Splinters are more of an annoyance than a real health problem, but if you’ve got one stuck in a finger or toe, you’ll want to get it out. How you remove a splinter depends on how deep it is. If the splinter is sticking out of the skin: Wash the skin around the splinter with ...
It’s helpful to curl your fingers under the handle when you’re holding a knife. Avoid pressing your index finger on the back of the knife blade – it’s not quite strong enough to give you more control over the blade. Instead, get a good grip on the knife handle by gripping it cl...
While a laceration can often be deep, you may be able to treat a deep cut without stitches. Taking care of the wound the right way can prevent infection and hospitalization, ensure proper healing, and reduce scarring. In some cases, it may save your life. This article will go over how ...
How to Deadlift in 5 steps: walk to the bar, grab it, bend your knees, lift your chest, pull. The “dead” in Deadlift stands for dead weight. So every rep must start on the floor, from a dead stop. You don’t Deadlift top-down like on the Squat or Bench Press. You start at...
If the blanket stitch is in use to create non-linear decorations, but as a decorative border of figures and designs such as on a quilt, then, in this case, the stitches must be done linearly, without ever undergoing variations. To apply it on cushions for the bedroom or the sofa, the...
I stitch my binding first on the BACK side and then machine-topstitch it on the front side. That way any imperfect stitches don't show. I have tried the other way around, using machine before, and you can find a quick how-to at the bottom of this post. ...
Here’s how to create that slack between the button and the fabric—first, anchor the thread starting from the underside. Pull the needle through the fabric and sew two tiny stitches on top of each other. Then place the button over the stitches and place a toothpick or kitchen matchstick ...
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Thread your sewing machine will help you intertwin thread from a spool of yarn and a bobbin of thread. The spool is located on the upper machine, whereas the bobbin is installed on the bottom. Choosing the same color of the spool and bobbin will create the same stitches on both sides for...
JEFF GERMAN | "Mobbed Up" podcast: A couple of hours later with four stitches under my lip, I had a war story to tell. As the mob slowly lost its grip on Vegas, German built a career exposing dirty business, government corruption and crime. Prast, the former assistant managin...