Make: Volume 97

It's a craft takeover with a tech twist! Technology doesn't just make new gadgets possible, it's also transforming traditional crafts of all kinds. In this issue, we celebrate the fusion of tech and craft in the spirit of our companion magazine Craft: (20062009). In our cover project, try out bargello embroidery and build your own glowy mini bag, powered by 3D printing and the Pixelblaze LED controller. Follow artist Kenny Sing as he uses digital design and fabrication to create stunning contemporary ceramics. Forge a knife, sew an inflatable costume, and give wood projects a deep, charred finish with the Japanese technique yakisugi. Or learn 18th-century paper quilling and then light it up with LEDs!Plus 23 projects, including:Make a unique analog synthesizer by hacking a cheap cassette tape playerBuild OpenCAL, the world's first layerless, all-at-once 3D printerTell stories with moving lenticular imagesBedazzle a denim jean jacket with light-up flowersIntroduce computer engineering to toddlersBuild a fuzzy cat derriere sensor that works as a Unity video game controllerAnd much more!