This week on Maker Update, watercoloring the hard way, music makers wanted, a Victorian GIF player, art by the inch, and stitching with the stars.

++Show Notes [Maker Update #224]++

-=Project of the Week=-

Zach Frew’s Liquid Lite Brite
https://frew.io/work/liquid-lite-brite

-=News=-

Maker Music Festival
https://www.makermusicfestival.com/

Cricut’s Unfair Lockdown
https://makezine.com/2021/03/15/cricuts-unfair-lockdown/

-=More Projects=-

A Modern Take on the Phenakistoscope By jollifactory
https://www.instructables.com/A-Modern-Take-on-the-Phenakistoscope/

Public Domain Phenakistoscopes (1833)
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/phenakistoscopes-1833

Tape Measure Kinetic Sculpture by Parker Heyl
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLmjsQiMYDn/?igshid=5vwxy3189fd6

 

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Zodiac Embroidery By bekathwia
https://www.instructables.com/Zodiac-Embroidery/

-=Tips & Tools=-

Helen Leigh’s Favorite Soldering Tools
https://youtu.be/Ye84EQe0rLk

LEDs -The Secret Life of components by Tim Hunkin
https://youtu.be/yvcITqw5iDY

30 FPS Flip-Dot Display Uses Cool Capacitor Trick by Pierre Muth
https://pierremuth.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/flipping-dots-fast/

Cuttle (via WolfCatWorkshop)
https://cuttle.xyz/

Cricut Tool Holder Organizer by Bill Nace
https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/57771-cricut-tool-holder-organizer

-=Digi-Key Spotlight=-

The Great Search: Cherry MX switches & Hot-Swap sockets
https://youtu.be/BXykocXq1vk