Helen Leigh
@helenleigh.bsky.social
Hardware hacker, author & maker of musical oddities
Cymru - London - Berlin - Portland
Cymru - London - Berlin - Portland
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Leo Moser and myself will be on @crowdsupply.bsky.social 's Teardown Session talking with @helenleigh.bsky.social about
@wafer.space this Thursday (3rd October) - youtu.be/tEOmnN8IAjs
@wafer.space this Thursday (3rd October) - youtu.be/tEOmnN8IAjs
Teardown Session 56: wafer.space with Tim Ansell
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Leo Moser and myself will be on @crowdsupply.bsky.social 's Teardown Session talking with @helenleigh.bsky.social about
@wafer.space this Thursday (3rd October) - youtu.be/tEOmnN8IAjs
@wafer.space this Thursday (3rd October) - youtu.be/tEOmnN8IAjs
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Join @helenleigh.bsky.social for a livestream! Teardown Session 55: Ultra Low-Latency Open Hardware E-Paper with @modostech.bsky.social
August 28th, 12pm PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIn...
August 28th, 12pm PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIn...
Teardown Session 55: Ultra Low-Latency Open Hardware E-Paper with Modos
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Join @helenleigh.bsky.social for a livestream! Teardown Session 55: Ultra Low-Latency Open Hardware E-Paper with @modostech.bsky.social
August 28th, 12pm PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIn...
August 28th, 12pm PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIn...
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going live in 20ish minutes with the wonderful @helenleigh.bsky.social to talk about anwaar! www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xd... hope to see you there!
Teardown Session 54: Anwaar from Chipperdoodles
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
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August 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
going live in 20ish minutes with the wonderful @helenleigh.bsky.social to talk about anwaar! www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xd... hope to see you there!
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Had a blast interviewing showrunner @helenleigh.bsky.social about this year's #Teardown2025 for this week's #HacksterCafe !! SO MUCH cool stuff in store. 🤩
Crowd Supply's Helen Leigh joins Hackster Café with Alex Glow for a deep dive into the conference schedule for Teardown (this weekend in Portland, OR). Watch now!
🎙 Teardown 2025, ft. Helen Leigh // Hackster Café
Crowd Supply's Helen Leigh joins host Alex Glow for a deep dive into the conference schedule for Teardown (this weekend in Portland, OR). This year, attendees will again convene in a semi-abandoned ma...
www.hackster.io
June 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Had a blast interviewing showrunner @helenleigh.bsky.social about this year's #Teardown2025 for this week's #HacksterCafe !! SO MUCH cool stuff in store. 🤩
Walking home from the mall in my surprisingly comfortable and practical (and dare I say cute??) open hardware bandana from @oshwassociation.bsky.social ✨
June 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Walking home from the mall in my surprisingly comfortable and practical (and dare I say cute??) open hardware bandana from @oshwassociation.bsky.social ✨
I just got keys to the ex-GAP we run Teardown in. Creepy dying mall vibes? Immaculate.
Over the course of the next week this liminal space will fill up with soldering irons, machines, hacker art, projects, and four tracks of talks, workshops & panels.
#teardown2025
Over the course of the next week this liminal space will fill up with soldering irons, machines, hacker art, projects, and four tracks of talks, workshops & panels.
#teardown2025
June 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I just got keys to the ex-GAP we run Teardown in. Creepy dying mall vibes? Immaculate.
Over the course of the next week this liminal space will fill up with soldering irons, machines, hacker art, projects, and four tracks of talks, workshops & panels.
#teardown2025
Over the course of the next week this liminal space will fill up with soldering irons, machines, hacker art, projects, and four tracks of talks, workshops & panels.
#teardown2025
I'm on my way to the UK for the Open Hardware Summit. I'll be hosting Hardware Happy Hours in London (Cat & Mutton, Weds 28th) and Edinburgh (Old Bell Inn, Thurs 29th) and I'd love to see some of you!
Bring a hack to show off or just bring yourself :)
www.eventbrite.com/e/hardware-h...
Bring a hack to show off or just bring yourself :)
www.eventbrite.com/e/hardware-h...
Hardware Happy Hour London: Open Hardware Summit edition
Hardware Happy Hour is an informal way to socialize, show off your projects, and talk about the world of hardware.
www.eventbrite.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm on my way to the UK for the Open Hardware Summit. I'll be hosting Hardware Happy Hours in London (Cat & Mutton, Weds 28th) and Edinburgh (Old Bell Inn, Thurs 29th) and I'd love to see some of you!
Bring a hack to show off or just bring yourself :)
www.eventbrite.com/e/hardware-h...
Bring a hack to show off or just bring yourself :)
www.eventbrite.com/e/hardware-h...
I'm on my way to Berlin for @hackadayofficial.bsky.social Europe. Who else???
On Friday from 6pm I'll be hosting the Bring a Hack pre-event party at Jockel Biergarten, just ten minutes walk from the venue.
Bring a project to show, stickers to swap, or just bring yourself 💖
On Friday from 6pm I'll be hosting the Bring a Hack pre-event party at Jockel Biergarten, just ten minutes walk from the venue.
Bring a project to show, stickers to swap, or just bring yourself 💖
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I'm on my way to Berlin for @hackadayofficial.bsky.social Europe. Who else???
On Friday from 6pm I'll be hosting the Bring a Hack pre-event party at Jockel Biergarten, just ten minutes walk from the venue.
Bring a project to show, stickers to swap, or just bring yourself 💖
On Friday from 6pm I'll be hosting the Bring a Hack pre-event party at Jockel Biergarten, just ten minutes walk from the venue.
Bring a project to show, stickers to swap, or just bring yourself 💖
Going live in 15 minutes - join us!
Join @helenleigh for a livestream with Zeke Wheeler this Thurssday at noon PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiI...
Teardown Session 52: Zeke Wheeler speaks with the ISS
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Going live in 15 minutes - join us!
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Join @helenleigh for a livestream with Zeke Wheeler this Thurssday at noon PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiI...
Teardown Session 52: Zeke Wheeler speaks with the ISS
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Join @helenleigh for a livestream with Zeke Wheeler this Thurssday at noon PT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiI...
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Hey #Portland! Hardware Happy Hour is tonight at the Bye and Bye on Alberta. Hosted by @helenleigh.bsky.social, It's an informal way to socialize, show off your projects, and talk about the world of hardware. From beginner to expert, all are welcome! www.meetup.com/hardware-hap... #PDX #PortlandPDX
Hardware Happy Hour Portland, Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Hardware Happy Hour is an informal way to socialize, show off your projects, and talk about the world of hardware.
At Hardware Happy Hour Portland we welcome anyone intere
www.meetup.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hey #Portland! Hardware Happy Hour is tonight at the Bye and Bye on Alberta. Hosted by @helenleigh.bsky.social, It's an informal way to socialize, show off your projects, and talk about the world of hardware. From beginner to expert, all are welcome! www.meetup.com/hardware-hap... #PDX #PortlandPDX
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Watch @helenleigh.bsky.social and I high five each other to make music in pure joy. youtu.be/L7at10FYFfg?...
Testing our High Five Synth
YouTube video by Do It Kits
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Watch @helenleigh.bsky.social and I high five each other to make music in pure joy. youtu.be/L7at10FYFfg?...
Rounded out the weekend by doing an embroidery stitch sampler while watching some very good owls.
This is destined to be a visual aid in a new e-textile workshop that I've been developing with @anu1905.bsky.social 🪡⚡
This is destined to be a visual aid in a new e-textile workshop that I've been developing with @anu1905.bsky.social 🪡⚡
February 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Rounded out the weekend by doing an embroidery stitch sampler while watching some very good owls.
This is destined to be a visual aid in a new e-textile workshop that I've been developing with @anu1905.bsky.social 🪡⚡
This is destined to be a visual aid in a new e-textile workshop that I've been developing with @anu1905.bsky.social 🪡⚡
Spent this afternoon figuring out how to control a SUB 37 with my disco ball theremin. It's looking like my best option is to update the code and add in CV support. I've also added a MIDI cable in the hopes that I'll be able to use it to control Ableton Live as well.
February 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Spent this afternoon figuring out how to control a SUB 37 with my disco ball theremin. It's looking like my best option is to update the code and add in CV support. I've also added a MIDI cable in the hopes that I'll be able to use it to control Ableton Live as well.
I've been making devices that talk MIDI to Ableton Live for years but I somehow never learned how to use it to lay down a track.
I signed up for a series of classes at an electronic music school in Portland. One workshop in & I already know that this will be a game changer.
Weird noises incoming!
I signed up for a series of classes at an electronic music school in Portland. One workshop in & I already know that this will be a game changer.
Weird noises incoming!
February 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I've been making devices that talk MIDI to Ableton Live for years but I somehow never learned how to use it to lay down a track.
I signed up for a series of classes at an electronic music school in Portland. One workshop in & I already know that this will be a game changer.
Weird noises incoming!
I signed up for a series of classes at an electronic music school in Portland. One workshop in & I already know that this will be a game changer.
Weird noises incoming!
Welding class (TIG) started tonight. A fair amount of theory to start but we did also get to do some beading work towards the end.
Making stuff out of metal is fun.
Making stuff out of metal is fun.
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Welding class (TIG) started tonight. A fair amount of theory to start but we did also get to do some beading work towards the end.
Making stuff out of metal is fun.
Making stuff out of metal is fun.
This weekend I learned how to cast bronze inside carved cuttlefish bone.
This ancient metalworking technique has been around since the 6th century BCE (at least!) and produces objects with organic, unique features.
Any weekend you get to play with fire is a good weekend 🔥
This ancient metalworking technique has been around since the 6th century BCE (at least!) and produces objects with organic, unique features.
Any weekend you get to play with fire is a good weekend 🔥
February 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This weekend I learned how to cast bronze inside carved cuttlefish bone.
This ancient metalworking technique has been around since the 6th century BCE (at least!) and produces objects with organic, unique features.
Any weekend you get to play with fire is a good weekend 🔥
This ancient metalworking technique has been around since the 6th century BCE (at least!) and produces objects with organic, unique features.
Any weekend you get to play with fire is a good weekend 🔥
The best bit of buying yarn is when they make it into a ball for you
January 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The best bit of buying yarn is when they make it into a ball for you
Bought this cool old purse with metal details in a vintage store at the Lloyd Center (the mall I run Teardown in). Gave it a tickle with my multimeter at home, and it turns out that the purse has good conductive properties. Hmm.
My hobby: making things that shouldn't be buttons into buttons.
My hobby: making things that shouldn't be buttons into buttons.
December 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Bought this cool old purse with metal details in a vintage store at the Lloyd Center (the mall I run Teardown in). Gave it a tickle with my multimeter at home, and it turns out that the purse has good conductive properties. Hmm.
My hobby: making things that shouldn't be buttons into buttons.
My hobby: making things that shouldn't be buttons into buttons.
Going live now!
Livestream tomorrow! Join Crowd Supply's @helenleigh.bsky.social and the team behind the Modos Paper Monitor on Fri 12 Dec at noon Pacific to learn the secrets of making e-ink go fast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FljT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FljT...
Teardown Session 51: Modos Makes E-ink Go Fast
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Going live now!
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Open Hardware Summit is around the corner and it's IN EUROPE! Wohoo!
So submit all your cool talks, art and everything else until Dec 22nd!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
So submit all your cool talks, art and everything else until Dec 22nd!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Open Hardware Summit is around the corner and it's IN EUROPE! Wohoo!
So submit all your cool talks, art and everything else until Dec 22nd!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
So submit all your cool talks, art and everything else until Dec 22nd!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@oshwassociation.bsky.social
Last night's fit for the Hacker Holiday Party
December 6, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Last night's fit for the Hacker Holiday Party
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Introducing my open source Skill Trees project! Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill in a gamified way? I've created a range of printable templates where you can color in the boxes of anything you've already done, visualise your progress and find your skill gaps. 50+ skills now covered!
November 23, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Introducing my open source Skill Trees project! Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill in a gamified way? I've created a range of printable templates where you can color in the boxes of anything you've already done, visualise your progress and find your skill gaps. 50+ skills now covered!
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Teardown is one of my top conferences to attend. If you enjoy art, hardware, and good folks I hope you will join me at this event.
It's official! @crowdsupply.bsky.social's Teardown will be returning to the mall in June 2025 and they are still letting me run it.
Keynotes will be Cory Doctorow (author, journalist, activist), Kate Stewart (VP of Embedded at Linux, Zephyr, RTOS) and bunnie Huang (hardware hacker, author).
Keynotes will be Cory Doctorow (author, journalist, activist), Kate Stewart (VP of Embedded at Linux, Zephyr, RTOS) and bunnie Huang (hardware hacker, author).
November 22, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Teardown is one of my top conferences to attend. If you enjoy art, hardware, and good folks I hope you will join me at this event.
It's official! @crowdsupply.bsky.social's Teardown will be returning to the mall in June 2025 and they are still letting me run it.
Keynotes will be Cory Doctorow (author, journalist, activist), Kate Stewart (VP of Embedded at Linux, Zephyr, RTOS) and bunnie Huang (hardware hacker, author).
Keynotes will be Cory Doctorow (author, journalist, activist), Kate Stewart (VP of Embedded at Linux, Zephyr, RTOS) and bunnie Huang (hardware hacker, author).
November 22, 2024 at 7:16 PM
It's official! @crowdsupply.bsky.social's Teardown will be returning to the mall in June 2025 and they are still letting me run it.
Keynotes will be Cory Doctorow (author, journalist, activist), Kate Stewart (VP of Embedded at Linux, Zephyr, RTOS) and bunnie Huang (hardware hacker, author).
Keynotes will be Cory Doctorow (author, journalist, activist), Kate Stewart (VP of Embedded at Linux, Zephyr, RTOS) and bunnie Huang (hardware hacker, author).