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@lars_0 0.0 I feel seen for the first time. I've been wearing one of these as a ring for years.

The perfect fit.

@Leeborg_ :raises hand:

Who wants to have a Bauhaus style costume party when this is all over ?!

#glowinthedark #LED soft #enamelpins just posted in my @Etsy store. 3 colors to choose from. etsy.me/3myj7zs #diyelectronics #blinkblink #helloworld #arduino

Already loving the pastels ✨so much✨then I open it, see the marble and am like whuuhhht #handmademusic #diy #diymicrophone #vintagephone

@Leeborg_ The neon chartreuse Swatch Twin phone was the phone I had. I still think about it... and would take any excuse to have it again and the cheeseburger phone! 🍔

Were you a clear phone, or hamburger phone kinda kid? 📞🍔✨

Be a caller in a swing state to help people vote! Just finished doing it for the first time, was a gr8 experience albeit nerve-racking :P Still highly recommend it, will be doing it again. So gr8 to hear people's stories. Ask me Qs if you have them! bit.ly/30rGxOM

Live stream of Growing Our Networks in Uncertain Times <---> Places - excited to hear about crafting, communities and emerging commons/networks (plus waving to friends and colleagues through my computer screen) @afroditi_stereo @shihweichieh @AudreyBriot ournetworks.ca/livestream/

@phoenixperry Descending blanket of wildfire smoke. Filters out everything but this orange light from the sun and blocks it so it’s dark. The largest fires are still raging around us but are mostly contained according to live maps. There are so many tho.

@push_reset What the hell is happening?

Had to include computer screens so my phone’s cam didn’t autocorrect the intense orange the Bay Area sky is right now. Still doesn’t capture the full darkness of it all.

So excited to be part of this publication + looking forward to learning from all of the contributors. Will give a sneak peek once my copy arrives. If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy, dm me. ⚡️🎛

Protests r comprised & org’d by high school students, families, community, & people of faiths ringing church bells in support. The anger’s real, emotions fierce. A morally corrupt #potus can’t define reality. #zerotolerance for racist police #blacklivesmatter Hell no 2 #trump2020

@brettbalogh Hey Brett, any machine should work, it’s more about finding the right thread, and sewing with the thread coming from the bobbin is def best, which is best for thicker threads. Feel free to Dm me if you have any Qs about threads or such!

"For the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, astronauts will again leave Earth from the U.S."

Hackaday Prize 2020 has launched. Go sit in the sun and plan your entry. prize.supplyframe.com There are some opportunities to work with a nonprofit this year, deadline coming ⬆️ so ✅ it out.

Yesssss. Game changing for the indie e-textile community.

@hackaday Yessssss!!

Dyeing Fabric To Create Sensors Fabrics with electrical functionality have been around for several years, but are very rarely used in mainstream clothing. The fabrics are very expensive and the supply can be unreliable. Frustrated by this, [Counter Chem… hackaday.com/2020/05/22/dye…

Apply now to be a part of our first ever #HackadayPrize #engineering Dream Team These challenges represent an opportunity to join a 3 person task force. If selected, you and your team members will be awarded two $3K micro-grants each, in June + July. --> bit.ly/2LOBiB2

@tomfromspace_ @tindie Hi! It’s resistive yarn that’s replacing a pitch pot in one oscillator. It’s loom knitted on the brass nails. You can keep knitting to increase resistance and stretch to change or hook it on the bottom nails and press/tap, plus a pot to set low threshold of the sensor.

Knitted synced oscillator module 🧶 🔊 🌫 #knitting #modularsynth #etextiles #handmademusic #softsynth #diy

@Nullsleep @woolypixel Lolol. Whuht is happening

@woolypixel @push_reset

@phoenixperry Tx Pheonix!! Falling down some holes atm looking at colored washers for toggles... still working to get the color scheme right :P

Lara Grant has been making amazing soft music tech for over 10 years now that I know about - This might be my favourite piece of hers yet!