Yarn & Code…?!
That’s right, we are still alive! I can’t stand the pain of not posting any longer, so I thought I would make the time to do a brief update.
Things have been quite action packed and distracting for me! A recent move has not helped with the distraction factor either, lol. Between work, packing and unpacking, here are the other things I’ve been doing with my time:
Learning to Code. As I progress in my projects, my lack of coding abilities are really starting to be the limiting factor. Among other things, I have been wanting to incorporate Processing into more projects. In order to manifest my crazy ideas into reality, I decided to really focus on learning to “code”. My favorite and possibly most valuable resource has been the Programming Methodology videos from Standford University. The course is taught around Java, which is convenient for me as Processing is Java based. Here is a link to the Programming Methodology course videos on youtube… they are also downloadable! http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=84A56BC7F4A1F852&search_query=programming+methodology
I’ll embed the first lecture to wet your whistle!
Crafting. Yes, that’s correct. Crafting. I’ve been wanting to do some “wearable” projects… making use of the LilyPad, conductive thread and my madness, among other things. So, I have been learning to use a sewing machine, along with hand stitching and other techniques. Recently, I even had the opportunity to learn to make yarn from wool. I also have acquired a large amount of wool and a Navajo spinning spindle, to spin the wool into yarn. One of the things I would like to try is spinning my own “conductive yarn”.
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- Wool & Spindle
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- Wool
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- Wool to Yarn!
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- Yarn
If for some reason you were interested in learning more on this technique of spinning, here’s a nice link explaining the process: http://www.graftonfibers.com/navajospinning.htm
Don’t worry, things are starting to settle and slow down with me… so hopefully I soon have time to start applying my new found knowledge to some neat Arduino projects.
– Morgellon OUT!