Digi-Key Maker Project Lab: Feature 🤩

Very excited to see a tweet from @digikey and one of my little projects is in it! I made some fabric from bubble wrap to recyc

GlowStitch to add colour to any project!

I’ve been very lucky to have been able to try out the fabulous GlowStitch from maker Steph https://www.makerqueen.com.au

ElectromakerIO, another great maker community!

Being a maker is always a fun experience. Not only do you get to make fun and exciting things – but the community always

Make your boards easy to prototype with!

This is super fun and doesn’t take much time to do. It makes your circuit boards ready for prototyping! Adding different

Coming Soon… 💙 wearable technology book

I’m excited to share that I’ve been working very hard under the radar on a book! Part of that involves creating ne

Rapid Prototyping, using Foamboard for wearable technology

I wanted to start our Interaction Design sessions this year with a high-energy session. More than that, I wanted to encourage

Modding a PeriPage: Going for gold

I’ve written a previous post about the PeriPage because I think it’s super cute and useful. They are also pretty e

Not just an LED badge – a fabulous find!

You are going to love this – and probably buy one! 484 LEDS!!! What is it? This is an LED badge – but it has a mag

Yellowooowowooo OLED!

This super cool little OLED screen, 128 x 32 is YELLOW! I haven’t come across the yellow ones before and I’m a big

TFT Tips, how to get your TFT to work for you!

Hey – So I’ve been using the lovely TFT screens for some projects lately. Have you used these before? I’m us

UV nail resin for strength in wearables

Nail resin can keep your connections strong! Making wearable projects are super fun and challenging. This is a super quick pos

Add an external reset button on the Gemma M0 board.

I recently created a wearable project and the Gemma M0 board was on the inside of the wearable. However, I needed the ability

Getting your shiny new ESP32 ready to use with Arduino

To use the ESP32 board we need to do a few steps first. First make sure you have an Espressif ESP32 board (have a look around,

Create your own Social Distancing Hat, with extras…

In this tutorial, for a distance sensor hat, I’ll be using an ultrasonic sensor to measure the distance of others approa

TS80 Miniware I love you ~

I got this lovely Miniware TS80 solder iron about a year and a half ago as a gift, and it’s easily become one of my most

Flickering Flames: Deadbugging an ATTiny

information This is a guide that brings together a series of guides and information I discovered when looking for fun projects

10 Arduino hardware items, get started for a tenner!

Sometimes it’s hard to get started (and for a tenner) when you are unsure where to begin. Things can sometimes look more

A Creative Creator Fair

It’s been another crazy maker weekend – this time a creative Creator Fair at the Space Centre in Leicester was hos

Derby Maker Faire: Making, hacking, playing

Just a little post with images from the Derby Maker Faire. I had read about the Bloodhound in Wired magazine and so was pretty

York Hackspace at Manchester Mini Maker Faire

Our York Hackspace group set up at the Manchester Maker Faire over the weekend of Saturday 26th / 27th July. On the