{"id":558,"date":"2011-06-03T15:50:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T22:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/?p=558"},"modified":"2011-06-03T15:54:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T22:54:01","slug":"fascinated-by-felting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polymathdesignlab.com\/weblog\/2011\/06\/fascinated-by-felting\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinated by felting"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has become fully apparent that if you want to keep up on what I’m making in anything approaching real-time, you should be following me on twitter<\/a> (if you’re a non-tweeter, you can follow this RSS feed<\/a> instead). It’s so much quicker to toss out a link there, and I’m way more sporadic about writing on the blog. However, I’ve got a lot to share, so I decided I should finally come post an update over here!<\/p>\n

First off, I wanted to mention that eTextile Tuesdays are picking up steam. Along with the eTextile Worksessions<\/a> every other Tuesday at BrainSilo<\/a>, Lynne Bruning is also hosting the eTextile Lounge: a global hackerspace<\/a> every Tuesday night on uStream. So if you’re in Portland, come by the hackerspace to work, talk shop, and watch the ustream… and if not, jump on the ustream chat and participate from there!<\/p>\n

Secondly, I seem to have picked up a new medium! I started needle felting earlier this year and I am totally smitten. I’ve been felting like a fiend, and playing with incorporating electronics into felted projects as well. The Starfield Fascinator at the top of this entry is a felted and beaded hair accessory that uses Aniomagic’s sparkle board<\/a> to make the LEDs twinkle in various patterns – I hope to have video to post of it soon.<\/p>\n

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This is the Prince of All Cosmos, from Katamari Damacy, as rendered in wool.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Prince of All Cosmos is a character from the wacky and much beloved Japanese video game Katamari Damacy – if you’ve played it, you’ll understand exactly why he’s standing behind that orange. He has a battery pocket in his back that works as a pressure switch, so the LED in his antenna lights up whenever his belly is squeezed. I’ve put up an instructable <\/a>with everything you need to make your own, if you’re a fan. I did get a video of him, which you can take a look at below.<\/p>\n