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Maker Faire Austin 2008 Schedule
Maker Shed CRAFT Demos
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Serger 101
Miayawear
I will teach fear-free serger threading. |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Make the Monsters from CRAFT: 06
Average Jane Crafter
I'll demo how to make sock monsters from the kits created by Made by Moxie and featured in the 06 issue of CRAFT magazine. |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Fashioning Technology: Intro into Smart Crafting
Syuzi Pakhchyan
Armed with LEDs, phosphorescent ink, and polymorph plastic, among other "smart materials," Syuzi Pakhchyan, the author of Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting, will show you how to incorporate a tech flair to your crafty projects. Stop by and learn how to: • print with thermo- and photochromic inks to create textiles with dynamic, shifting patterns; • sculpt polymorph plastic into toys and lighting for your home; • animate your projects by incorporating SMAs (Shape Memory Alloys); • create soft circuits using conductive threads and fabric; and much more. |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
How to Make a Diorama
Patricia Zapata
Create this diorama project with a box frame or shoe box, paper, paint and trinkets. Dioramas are fun because anyone can make them and they can be of any subject and style. |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Make Your Own Fabric Jewelry
jennifer and hope perkins
There is a lot more to jewelry than just beads. Hang out in the Naughty Secretary Club and learn how to use fabric in your jewelry making covered button bracelets, necklaces out of recycled T-shirts and pins from vintage men's neck ties. |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Soft Circuit Embroidery
Becky Stern
Using traditional embroidery techniques with modern electronic components, Becky will demo the creation of a simple soft switch circuit that will light up a sewn LED with a watch battery. |
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Jewelry-Making 101
jennifer and hope perkins
Austinite Jennifer Perkins is the woman behind Naughty Secretary Club. In the jewelry 101 demo Jen will discuss different jewelry tools, supplies and techniques. People will walk away knowing the difference between a head pin and an eye pin, the right and wrong way to close a jump ring and basic wire wrapping techniques. |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Pimp Your Rags- Embellishing Cloth Napkins
Studio Three Design
Studio Three is a hip, eco-conscious textile collaborative that revitalizes vintage home decor. We are illustrating our special approach to rejuvenating home goods using eco-friendly inks, DIY screen printing and hand embroidery techniques. We'll take your old "rags" and turn them into dazzling displays of modern reuse! |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Fashioning Technology: Intro into Smart Crafting
Syuzi Pakhchyan
Armed with LEDs, phosphorescent ink, and polymorph plastic, among other "smart materials," Syuzi Pakhchyan, the author of Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting, will show you how to incorporate a tech flair to your crafty projects. Stop by and learn how to: • print with thermo- and photochromic inks to create textiles with dynamic, shifting patterns; • sculpt polymorph plastic into toys and lighting for your home; • animate your projects by incorporating SMAs (Shape Memory Alloys); • create soft circuits using conductive threads and fabric; and much more. |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Make the Monsters from CRAFT: 06
Average Jane Crafter
I'll demo how to make sock monsters from the kits created by Made by Moxie and featured in the 06 issue of CRAFT magazine. |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Thermofax Basics-Printing on Fabric and Paper
Amy Ybarra-Murphy
I will display custom screens and will also have some pre-made screens of my own designs. I will also be showing my rubber stamps, and coasters. |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Maker Shed CRAFT Demos |
Soft Circuit Embroidery
Becky Stern
Using traditional embroidery techniques with modern electronic components, Becky will demo the creation of a simple soft switch circuit that will light up a sewn LED with a watch battery. |
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