August 2025

MakerSpace Spotlight

Tatting Supplies

As we have had our tatting classes over the past couple of years, we have added tatting supplies to our collection. Thanks to donations as well, we have consumable materials and patterns available for you to take home. Some of the supplies we have available to use in the MakerSpace are:

• Tatting Shuttles
• Tatting Needles
• Small crochet hooks
• pattern books
• cord and thread
• Picot Gauge

Contact the MakerSpace for 1-on-1 help and questions about using our tatting supplies. The supplies are available to use on a first-come, first-served basis during open make times or by appointment. Fiber Arts Club is also a great time to learn and do tatting.

3D Printing in Gel

There is a new kind of 3D printer coming out. Known as Rapid Liquid Printing, this process uses a reusable water-based gel to support the prints. Right now, silicone is the only material being printed in this way, but with further research, other materials like plastic can become available in the commercial market. These printers can print larger items faster than the current 3D printing methods. Once finished, a 3D print from these new machines only needs rinsing off with water, since there are no supports to be removed.

See the video below to see the printer in action.

References

AM Media | The Cool Parts Show. (n.d.). Gravity-Free Silicone 3D Printing: No Supports, No Build Plate, New Possibilities. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jigVxVSobFM

Guberan, C. (n.d.). Rapid liquid printing - self-assembly lab. Self Assembly Lab. https://selfassemblylab.mit.edu/rapid-liquid-printing/

MIT. (n.d.). Rapid Liquid Printing 3D Printer in progress. Self Assembly Lab. Retrieved from https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58977341414fb5309fc954e6/1516227850064-CN7BPEOL99GICNI8PPYQ/03_RapidLiquidPrinting_Exctrusion.jpg?format=750w.

Rapid Liquid Print Co. (n.d.). Technology. Rapid Liquid Print Co. https://www.rapidliquidprint.com/