Hummingbird at feeder

Featured item: Hummingbirds came to my home-made feeder many times a day.

Recent Updates:

12.15.11 A light-up leg band for cycling and a multimeter basics tutorial.

10.16.11 Household projects for my apartment -- collapsable storage boxes and colorful bedroom curtains.

10.16.11 I'll be warm and visible in this new cycling jacket.

9.5.11 Another bike jersey -- these are super useful as I am bicycling to work every day!

8.1.11 Want to learn about soft electronics? I've begun a small tutorial, and will add more here with time.

8.1.11 A bicycling jacket and jersey, and a bag for under the bike seat.

3.12.11 A LED Matrix quilt!

1.22.11 Some projects from an awesome class, Art and Electronics.

1.18.11 A sewn circuit which blinks, made from a 555 timer chip.

12.31.10 More soft electronics projects: a light-up bike glove, a soft stretch sensor, and a light-sensor/speaker test circuit.

12.31.10 A fleece-lined crochet hat and matching armwarmers.

10.30.10 Finally, projects made with conductive thread — soft squares that light up when plugged in or pushed.

10.30.10 New videos from this summer added to the Timelapse page.

09.13.10 A coat with a dress shirt for lining, and another bag from a t-shirt.

06.20.10 I made some more placemats and napkins for my summer apartment.

06.17.10 I made a purse and a pillowcase for my cousins, and a tote bag from a t-shirt for a friend.

04.10.10 The applets I created last summer for teaching digital photography are being used at Stanford.

I'm an employee of a well-known Silicon Valley company and a graduate of Stanford University, where I was a Biomedical Computation major. Inspired by Trevor of trevorshp.com, I like doing projects in my free time.

Comments, suggestions, questions? e-mail kaytdek(at)gmail.com. Please do not use any content on this site without permission from and credit to Katie Dektar. Last updated August, 2011