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Tag: Maker Lab

08.14.23

Meet the Maker: Kristin Field

Move over, tie-dye! Natural dyeing is the newest craft Chicagoans are learning at the Maker Lab this Summer. 

11.10.22

Ask a Maker: Christopher Swenson

Self-described professional tinkerer, Christopher Swenson has been making his own keyboards from scratch. Read on to see how he used the tools at the Maker Lab to bring his project to life! 

06.21.22

Meet the Maker: Carolyn Kassnoff

Carolyn brings the art of neon-bending and illustrations to the Maker Lab, helping Library users make our city glow with custom lanterns!

11.10.21

Meet the Maker: Faith Humphrey Hill

No stranger to Harold Washington Library Center, Faith Humphrey Hill is this Fall’s Maker-in-Residence, teaching Library users how to knit, draw using digital tools—and asking us to remember those whose lives were lost to COVID-19 with her famous knit-prints.