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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie)

@alpenglow.bsky.social

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Irreverent electronics for makers and modern yarn tools for crafters. Yes, both. A very small business in San Luis Obispo (SLO), CA, USA, owned by Carrie Sundra (she/her), the real live human who is behind these posts. 🛠⚡️✨🖕🦄 🧶 www.alpenglowindustries.com

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t remember if these were for the looms or knitting machines (or both), but punch card machines are still in use in many places, this was from a tour of Jamieson’s of Shetland in 2016.

A stack of huge punch cards on the floor.

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 5d

a style of weaving

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 6d

There are 70 or so vendors with really great fiber wares and yarn accessories and tools, as well as sheep, a wool show with a fleece sale, sheepdogs, various contests, a kid’s activities area, food, and music!

Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s a tour of our booth at Lambtown Festival, tomorrow and Sunday! We’ve got lots of yarn swifts, ✨NEW✨ Glow Gauges, ⭐️NEW⭐️ Glowie jewelry, and some favorites - Card Gauges, StitchFishes, and Knitting Rulers! If you’re near the Bay Area or Sacramento, it’s near both in Dixon, CA, check it out!

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dr lee cyborg @leeborg.bsky.social · 9d

Ive spent so much time working with tech people doing tech things on tech deadlines. In the past few years my practice has turned to analog tools (print making, zines, drawing) in my own personal protest. 1/3

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dr lee cyborg @leeborg.bsky.social · 9d

If you want this poster to remind you to slow down you can get it by following me and @cyborggarbage.bsky.social October 6 on the Goshwassociation 12 hour Livestream! Any new members or donations of any size will get you a cool slow sloth riso poster! Woohoo! 💾⚙️🦥

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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 11d

Ordered the first small batch of prototype Fibonacci Infinity Tile 0 LED PCBs!
Already noticed my first mistake: I forgot to label the six capacitive touch mounting holes and output headers. 🤦‍♂️

2D render of the front of a black, roughly hexagonal PCB with a jagged outline, 200 LEDs, six copper-plated mounting holes, three sets of pin hole headers.

2D render of the back of a black, roughly hexagonal PCB with a jagged outline, six copper-plated mounting holes, three sets of pin hole headers, and the text:

Fibonacci Infinity Tile 0
v1.0 - 2025-10
200mm SK9822-EC20
by EVIL GENIUS LABS
EvilGeniusLabs.org

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 12d

In other news, it fukken WORKS and I've successfully made a tiny stained glass window for my beetle's abdomen. 😍

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 11d

The inability to edit posts here kills me. Prize basket contributors are @californiasteam.bsky.social
@bhencke.bsky.social
@lasermistress.bsky.social
@drc3p0.bsky.social
Learn to Solder Kits
+1 more prize: a super cool PwrTop 18650 super small battery bank w flashlight by @clomads.bsky.social !

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 11d

The winner will be contacted after the Faire & the box shipped to you. If you’re already receiving our newsletters, you can still enter!You’ll be signed up for newsletters of all the small creative maker biz contributing to the prize basket, which is the best way to stay informed about we’re doing!

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 11d

- A Pixelblaze Pico from @electromage_leds with a Pebble Buddy and 1m strand of Pebbles
- A soldering mat and Jitterbug kit from @learntosolderkits
- A Glow Club glowbug soldering kit from @claire.danielle.cassidy @thereuglowclub
- an EMF explorer soldering kit from Darcy Neal of Spork Logic!

Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 11d

Visit us at Maker Faire and sign up for our newsletters and be entered for a chance to win this awesome glowy prize basket! Included is:
- A Rainbow AlpenGlowie pendant from us
- A mesmerizing Duonacci pendant from @californiasteam
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A box with a hand-drawn sign about the contest showing all of the circuit boards, kits, and glowy things listed in the thread.

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 12d

Not sure if that was an attempt at a joke? I took this video on Friday morning before the school kids showed up, on purpose while the booth was quiet. Saturday is an entirely different scenario and lots of people are posting pix that include big (but not overwhelming imo) crowds.

Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, I’ve had so many great convos and seen so many fun things! We’ve already sold out of a few Glowie shapes and the @wizard Pixelblaze Beautiful Box Kit!

Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 12d

Whoa! What a Saturday at Maker Faire Bay Area! We were so busy all day that I never got a chance to post anything! Here’s what our booth looks like, we’ll be there 1 more day, tomorrow (Sunday) until 5pm!

#mfba2025 #makerfaire #makerfairebayarea #glowies #alpenglowies #pixelblaze #learntosolderkits

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 15d

All of our Glowies are packed up and ready for #makerfairebayarea this weekend! We’re leaving tomorrow, can’t wait to see you there! We’re in Storehouse South, a low building near the entrance. We’ll also have a chance to win a prize basket, more details soon! #mfba2025 #alpenglowies #cyberpunk

Glowies are displayed hanging from push earrings against a dark background. Featured our two lightning bolts, a unicorn, a rainbow three stars, a planet and alien a UFO two hearts and two snowflakes.

A static image of the animated Glowies, there are four flames on the bottom row and six shooting stars/sabers on the top row only a few are illuminated.

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 17d

Nice and thank you! Yeah, the LEDs are really good candidates for DIY with coin cells. A CR2032 has about double the capacity of the tiny lipo I’m using. That’s cool that you’ve gotten a few days, what current are you driving it at? I’m running about 11-12 mA.

Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 17d

Also, the long shooting stars have two modes - the animated shooting star and solid on. Power cycling the Glowie switches back and forth between the two!

Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 17d

Here’s the final style of Glowie we’re making! Shooting stars and flames! These fun animations draw attention without being too distracting, and their battery life is double the solid Glowies, so around 20-24 hrs on a single charge. #glowie #alpenglowie #ledjewelry #mfba2025 #makerfaire

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بلبل يوسف @chipperdoodles.bsky.social · 17d

first habibi keychains!

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 18d

We’ll be bringing all of these to Maker Faire Bay Area next weekend! They can be finished as a necklace, fish hook earrings, or lobster claw earrings for hooking onto hoops, your choice. #glowies #alpenglowies #ledjewelry #makerfaire #mfba2025 #makerfairebayarea

Lightning bolts, yarn balls, aliens, and snowflakes on a table.

rainbows, stars, unicorns, planets, and yarn balls on a white table

unicorns, planets, and yarn balls on a table

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 18d

Production today starts with a dip in conformal coat to insulate the exposed wires and pads. #glowies #alpenglowies #ledjewelry

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 19d

Soldering! #glowies #alpenglowies #ledjewelry

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 19d

after extensive wind tunnel testing and analysis, I've concluded that airplane mode is a complete scam. it doesn't change the phone's aerodynamics in the slightest.

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Alpenglow Industries (Carrie) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 19d

100% with you on this choice.

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