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Gauge Crochet
Gauge is the number of stitches per inch and the number of rows per inch produced when working with a particular size of yarn and a specific hook. Gauge varies from crocheter to crocheter, even when they are using exactly the same yarn and hook. To...
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History of Crochet 1500 BC - 1820
Little is known of crochet’s early history. It seems likely that the earliest crochet was made using fingers, rather than the hooks used today. There are theories that crochet could have existed as early as 1500 BC, as part of nun’s work, which inc...
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Left Handed Crochet
Working crochet left-handed is just as easy as working it right-handed. The methods for forming the stitches and holding the hook and yarn remain the same; you simply use your left instead of right hand. Patterns and instructions are generally writ...
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Cleaning & Finishing Metal Castings In The Hobby Workshop
Every metal casting you produce will require some kind of finishing operation before it becomes a useful, serviceable casting. Finishing of castings can be a laborious job if carried out entirely by hand, luckily for the home metal craftsman or wom...
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Basic Pattern Making In The Hobby Foundry
Success or otherwise in your hobby foundry will depend to a large degree on your skills & ability to create simple patterns, i.e.
Patterns that are easy to mould, lift or separate from the sand
mould after a gentle rap.
A pattern that has incorrec...
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Depression Refractory Mix For The Backyard Foundry.
This old time foundry refractory mix for crucible or cupola
furnaces was adopted by financially strapped foundry owners during the great depression, everyone suffered financial hardships during those days, so there was a lot of improvisation going ...
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Lost Wax & Lost Foam Casting Processes.
Investment or lost wax casting is a versatile but ancient process, it is used to manufacture a huge variety of parts ranging from turbocharger wheels to golf club heads, from electronic boxes to hip replacement implants.
The industry, though heavil...
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What Is Giclee Printing?
To those not familiar with giclee, the term refers to high quality inkjet printing done on materials such as canvas and watercolor papers. Giclee, pronounced zhee-clay, is the choice of many world famous artists and photographers. Giclee prints are...
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How to Paint a Model Airplane
Once the basic structure of your model airplane is completed, it's time to think about painting.
Types of Paint
Model paints are generally of two types: (oil-based) enamels, or aqueous (water-based) acrylic lacquers. The hobby enamels thin...
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Sand Moulding Systems For Hobby Metal Casting
One of the all time favourites because of its ease of use and predictable results. Green sand will also retain moisture for weeks on end in a plastic garbage bin.
Green sand is the most efficient, low cost way for the hobby worker to start making m...
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Building Sand Moulding Boxes For The Hobby Foundry
Green sand and other types of casting sands are usually housed in what foundry moulders refer to as flasks which are nothing more than fabricated timber or steel boxes without a bottom or lid.
The mould box consists of two parts and they are split...
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Hand Made Dramatic Cut-Away Greeting Card
Create a dramatic hand-made greeting card with a rubber stamp and white pigment ink, using black card-stock on white card-stock. This simple project gets maximum Wow! for only a little effort. The cut-out technique may be incorporated into scrapb...
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Glittery Holiday Acrylic Refrigerator Magnets
The glitter background on this magnet is bright and eye-catching from a distance--perfect for special holidays. Stamp out multiple holiday images on acrylic squares and use different colors of glitter for variety. Attach a magnet to the outside o...
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12 Creative Ways to Recycle Your Christmas Cards!
Don't throw your Christmas cards away! There are so many creative ways to use your Christmas cards, many of which you can do with your kids. We have brought together some ideas below.
Christmas jigsaw game:
Make a Christmas jigsaw game. Gather 10-...
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Oil Painting Lessons - Tips on Color Mixing and Theory
When I first began painting some 10 years ago, I recall how intimidating it all seemed. With all of the various colors, mediums, brushes and other tools available, it was enough to make my head spin.
While learning about the various brushes and med...
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Separate Colors in a Fall Leaf Using Chromatography
Fall is a beautiful time of year with all the leaves are changing colors. Children wonder why it happens, so it's a great opportunity to use the power of science to show them the separate leaf colors and to explain how the leaves actually change co...
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You Can Make Money from Embroidery
Who wouldn't want to be able to make money from doing something they love, like a hobby or a craft? The truth is that many people have taken their passion and turned it into profit. No matter whether it is wood crafts, painting or ceramics, arts an...
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Create Pretty Recycled Notepads From Junk!
This is how to turn brown paper, paper bags and any other paper scraps into cute and useful notepads and scribble pads. It is simple to do, so even little children can help! They make great little presents and if you start to save your paper now, y...
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The 7 Key Features to Folding and Flying the Perfect Paper Airplane
The 7 Key Features to Folding and Flying the Perfect Paper Airplane
What type of paper is the best to use? Any 8 12 x 11 inch white sheet of paper can be used. A thicker paper, such as, photo printer paper provides for better creasing and align...
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How The Hobby of Collecting Coins Began
Very few things tell more about a country in fewer words than the coins it produces. Coins hold a wealth of information on their small faces, from the year of their birth to the language spoken at the time, from the metals a country holds valuable...
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Starting a Stamp Collection
Stamp collecting or philately has been a popular hobby for years. People
like the many different styles of stamps and are drawn to the idea that some stamps
have been all around the world. Stamps are a way to remember special events, people
and ...
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Online Benefits for Craft Businesses
The internet has an endless number of benefits for craftspeople, not just as a medium for selling the end product but for each step that leads to sales. The fact that you are reading this shows that you already utilise the web for information but p...
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Dream Train
It's six thirty in the morning in a little town in Austria. A lightening eastern sky promises another beautiful day, as a cool ground mist starts to burn off. A chugging sound in the distance speeds up your heart in anticipation of the steam train ...
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Batman Begins and the Mighty Fantastic Four-Whos Your Favorite?
Well, it looks like Hollywood keeps it continual pot of
revenue filled with, guess what, comic book heroes. Batman
Begins and The Fantastic Four have been duking it out on
Hollywood and Vine. An age-old comic book company rivalry
is yet renewing th...
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Sewing Machines: Making a Comeback?
While we don’t have to rely on sewing machines to satisfy our basic clothing needs, more and more people today turn to sewing to create unique, luxurious, one-of-a-kind pieces. Every family has that hand embroidered grandmother’s table cloth or a h...
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