Fimbel's Inspiration page is a work in progress; You will find links here to material sources, tutorials, and projects that we find inspiring.
If you made a project at Fimbel Lab that you would like to share with us, we would love to feature it on this page!
Just fill out the "Submit a project" form and upload a short description of your work along with a few photos.
STAFF FAVORITES
Here are some of the makers that inspire us!
Laura Kampf- Maker and hacker of all sorts of weird and wonderful devices.
Jeremy Fielding Maker of "all things mechanical"
Simone Giertz- "Inventor and breaker of things"
Epic Cardboard Props As the title suggests, he makes pretty much anything out of cardboard. Lots of cosplay and fantasy projects.
Woodshop Diaries -"a DIY blog with building plans and tutorials ranging from large furniture builds to small decor items."
Xyla Foxin "Mechatronics engineer, pilot & Cessna 140 owner, woodworker, and creator of chaos."- Her latest project is a plane...what else can I say?
Mattias Wandel -An amazing woodworker and inventor
Blondihacks- "topics ranging from electronics, home-brew computing, machine shop work, welding/fabrication, 3D printing, and more."
TUTORIALS
COSTUMES & PROP MAKING
SKS Props- This maker has a lot of really great FREE costume and prop templates, along with tutorials on how to use them.
Cardboard Costumes - This artist creates amazing things with cardboard and offers templates for sale.
PAPER MACHE
Ultimate Paper Mache- You'll find paper mache recipes, tutorials, and patterns here.
WOODWORKING
Woodshop Diaries- Great tutorials and projects for all levels of woodworking.
SEWING
Sewing 101-Ultimate Beginners Guide-
This video covers how to:
thread a machine
wind a bobbin
Sew a simple hem
Add an elastic to a piece of clothing
Take in the waistband of your pants
Sew a button hole
Gather fabric
HAND EMBROIDERY
Online Tools
SEWING
Plushify patterns for plushies and stuffed animals
Freesewing.eu -This site has many sewing patterns, that can be customized by uploading your measurements into their pattern-making tool. The tool will generate a new version of the pattern with your specific dimensions!
LASER CUTTING
Jigsaw puzzle generator -Makes jigsaw puzzles that can be laser cut
Boxes.py -Generates files for laser-cut boxes
Makercase -Generates files for laser-cut boxes
Box Designer- Use this online tool to design laser-cut boxes
Cuttle XYZ -Templates for laser-cut objects
3D PRINTING
Makerworld - A great resource for free, downloadable 3D models
SUPPLIES
FabScrap Affordable fabric that otherwise would have been destined for a landfill
Swansons A random assortment of affordable fabrics and notions
Paper City Fabrics "A fabric thrift store where all fabric is $4 a yard"
Mood Fabrics- A great resource for free patterns & tutorials. They also sell a huge variety of fabric!