If you’re not a crocheter but still want to handcraft a gift for a new baby, you could sew a bib from a hand towel or try a cross-stitch pattern with a baby theme, such as an alphabet sampler, baby clothes, or even a rattle toy. I’m the Princess Bib by Sharon Mann I’m the Prince Bib by Sharon Mann Baby Bottle Cozy and Bib by Ellen Gormley Blossom Bib by Joan Barnett Circle Bib at Deb’s Crafts Crocheted Baby Bib by Bobbi Anderson Crocheted Baby Bib by Darlene Pierce Crocheted Baby Bib by N....

Star-patterned quilts make beautiful gifts for the holidays. And if you’re careful with color selections, they can be used all year round. These Christmas quilt patterns are an excellent way to add holiday cheer to your home, or they make a lovely gift for friends or family. The fabric postcard instructions walk you through the mechanics of the process so that you’ll end up with a handcrafted card that you can pop in the mail to family and friends....

Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me has designed a terrific set of alphabet animal crochet patterns, all available for free, that can be combined to make an adorable teaching set for children. Each letter is represented by an animal whose name starts with the letter. Every single crochet pattern in the collection is cute and it stands on its own, so you could also pick and choose the letters to spell out names and other words for decorating....

Craftyminx Crochet School This set of nearly two dozen free online crochet lessons is one of the best ways for a complete beginner to learn how to crochet. You can start at the very beginning to learn about the materials necessary for crochet and how to use them. Then you can proceed through the crochet lessons to practice single crochet, double crochet, and other basic crochet stitches. As you advance into the later lessons, you can learn shaping, texture, blocking, and reading crochet patterns including symbol charts....

History Tupperware was conceived in 1946 by the company’s founder Earl Tupper. Tupper’s plastic containers for household use were strong while being light in weight, but they didn’t sell as well in stores without demonstrations to illustrate all their useful attributes to the homemaker. That all changed when a clever woman named Brownie Wise received a set of Tupperware bowls purchased at a hardware store as a gift. Wise’s enthusiasm for the brand led her to become Tupper’s vice president, as she excelled at developing the home party concept for selling these innovative plastic products....

Scoring to Join Pieces Together Scoring is a key part of attaching one piece of clay to another. A common task is to attach a handle to a mug or jar, attaching a decoration to a piece, or mating coils together. Simply marrying them together by physically blending them is possible while the clay is still soft and wet. But if they aren’t firmly united together, they can fall apart as they dry or are fired in the kiln....

By cone 08, the ware is sintered and has become a ceramic material. At the same time, the clay body still is quite porous and absorbent enough for easy glazing. It does remain more fragile, however, and extra care will need to be taken when handling this bisqueware. Bisque firing can be done up to cone 04. While this makes the bisqued pots a bit less fragile, it can increase glazing time and may adversely effect glaze adhesion, as the pot’s fabric has tightened and become less porous and absorbent....

This article will help you learn how to block and unblock a Twitter user account, the impact of blocking a user and alternate options to prevent a user from following you. Block a User on Twitter You can block absolutely any user on Twitter website or from the Twitter mobile app. Here is what you need to do. Open a tweet from the user you want to block, click the down arrow and from the drop-down menu click Block @username and confirm to blockAlternatively, you can go to the user’s profile....

So, why change font in Discord? There can be various reasons for that. With the default font, you may find the text difficult to read. You may also want to use cool fonts for your username or server name. The use of cool fonts while chatting is also a common reason to change the font. How to Change Font in Discord? There is no direct way to change font in Discord....

Keep on reading to find out how to change profile picture on Messenger if you want people to recognize you. You should have your own picture on your profile picture. If you aren’t there yet, it is a good option to change it. Can you change your profile picture on Messenger without Facebook? In 2021, to change your profile picture on Messenger, you have to link your Messenger app with your Facebook account....

You may change the language on Spotify and change it to your native language. On the other hand, if you’re learning a new language, you may change it to that same language. It may assist you in better comprehending the new language you are attempting to learn. How To Change The Language On Spotify? It is possible to change the language on Spotify on both a phone and a personal computer....

Checkmating with a King and Queen From the position above, White’s first step should be to limit the Black king’s area of movement. The queen is ideal at sealing the king into a small area. White can begin to limit Black’s king by playing 1. Qe5. Limit the King’s Mobility Black’s king is now boxed in, and will never advance to (or beyond) the marked squares in the diagram. This illustrates an important point: it is not always best to check the enemy king....

All-purpose thread is the most commonly used type of thread to construct garments and most projects. All-purpose thread is offered in a huge selection of colors but that doesn’t mean you’re always going to find the perfect color. Almost all print fabric has one color that is predominant or the background color. That background color is the color that you want to match when you choose the fabric. Even if the back side of the fabric is white and all of your stitching will be inside the item, you want the thread to match the right side of the fabric, just in case the thread was to show on the outside of the garment....

A Poll is an interactive and engaging feature in Telegram that lets people choose between provided options without having to text or say anything at all. It also helps the poll to get feedback from people easily without much work. You may have also heard about the poll feature in Telegram and have been wanting to try it out for ages. Well, today is your lucky day as this will teach you to create a poll in Telegram whether you are using a PC or using Telegram on your mobile phone....

Skill Level: Beginner This is a very simple crochet pattern that uses basic stitches, particularly highlighting the half double crochet stitch. It is a great choice for a beginner to use when adding an edging to anything from a washcloth to an afghan. Crochet Abbreviations Used in This Pattern: ch = chain ea = each hdc = half double crochet rep = repeat sl st = slip stitch st = stitch...

Effect Hold four coins in your hand. You close your hand and when you open it again, a single coin has disappeared. The Secret Make a fake coin from a piece of aluminum foil. When you close your hand, you simply crush the foil into a small ball and make the coin “disappear.” Materials Four coins (quarters work well)A small square of foilScissors Setup the Trick Place the square of foil on top of one of the coins and rub it with your thumb to make a good impression of the coin in the foil....

We’ll show you how to fix a large diamond-shaped hole, and later, there are special instructions for small holes. A gusset is cut on the bias of the fabric, which means on the diagonal of the threads that are woven to create the fabric. See the illustration above. The straight grain and cross grain intersect to make the material. Cut a gusset so that these lines are on a diagonal....

Twitter lets its users go live from the app which means that their followers can tune into their live and get access to the video as well as audio in real life. They can even comment and join, making the feature a cool way to connect with people in your follower list. To go live on Twitter is super simple and whether you are a newbie in the Twitter world or a veteran with loads of tweeting experience, anyone can learn to go live....

Nowadays, we all come across a lot of unsolicited links everywhere on Internet –and not all of these links are equally safe to click. Links posted on websites that have user generated public data are more likely to put a bad link in front of you. For example, links posted on sites like Facebook and forums should be clicked with a pinch of salt. Because of link spam, rampant on social websites, it is important for all of us to learn how to determine whether to click a link or not....