…compilation of tutorials
Today there’s no tutorial, but I liked the aerial image greetings so much that I wanted to share.
Click on the picture to enlarge and to see better what this is about.
But the picture is only the result, the whole message is revealed letter by letter.
Have fun sending love to good friends!
Links:
geoGreeting – How geeks show they care
unikatissima at geoGreeting
Recently I knitted more often (mostly mazes and cellular automaton patterns) and got some little helpers together on the spur of the moment.
The first is a take-those-threads-away (I simply don’t know the name of this item!) for two-coloured knitting, that I made from a plain piece of wire: …
… simply bend the wire twice around the finger, hook the threads into and begin knitting.
The second are paper clips used as stitch markers…
…that I hooked in every 10. stitch, everywhere where the decimal lines from the pattern are.
I selected a different coloured paper clip every five clips, that helps to orientate in the pattern faster.
For the partly chaotic cellular automaton patterns it can be a real help.
And the last are my post-it notes I use to mark the row I’m working on.
Some people use rulers but the post-its stick better to the paper and if necessary I can take it with me without having to mark the last row.
However I noticed that I have to change the notes quite often because the glue gets weak from the constant tackling and untackling.
Links:
At unikatissima:
Entry concerning the maze pattern generator
Maze Pattern Generator
Entry concerning the pattern generator (cellular automaton)
Pattern Generator (Cellular Automaton)
I’m fascinated about what can be done at home!
Now I found a tutorial on how to make a natural stick deodorant that seems to be made quite quickly.
‘Natural’ means here that the only ingredients are baking soda, cornstarch and tea-tree oil.
However I don’t know whether every baking soda can be used, because Leo says that ‘baking soda’ means ‘Natriumbikarbonat’ whereas on my baking soda is written that it contains ‘Natriumhydrogenkarbonat’.
Well, it’s rather spring time than summer now, I still have a lot of time to find out ;-)
Links:
Quick Stick Deodorant
LEO German-English Dictionary
LEO Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch
I presented all sorts of boxes already, but when you want to wrap something little and flat like a cookie or a necklace pendant, most of them aren’t suitable because of their shape.
Quite different the pizza box gift box: it is folded like a pizza box and what could be flatter? ;-)
I really like the idea and the template and will use it for sure when needed.
Do you know the story, too? You have a very good instruction or a great idea and work hard and – wham! – everything goes awry.
craftfail features an amusing compilation of such ‘experiences’.
Actually I could have shown easily an own photo, but 1. I’m not yet ready to share my failures and 2. I found the dog soo cute! ;-)
P.S.: I don’t even have a category for failures ;-)
Somehow I always thought that you have to buy a lot of special items to make a woven basket, I’d’ve never thought that you can just begin with two wooden picture frames, wooden Kebab skewers and twine. But you can!
(Eh, it may be that I forgot something, best you read the original instruction ;-))
I’m thrilled about this and have to see whether it finds a place somewhere on my just-do-it-list ;-)
I’ve never heard about before: surprise ball gifts, but I find the idea sooo great: the presentee can use everything incl. the ‘wrapping’.
I wonder who will get my first surprise ball gift ;-)
Links:
Surprise Ball Gifts
My entry ‘Constructing a Cone’ was much to wordy ;-), therefore I wrote an online cone calculator.
Note: Unfortunately the online cone calculator seemingly doesn’t work under all circumstances and I don’t have the time to struggle through. That’s why I write the formula by all means behind.
Well, you have disabled javascript, which means that the online cone calculator doesn’t work anyway.
You have 2 options now:
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The black cone is what we want to get. small diameter = smaller desired diameter large diameter = larger desired diameter height = desired height |
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QT = small diameter / 2 RS = large diameter / 2 PQ = QT * height / (RS – QT) PR = PQ + height PT = √((PQ * PQ) + (QT * QT)); angle to cut away = inner circle diameter = 2 * PT; |
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And now proceed:
Draw two centered circles with the inner and outer diameter, draw the calculated angle and cut it away.
The result should be a template for a cone with the specified measurements ;-)
If you don’t have a protractor you can print and cut the degrees disk from the entry ‘Constructing a Cone’.
If you want to know more exactly what you’re doing here, check the entry ‘Constructing a Cone’ after all ;-)
Links:
Here at unikatissima: ‘Constructing a Cone’
Love Ya Award
I find Kokopelli really nice, and that not only because she awarded me with the Love Ya Award ;-)
I thank you soo much!
My entry is amongst others so late, because I thought the whole time again about whom to award myself.
And again I arrived at the conclusion that I can’t give it further as expected:
I’m presenting here every day instructions, many are published on blogs.
And I think that everybody who bothers to write an entry with his or her own tutorial deserves the award already!
So I want to thank everybody again who just like this provides instructions, tips and tricks to all others!
Come to think of it…
Carry on!
;-)
Links:
Kokopelli
You must absolutely check this!
Up until now I knew resin only for making jewelry, but this tutorial on how to make resin knitting needles is ingenious and the needles are fantastic!
However I recommend strongly to check the (admittedly many) comments, because they’re discussing there their (also bad) experiences.
If you are a little scared by resin just as I am you can however try to make some self-made wooden knitting needles.
But the others are more beautiful ;-)
Links:
At craftster: Resin Knitting Needles
Here at unikatissima:
Resin Pendants
Self-made Crochet Hooks And Knitting Needles