Nestled into the back of the Sinegal Center, Seattle University’s Billodue Makerspace is open to students, faculty and staff for free use of otherwise expensive machinery. In the makerspace, the Seattle U community can engage in a number of different maker-related activities including sewing, fiber arts, bike maintenance, 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, vinyl cutting and glass work. Open from 12 p.m. through 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 12 p.m. through 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the makerspace provides students with a new artistic outlet.
Makerspace employee Rachel Segrest considers themselves a “maker-person” and fits right into the creative environment of the makerspace. Part of their objective in working with the makerspace is to show people how to make seemingly complicated things, even though most of the students who utilize the makerspace are not design…
