What: Makerfaire Workshop – Shabori Dyeing

When: Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Cost: $20

Join us to make napkins using shabori tying technique. We will be using indigo dye.

What you need to bring: Yourself wearing old clothes, just in case it gets messy.

What you get: Set of 4 dyed napkins

Other materials supplied by LVL1: All dye and other materials supplied by Reusables Shop, except water. We will need water for two 5 gallon buckets and a hose for rinsing. We could use some off cuts of wood and other fun objects around the shop for resist.

You do not need to be a member of LVL1 to attend this workshop. In fact, visitors are encouraged! If it is your first visit to our space, you will need to sign our waiver of liability. (This is standard procedure for all LVL1 activities.)

Join us to make a necklace, bracelet, earrings or whatever your heart desires. Madeline will be onsite teaching how to make a crochet chain, a particular type of kind of cord for necklaces or bracelets.

Supplies will be available for adding electronics into the piece(s) you make. Jared will be onsite teaching soldering for assembling earrings or incorperating LEDs or other decorative electronics into your project.

What you need to bring: Nothing!

Price: $15.00

What you get: A variety of supplies to make any number of different pieces of jewelry.

Sign up here!

You do not need to be a member of LVL1 to attend this workshop. In fact, visitors are encouraged! If it is your first visit to our space, you will need to sign our waiver of liability. (This is standard procedure for all LVL1 activities.)

Join us to make christmas-light stuffed wine bottles, or old salsa containers. How do you get a hole in the glass for the cord? How does one cut glass without it shattering? We’ll have all the equipment you need for cold glass working, plus electrical cords, plugs, and christmas light strings, to light up your project. Additionally, Scrap glass containers will be provided. Feel free to bring in some glass from home, and trade it in at the workshop.

Signup on here  Eventbrite.

What you need to bring: Glass container(s)

(like seriously as many old glass containers as you can find; you’ll break some when you first try it.)

What you get: Lighted Glass Fun

Other materials will be supplied by Maker Faire & LVL1: cords, plugs, rubber grommet, christmas lights, glass cutting and drilling tools.

Who: Adults and 12-18 year olds with an adult (and we do mean with an adult – our insurance requires it)

15$

Last Summer  Harvard Business Review (HBR) published an article about FirstBuild and the future.

But in our immediate future FirstBuild is hosting some IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America, Kentucky Chapter) classes:

3D Printing (Fusion Deposition Modeling) , December 13th, 5:30PM-8:00PM 

Learn the basics of how to create a 3D file, setup the 3D printer, and customize your 3D part for specific requirements during this interactive workshop. 3D printers are a incredibly powerful tool which allows for designs to be physically brought to life and tested for feel and sizing, giving instant feedback and ideas on where to improve.

For this session, feel free to bring in your own 3D files to print during or after the workshop so you can join in on the fun!

Sign up for the workshop here

 

 

 

Anyone who comes to the Louisville Faire knows the close relationship we have with LVL1 (pronounced Level One) – our Local Hackerspace. Under Brian Wagner, their current Head Magus, they are upping the classes offered this Holiday season. Starting with Cuttlefish casting.

“This is your chance to play with molten pewter! In this workshop we will be carving a mold out of a cuttlefish bone and then pouring molten pewter into the mold to create our own jewelry pieces. This is a simple, traditional introduction to the world of metal casting. The cuttlefish bone is easily carved using dental tools. Here is a link from make magazine that describes the process in more detail: https://makezine.com/2012/03/16/how-to-cuttlebone-casting/

We are using pewter because it is easy to melt with a torch and it is an inexpensive, non-toxic metal that is easy to work with. You can use this same technique to cast silver, gold and platinum, but that is not part of this workshop (too much $$$)!”

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cuttlefish-bone-pewter-jewelry-casting-workshop-tickets-40109275924

 

The Louisville Team and the Fantastic Makers in the region did it! The 5th Faire was a great success. We had some issues – the Marathon passing by our front entrance and the large box of extension cords that went missing – but WOW everyone pitched in and thousands of folks had fun. As soon as we all recover a bit, we will put up some highlights posts to share our excitement. But first

Thank yous go to:

FirstBuild – Symon, Larry, Tim et al – You all not only sponsor, but you bring the Main Course – People don’t realize how hard your team works to bring us all great things – Pizza, Branded Ice balls, forges, aluminum smelting. We do. Thank You. (more in later Posts)

The 4th Street Live! Team – Ed, Ashley, Dave and Molly – You stepped up when we realized we needed a venue change. Never have hosts been so gracious (and hard working). You went above and beyond. And from comments you gained even more fans yesterday. Thank you for always saying Yes (or “we can handle it”.)

Louisville Downtown Partnership – Rebecca – You have the gift of seeing  potential, must be a family trait, and you have supported us in every way from day 1. Thank you. Jeanne- thanks for helping work magic – in a totally calm way.

FirstBuild, Louisville’s microfactory for inventing and developing home appliances, held its fourth annual Mega Hackathon this weekend: “Hack the Home”!

Contestants were encouraged to use the shop tools and materials at this unique makerspace to design and craft something they would find in their dream home of the future.

Among the variety of entries were “The Lazier Susan,” an Alexa-linked smart spice rack; the “Eazeedish,” an ergonomically-friendly top-loading dishwasher; and “astroFREEZE,” a machine to freeze-dry home food.

Have an amazing invention to show off?  Register for the Louisville Mini Maker Faire here!  

 

 

 

Looking for an opportunity to pick up some great literature on Electronics & Programming for cheap, AND donate to the charity of your choice?

Enter Humble Bundle–an organization famous for its bundled pay-what-you-want packages–with a new eBook special presented by Make Magazine.   But it’s only available for a limited time!

http://www.humblebundle.com/books/electronics-programming-make-books

Here for as little as 1.00 USD you can get some great electronic titles from Maker Media to start off a DIY journey, in multiple reading formats:

  • The Best of Make, Volume 2: 65 Projects and Skill-Builders from the Pages of Make:
  • Environmental Monitoring with Arduino
  • Make: Volume 50: “Power Up”

At the higher levels, you can get more titles like:

  • Electricity for Young Makers
  • The Encyclopedia of Electronic Components (multiple volumes)
  • How to Use a Breadboard
  • Make: Electronics

And even a discount on a subscription to Make:!

This great deal is valuable for both experienced and fledgling makers alike.  Check it out!

Do you have something to bring to Maker Faire?  Register here! 

Since our recent heavenly occurrence, it’s only fitting that we have an extraterrestrial presence at the Maker Faire.  :o)

Rejoining us from LVL1 Hackerspace will be the Alien Autopsy game, a large-scale version of Operation featuring cringe-worthy sci-fi puns.  Can you treat “Picardiac Arrest”?  How about “Dalek Dermatitis”?  The fun experience has already made its rounds in Internet fame, and a newly-revised version will entertain fairgoers this fall!  Don’t miss out–save the date: October 20-21!

Did you make something cool to share with others?

Register for the Louisville Mini Maker Faire here!

LVL1 Members Jason Latta and Danielle Blank at Maker Faire Detroit 2017. Photo: Brian Wagner.

Come see a backyard roller coaster at the Louisville Mini Maker Faire!  Newton’s Attic, an Engineering Education team from Lexington, will be returning with their gravity-defying device this fall.  With a rolling car, rails, and bungee cords, a rider can reach speeds up to 20 mph!

What kind of crazy projects would you like to share?  Follow the link below to sign up for our awesome show-and-tell this October 20-21!

CLICK HERE to APPLY

 

 

 

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