Come see what people are working on at Indiana’s oldest Hacker/Makerspace! We demo our current projects—and the tools we use to make them.

Try circuit electronics, microcontrollers, and more:

• Banana Piano
• Fidget Spinner RPM Counter
• Infrared to Light & Sound
• Internet-Controlled Lights
• People Counter
• Parking Warning Light
• LED Light Tower

Puzzle fans will love trying to solve the hands-on challenges from our collection—and learning from our Curator of Puzzles about how puzzle designers develop their deviously difficult creations. Get inspired for your next project!

The Jerry Slocum Collection of Mechanical Puzzles is the largest of its kind in the world, with over 35,000 puzzles that range from Japanese wooden boxes to Victorian era amusements to innovative laser-cut and 3D-printed designs.

Dedicated to increased access to Latin American and Spanish literature and art,
we publish titles in an art book format. These books, made by hand in community-based workshops, feature recycled cardboard, marbled paper, stenciling, and hand-sewn binding, and full-color illustrated dust jackets.

How do you know if your lock is secure? Try to pick it! These FOOLS make learning lock-picking fun for the whole family, and show you the best tools for the job.

We’re a family of makers who produce supplies for geeky parents and kids. With a focus on creativity in a diverse range of media, we strive to make the world more magical every day—alone and together.

Come break the rules at our game tables! We demo our family-friendly games—you make them more fun with your creative suggestions.

We honor the coexistence between plants, wooly creatures, and people, “from sheep to shawl”—through local and exotic plants and responsible fiber purveyors. Our pure, natural plant dyes, married with sustainably sourced fibers, result in unique, all-natural hand-dyed artists’ yarns.

We demonstrate knitting, crocheting, and spinning, and offer natural fibers perfect for everything from intricate lace knitting and weaving to chunky and funky art yarns.

Along with Comfort & Joy Fine Hand Knits, we also bring you unique handmade items featuring heirloom-quality lacework and Fair Isle colorwork. Gorgeous finished objects such as hats, shawls, and scarves are available as well.

We turn recycled, refurbished, reinvented, and reclaimed objects into unique industrial, steampunk, and funky pieces of art.

We manufacture all-natural bar soap in Bloomington, Indiana.

Learn about our style and methods at our “Art of Soapmaking” workshop at Makevention. Mix your own natural soap additives—and leave our booth with your own very own hand-crafted soap.