A few months into freshman year, I rolled around in the spinning chair that came with my dorm desk, forlorn, Googling: “Hot glue gun UC Berkeley free to use.” “Free hot glue gun for students.” “UC Berkeley glue.”How hard life is, I considered, when a piece of your shoe breaks off, and you have nowhere to go to fix it and only a broken shoe you use to get there. I imagine that many readers, as yet asleep to the wonders of the UC Berkeley Library Makerspace, find themselves in a similar position.
Hot glue guns. Sewing machines. A nice, patient person who will show you how to use them.Felting needles, foam blocks and roving wool. The Dremel Rotary Tool. The Ultimaker 3. The Silhouette Vinyl Cutter. All the fabric and notions you might need in one…