Create a simple picture with thread, and then make it come alive with sewable LEDs!
Learn about conductive thread and e-textiles for a new way of making your maker projects stand out.

Knox Makers will host a member onboarding session for new members. This night will start with a brief overview of the resources, rules, and goals of Knox Makers. Afterwards, members…

This month’s meeting for the Knox Area Robotics Club will be a talk and tinker session. Members are encouraged to bring in robotics projects to work on and tinker with to collaborate and learn from each other. Show and Share will begin prompty at 6:30PM, and the tinkering will start around 7:00PM.

This class covers the basics of sewing. A discussion on which tools are needed to be a successful sewer, how to use some of the most basic stitches, and how to maintain and troubleshoot your machine. Attendees will learn how to change needles and presser feet, wind their bobbins, thread their machine and bobbin and experience the outcome of adjustments to length and width.

This class is perfect for the beginner sewer. You will learn how to pin, mark and cut out your pattern. You will be doing straight stitching, making darts and sewing along curves. We'll provide the pattern with specific instructions and guide you along the way to make a super cute and useful bag.

Tonight, we're kicking off our annual KILLSWITCH robotic combat tournament season.  We'll review the KILLSWITCH rules, then start to form teams and brainstorm ideas together. Through weekly workshops to follow, we'll learn all…

 DC865 is a group for hackers, sysadmins, developers, and students to  meet, create, and learn. A typically meeting may consist of a
 presentation, workshop, or a CTF. Meetings are usually held the third  Wednesday of the month, and are free and open to the public. Future
 meetings will be announced here on the Knox Makers website, Twitter, and on their website (dc865.org).

What is one part Muppets, two parts foam and felt, with a dash of Goldeneye 64's Big Head Mode? FOAM MASCOT HEADS! Arts & Crafts Czar Sean will teach how…

  Tonight, we're kicking off our annual KILLSWITCH robotic combat tournament season.  We'll review the KILLSWITCH rules, then start to form teams and brainstorm ideas together. Through weekly workshops to follow, we'll learn…

Knox Makers members are welcome to join us as we hold our monthly board meeting. The board will be discussing pertinent topics happening around the space. All current, paying Knox Makers members are welcome to attend. This event is closed to the general public.

Pablo the Polargraph Drawing Bot is a group build by members of Knox Makers and other community volunteers.

In this hands-on workshop, we will run through how to set up Pablo's pieces, hook up Pablo's pieces together, and how to connect and use the space mini-laptop designated for Pablo.

Pablo uses a Processing sketch to control the coordinates that Pablo draws as well as the chosen writing utensil that Pablo lifts and places on your canvas material while drawing.

Tonight will be part of a special presentation series for Killswitch: Issac will provide additional details about combat robot weapons, including some of the pros and cons of each design.…

This month we're exploring the quilt styling of Tom Russell. This is the first of a two part class. In the first class we'll piece the background and add the flowers. The second class will allow time for embellishments such as beading, ribbons.

We will create one 16x16 (4-8x8s) quilt block that you can frame or use to make a pillowcase or shopping bag. Directions and pattern for turning your block into a pillow or bag will be available. You may also choose to keep going at home and make additional blocks for a quilt top. Different block classes will be available in coming months so you could also save and combine with other block designs for a sampler quilt.

Tonight will be part of a continuing series of presentations for Killswitch: Description: This workshop focuses on the hobby R/C hardware used to build KILLSWITCH bots. We'll briefly review motors,…

This month’s meeting for the Knox Area Robotics Club will be a talk and tinker session. Members are encouraged to bring in robotics projects to work on and tinker with to collaborate and learn from each other. Show and Share will begin promptly at 6:30PM, and the tinkering will start around 7:00PM.

Knox Makers will host a member onboarding session for new members. This night will start with a brief overview of the resources, rules, and goals of Knox Makers. Afterwards, members…

his month we're exploring the quilt styling of Tom Russell. This is the second session of a two part class. In the first class we pieced the background and added the flowers. This class allows time for all the embellishments such as beading and ribbons.

We will create one 16x16 (4-8x8s) quilt block that you can frame or use to make a pillowcase or shopping bag. Directions and pattern for turning your block into a pillow or bag will be available. You may also choose to keep going at home and make additional blocks for a quilt top. Different block classes will be available in coming months so you could also save and combine with other block designs for a sampler quilt.