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Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a clothing swap and series of do-it-yourself workshops in which a community explores creative reuse through the recycling of used clothing. The website has ideas for clothes swapping, fashion parades and DIY workshops, along with suggestions for rebranding your creations with ‘100% Recycled’ or ‘Modified by Me’ labels. The event was started in [...]

SMART TEXTILES SALON September 25, 2009, Ghent, Belgium The programme is organised together with 80th Anniversary of the Department of Textiles at Ghent University and 6th International Conference on Textile and Polymer Biotechnology. The exhibition introduces the latest demonstrator and prototype developments in the field of smart textiles and intelligent wearable systems. The displayed items will [...]

Video of ‘Computational Sketch’, made with electronics, paper, conductive paint, magnetic paint, and magnets by Leah Buechley.

Just found a great site ‘animated knots by grog‘ which shows you how to tie a variety of different knots. Each knot automatically “ties itself” when the page opens. The complete list has 119 knots, though some are duplicated due to being known by more than one name. It’s also lists knots via different categories: boating, [...]

Introduction to Chemical Engineering (E20) is an introductory course offered by the Stanford University Engineering Department. It provides a basic overview of the chemical engineering field today and delves into the applications of chemical engineering.

A Fab Lab (Fabrication Laboratory) is a workshop with a range of flexible manufacturing and prototyping tools that can be used to make “almost anything”. The types of fabrication tools you might find in a Fab Lab include: * Laser, plasma, vinyl and water jet cutters * CNC machines - [...]