Make: Volume 97

By Dale Dougherty

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: (2006-2009). 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 player Build OpenCAL, the world's first layerless, all-at-once 3D printer Tell stories with moving lenticular images Bedazzle a denim jean jacket with light-up flowers Introduce computer engineering to toddlers Build a fuzzy cat derrière sensor that works as a Unity video game controller And much more!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168045899X
• ISBN13: 9781680458992
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Make Community, LLC
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"