by Amy Williams | Oct 1, 2018 | Maker 2015, Maker 2018, Maker Fest 2015, Maker Fest 2018 |
We are excited to welcome back Dot Dot Dot T-Shirts & Textiles to Heartland Maker Fest this year! From the maker: “T shirt and textile up-cycler using thrift-ed materials, tie-dye, scissors and bleach to make unique wearable art, and home decor items.”...
by Amy Williams | Sep 17, 2018 | Maker 2017, Maker 2018, Maker Fest 2017, Maker Fest 2018 |
The Champaign Urbana Community Fab Lab has truly become a staple of the DIY/Maker community in Champaign-Urbana and they are returning to the Heartland Maker Fest to show off all they have to offer. Be sure to stop, say hi, and get hands on with some of the fun...
by Amy Williams | Sep 17, 2018 | Maker 2018, Maker Fest 2018 |
The Central Illinois Puppetry Guild celebrates storytelling through the art of puppetry. They provide a caring community in which puppeteers are encouraged and supported in the development of their craft. CIPG seeks to provide a safe haven for the sharing of ideas on...
by Amy Williams | Sep 11, 2018 | Maker 2018, Maker Fest 2018 |
The main goal of Urbana Maker John Rubins of Frankenbikes is to use old bikes to make new ones, but John doesn’t just make new bikes, he makes bikes the likes of which you may have never seen before! John builds bikes to inspire including a two beer keg delivery trike...
by Amy Williams | Sep 11, 2018 | Maker 2018, Maker Fest 2018 |
In their words: The Teen Open Lab (TOL) started in spring of 2013 with a simple idea–build Library services for teens based on what the teens themselves tell us they need and want. To initiate conversation, teen librarians at The Urbana Free Library held...
