Little Vintage Photography was founded by Rachel Brewster to help people embrace the unique, experimental and beautiful craft of analogue photography. She explores the convergence of traditional processes and modern technology through both STEM and creative fields and runs ‘Discover & Create’ workshops such as Pinhole to Pinterest, combining the magic of traditional darkroom techniques […]

LivWiSE (Liverpool Women in Science & Engineering) is a joint initiative by the Faculties of Science and Engineering at the University of Liverpool. Working closely with Athena Swan and the Equality and Diversity Networks. LivWiSE has been created to promote women in Engineering and Science, and provides events and opportunities for networking and mentoring.  Ranging in age […]

The Nerdy Gift Company was set up by a couple of nerds (like us!), working together at a design agency with a shared desire for cool, made to order gifts and accessories that appealed to them and their friends. Most of their ideas border on the geeky side of life. But of course being a […]

Participants will act as explorers, discovering new and exotic plant life through creative making.Using 2d and 3d collaging, they will create imaginative plants and flowers that have never before been discovered. Using 2d and 3d collaging, they will create imaginative plants and flowers that have never before been discovered.These could be from the depths of […]

A showcase of all of my sparkling handmade crystal creations, from jewellery to journals and wearable art. I also have videos ofme making and working with silver and I’ll be demonstrating macrame. @rubysparrow http://www.rubysparrowdesign.com Not suitable for children under 8. Adult supervision recommended.  

Codebug & Edge Hill University Geek-squad – Coding just got physical Codebug is the cute, programmable and wearable device designed to introduce simple programming and electronic concepts to anyone, at any age. Endlessly versatile, you could use CodeBug to create a musical instrument, animated badge, alarm system, dancemat or even a robot. At Liverpool Makefest you become an […]

We are a couple who love to create, modify and develop our ideas. We hope that by demonstrating our work we can encourage others to go away and develop ideas of their own. Creative Stitch is a collection of mixed media and textile pieces produced using both hand and machine stitches. Toy Hacker loves to […]

@DOESLiverpool DoES Liverpool is a community: First and foremost DoES Liverpool is a community of people with a diverse range of skills and interests. By joining the DoES community you will get to mingle with entrepreneurs and company founders, artists and makers, developers and hardware engineers, academics and students (and many people that are less […]

When traditional guitar building meets modern digital fabrication – come see how one guitar builder is trying to take the best of both worlds to create new musical instruments. @EFGuitars http://instagram.com/electricflapjack

A display stand featuring a range of exciting experiments and hands-on opportunities to attract and engage visitors. @WEA_STEMM https://www.facebook.com/WEA.STEMM/  

Sharing Field Ready’s work making essential supplies on the ground in humanitarian crises, through videos/poster/some demo items, and talking about how others can get involved as humanitarian makers. http://fieldready.org http://humanitarianmakers.org    

Doing all kinds of amazing things with wool and yarn. Watch out for the yarnbombing action all over the library! @GOnPurlAction http://www.girlonpurlaction.co.uk

Ignite showcases Liverpool’s movers and shakers, creators, thinkers, tinkers, innovators and doers, makers and dreamers in a fast paced format designed to inspire.

A place to invent the future or fix up the past. We work with the community and individual makers on projects ranging from fashion based wearables through 3D printed Nerf turrets to all things arcade including the restoration of vintage pachinko machines. http://www.funkyaardvark.co.uk

Punchcard knitting machine, isadora, dmx RGB lighting system, camera. An automatic knitting machine controls lighting, sound and projection by using binary values on a punchcard to create RGB colour values. By punching holes in the punchcard, the audience is able to programme any RGB value, which is tracked by the camera and passed to the […]

We make lampshades! See demonstrations and buy a lampshade to take home. @keelelisa0104 http://www.etsy.com/shop/LightenUpGB https://www.facebook.com/Lightenupgb/

We run a free, weekly Code Club for kids aged 8–12yrs old, at Liverpool Central Library. We’re always looking for new kids, and new volunteers. More info at liverpoolcodeclub.org

We’ll be bringing a display of what our maker-space is like. We’ll have lots of goodies to hand out, and some interactive exhibits. @makeliverpool http://www.makeliverpool.com

Liverpool Book Art and North West Book Artists group showcase their work, showing examples and demonstrations. @LpoolBookArt http://www.liverpoolbookart.com http://nwbookartists.blogspot.co.uk/

“Greetings from Skaro…” Extreme treatment for Daleknaphobia! You may want to bring your sonic screwdrivers! The Daleks are coming to MakeFest!!! The team behind the most realistic, fully interactive, talking Dalek are back again. Don’t miss this opportunity!  

Control a sub A6 Raspberry Pi fighting robot, and pop your opponent(s) balloon before they pop yours. @CannonFodder http://corteil.co.uk/Blog

Engaging, connecting and coordinating the North with the UK’s multi-billion GBP space sector. @thensc_uk http://www.thensc-uk.com

PatternCraft is an analogue to digital punchcard reader that teaches the fundamentals of encoding data through the write once medium of a physical punchcard. Create your own punchcard and use it to send messages, build structures in Minecraft or program sound. @PatternCraftUK http://patterncraft.co/

I make animal models using Plaster of Paris and moulds. I sell these hand made products. Children and indeed adults can use water colour to paint them. It looks great after adding a final coat of clear nail vanish.  

Python- Programmable Rainbow Badgeswith @ShrimpingIt This accessible workshop shares how to wire up and program the wifi-enabled, python-programmable Cockle ESP8266, using the example of an 8 pixel color-controllable badge running off 4xAAA batteries. The ESP8266 is an emerging, exciting technology fuelling the development of the Internet of Things. The Cockle is our own python-programmable remix […]

RC2014 is a range of homebrew computer kits based on cutting edge technology from the late 1970s / early 1980s.  Featuring the Z80 CPU (The same CPU that your ZX Spectrum used), these kits are not only a fun electronics project to solder together, but are great to code in BASIC or Z80 assembly language.  […]

Fully interactive den building, including either story based den building, or den inspired story telling, depending on you. We supply large fabrics, plastic, tape, paper, crates, pegs and long canes; and you supply the imagination and the gravity defying engineering skills! http://www.facebook.com/storybuilders

I run workshops and projects that use technology to engage people with art, science and nature. I specialise in using techniques such as paper electronics and e-textiles to make interactive artworks with people. @laura_pullig http://tactile-electronics.tumblr.com/

“The CREATE Education Project brings together game changing technology with inspirational content and creative minds. This collaborative platform is designed to provide FREE resources and support to help educators to introduce and embed 3D Printing technology in the classroom. These include professional development resources, lesson resources, project ideas and inspiration. Contributors and community members are […]

Crafting Steampunk and Retro-future wonders from everyday items introducing the splendid world of steampunk to the world, encouraging and engaging and daring the public to be splendid! http://www.facebook.com/groups/llogael/

We’re a Liverpool jewellery company and we make all sorts of quirky unique pieces of jewellery.

Our FabLab is free for the public of any age to attend and use! We are a space filled with equipment including top of the range CNC routers, laser cutter and 3D printing services as well as specialist woodworking and metalworking facilities. We have anything you need to make projects for a purpose, from wedding […]

The Search For Extra Teletextual Intelligence (SETI) is a digital art project devised to engage young people aged 12 – 19. The project will challenge participants to consider their perceptions about different visual mediums, and to create their own digital art exhibition. Children and young people will work with digital artists to create pieces of […]