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Next Tuesday! Join us for a returning Tuesday Talk speaker Maker Fishmeal/Annye Driscoll for a talk on sewing with unconventional materials as part of their book tour for their latest release, Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fabrics and Unconventional Materials.

Annye Driscoll, known on the internet as Maker Fishmeal, is a writer, teacher, and very slow crafter. They’re the author of The Ultimate Glue Guide, Finish Your Cosplay!, and Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fabrics and Unconventional Materials. They…

Can you unlock it? 🔓 Cincy Locksport's next meetup is May 24th at Hive13 from 3pm to 5pm. Lockpicking is a fun, practical hobby for when you want a break from Wordl or a Rubix cube. All skill levels (even newbies) are welcome for tutorials and discussion. RSVP via the linked Cincy Locksport Meetup!

We're headed back to the Cincinnati Museum Center for their Earth Day celebration on April 25th! Catch our members from 1pm to 4pm in the STEM Lab teaching how to solder, sew, and spread some greenery with seed bombs. The most environmentally friendly option is repairing what you already have, come learn the skills to repair with us!

Do you need a gift for a fiber artist in your life but don’t know what they might want? Here are some ideas of tools, supplies, etc. to help level up their crafting.

Extra light always helps you to see your project especially if working with dark yarn or in a dark location where eye strain can take its toll. A handy gadget to toss in a bag for long, holiday trips!

You can never have too many pairs of scissors.…

Hamvention is fast approaching! Ham radio fans converge upon Dayton to brave the sun, rain, and nerds to broadcast their radio knowledge. A decent portion of our members have ham radio licenses and are annual visitors to Hamvention. We're ready to ham it up, here are some of our members' best tips for optimizing your trip to Greene County Fair and Expo Center!

Come with a list of what you're looking for and be at peace with the fact you will not see all of the outdoor flea market. - Brian

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Hive13 is excited to announce that we are expanding our membership structure to include the newest tier of membership, apiary members.

Since our space began in 2009, we felt like our student, standard, and cornerstone memberships were able to cover the populations that would be in the space. It was brought to our attention last night via prophetic dream that we were missing a very small-in-size demographic that we could welcome into our space. After an emergency board meeting, the apiary…

Just announced! Join us next week for a Tuesday Talk by member Dave Schwinn on the highs, lows, and hisses of caring for Madagascar hissing cockroaches as a maker.

From Dave:

Here are Melania and Stormy. They are Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, or Hissers. Come meet them and learn some fun factoids about roaches and keeping them as pets. The discussion will also include some of the electronics projects that I am working on in order to give them a comfy place to live.

Next week, join us for our Tuesday talk with member Adam Simoyi! You may know his work from Gun4IR, OpenFIRE, and a deep love for the arcade machines in our space. Get ready and hyped for an unserious approach to the ups, downs and curveballs of creating and contributing for open source spaces.

This Tuesday! Stop putting up blinders to your problems and attack your to do list. Come listen to Lisa's Tiny Tuesday Talk about Trello and parallel work on the things you have been procrastinating. All to-do lists welcome!

Today, join us to hear from acclaimed glass artist Dan Friday!

More about Dan:

Dan Friday is a member of the Lummi Nation and a Seattle based glass artist. He has spent the last twenty seven years creating glass work. The themes and images of Friday’s work are often drawn from his Coast Salish heritage and are solidified in the world of glass art. Dan has taught at the University of Washington, Evergreen State Collage, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Haystack Craft Center. He has had residencies…