-count aida cloth – 15″x18″
- 6″ embroidery hoop (Susan Bates “super grip lip” style)
- Two size 24 tapestry needles
- pattern, preferably printed out on paper
- 16 skeins in total of DMC embroidery floss in specific colors:
- E385 GOLD (3 yards)
- E168 SILVER (3 yards)
- BLANC WHITE (5.25 yards)
- 168 LIGHT GREY (2.25 yards)
- 550 PURPLE (2.25 yards)
- 322 BLUE (2.25 yards)
- 163 GREEN (3.75 yards)
- 444 YELLOW (3.75 yards)
- 608 ORANGE (4.5 yards)
- 666 RED (4.5 yards)
- 938 BROWN (3 yards)
- 310 BLACK (14.25 yards)
- 317 DARK GREY (12.75 yards)
- 950 TAN (4.5 yards)
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How To Cross-Stitch
Learn the basics of cross-stitch in this tutorial. Supplies needed:
- Aida cloth
- Embroidery hoop
- Scissors
- Masking tape
- Embroidery floss
- Blunt tapestry needle
- Iron and ironing board
- Towel for ironing
- Sticky mounting board (optional)
Sewable LED Sequins
Make tiny sewable lights from SMT LEDs and silver beads.
In addition to the following supplies, you’ll need some tiny silver beads from your local craft or jewelry supply store:
(more…)Adafruit MENTA
I made this video introducing the Adafruit MENTA, an Arduino compatible board that fits in a mint tin.
Electronic Piggy Bank
Learn to make a glowing electronic piggy bank in this tutorial video using the Adafruit Programmable 1 Coin Acceptor. Code on Github.
Emergency Lockpick Card
Here’s a quick video to get you started in the super fun hobby of lockpicking and Toool’s Emergency Pick Card.
