Guqin Coda: TLDRs & Links
I had a fun musical journey these past two weeks (in between holiday celebrations, and so so so much food). I am documenting some of my learnings, musings, and inventions here so I
Guqin Part 3: Tablature Old and New
Now that we've figured out where to press or touch to play notes (Part 1: Harmonics and Hui Positions , Guqin Part 2: Open & Pressed Notes), we need to figure out how to
Guqin Part 2: Open and Pressed Notes
In the last part of this series, Guqin Part 1: Harmonics and Hui Positions, I look at how harmonics determine the position of the 13 Huis (Huī 徽). These are the dots at
Guqin Part 1: Harmonics and Hui Positions
At the top of the Guqin, there are 13 dots, or Huī 徽. The Huis are used in Guqin notation to tell the player where to place their finger(s). For example, Hui
Guqin Series (古琴): An Introduction
Lately, I picked up my old Guqin (古琴). It's an instrument with 7 strings. You place it on a table or on your lap. You pluck the string with your right hand and
Custom T-Shirt, using 3D Modeling and Fabric Printing
Here's a video on how I made a digitally designed shirt with fabric printing. I used Marvelous Designer for the 3D CAD file and the fabric pattern. The custom avatar was created based
Building a Serverless Website with AWS
So I've been fiddling around with AWS and setting up serverless computing. This means you can host a website that does complex things without setting up a web server. It's pretty awesome. Why,
New Laser Cut Dress
I made a new dress using the same process discussed in this post. As before, I started with a 3D model. Here's the laser in progress. Managed to catch a bit of spark!
I made a dress using 3D modeling, math, and lasers!
This project plays with perspective and digital manufacturing techniques (sewing simulation, 3D modeling, laser cutting). Left to right: a sketch, a render, the real thing. Build Custom Avatar I used Make Human to
Laser Cut Skirt
Step 1: buy fabric Step 2: LASER!!!!! pew pew Step 3: Sew it up.
Blender Shirt
Jenny from Caret Dash Caret made a blog post about using Blender to generate sewing patterns for a stuffed animal. Another friend once showed me how she used Blender to generate apparel patterns.
Hello World, How to Mill Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)
This post is part of the Hello World Projects. There are many ways to create custom PCBs (printed circuit boards). I like milling because the CNC mill can etch the traces, drill the