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how do i start a side hustle selling cabinetry [closed]
I'm currently running a side hustle business focused on selling furniture, and I'm looking for effective strategies to acquire more customers. Despite various efforts, I'm struggling to attract a ...
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Linear Perspective: Vanishing Point Below Horizon Line
If the horizon level is aligned with the viewer's eye, how can a vanishing point lie below or above the horizon line?
Are vanishing points defined relative to objects?
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Building tracks for bedroom sliding door [closed]
How do I build tracks for a sliding door for the bedroom door?
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What are the limitations of a mini-sewing machine vs a full sized machine?
Compared to a "full-sized" machine, what are the drawbacks of a mini?
I currently have a Singer 201 cabinet sewing machine dating from the `50s, which is used for general repairs and rarely ...
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What type of stitch is on the interior of this hat?
I want to create a pattern for this beanie by Paa, a label which tragically ceased operations this year. They made beautifully cozy hats and I never had the chance to acquire one. I’m not an ...
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Can "dry" acrylic paint be safely mixed with oil paints?
I'm working on a new painting and prepared the canvas with several thin layers of acrylic paint to create a solid black background which I then let dry for a couple of days. I then began painting over ...
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Concrete objects constructed to look blurred
It is commonplace to blur images and paint portraits or scenes as though they were blurry. Think of a photo of a person or object or scene. Now imagine it out of focus. In other words blurry. It might ...
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Detergent residue on the surface before painting - how bad is it?
Before painting a small item (think of a plastic model), I wash it in soapy water to remove oily fingerprints etc. Most commonly I use diluted dishwashing liquid. From experience, washing is important,...
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How do I get a blur (blended) effect in pencil drawings?
When drawing pictures with a pencil, I often want to create a more or less solid darker colour in some region. It's easy to shade an area so that it appears a solid dark colour from a distance, e.g. ...
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Glitter trifold poster board [duplicate]
I am trying to help my daughter with a school project. The topic is space. She would like to use a black trifold poster board to present her project on but is trying to figure out how to create a ...
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Crochet hook size switch mid project
I lost my crochet hook . Size 3.5 mm . If I switch to a size 3mm will it make a huge different in my afghan ?
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How to varnish a gouache painting on a wooden coaster?
Has anyone experimented with varnishing or sealing gouache artworks on coasters? I'm concerned that since gouache is a rewettable medium, it might smudge and spread when in use. Additionally, I worry ...
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Making a tensegrity table height adjustable
I'm interested in making a "tensegrity" coffee table shaped like this:
That is, two rigid (in my case wooden) frames connected by five prestressed tensioned cables (chains in the image) ...
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How to understand knitting diagrams
I am researching machine knitting techniques, which have come up in my work. I otherwise know very little about this craft.
I have encountered diagrams such as the one below, but do not know how to ...
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Can I make purple watercolor paint from boiling Scottish thistle flowers?
Can you make purple watercolor paint by boiling purple-colored thistle flowers?
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How to format a label for a framed print of a photograph of a painting
Problem: I have photographed original paintings by a family member and decided to print and frame a few of the photographs. The prints are the same size as the original artwork, so 24" x 30"...
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How to have clean lines inside the edges doing crosshatching?
I've started drawing in crosshatching style, but I find it difficult to keep the lines inside the edges. I´m going to attached and example of what I mean. Any tips or techinique that I can apply?
I´...
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How should I keep my unframed A3 size pencil drawings?
Just to protect my drawings from dust and smudging them, I used to keep my A4 size drawings in a office file like this.
Now, I've started drawing on A3 sized papers, and I don't know where to keep ...
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Help buying good pen for connect-the-dot art
I got a connect-the-dot book as a gift. I tried multiple pens on it, but all are unsatisfactory. They all have issues like ink running dry often (including in the middle of drawing a line), uneven/...
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Can someone identify the pattern of these purses?
I would like to identify the pattern of the purse in the image below, and want to know how to begin the chain number of the stitch. Is it a double crochet or single crochet? What type of yarn do I use ...
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How do artists develop their style on drawing line art? [closed]
I want to know about how artists develop their style on line art, everyone has a different line art style based on their preferences and they draw irregular lines with irregular width and length in ...
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Ideas on how to create a mold or stencil of lettered emblem on back of vehicle?
Apologies, as I'm sure this is an unusual question. I'm wondering if anyone could come up with a way to create a stencil, or molding of the letters on this vehicle, with materials or techinques that ...
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How to create a coconut tree trunk?
For one of my art hobby projects, I want to create a miniature coconut tree trunk closely resembling an actual coconut tree. Below is a close-up image for reference:
I am thinking of using some kind ...
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Leather cord- joining whilst under tension for drive
I have a hand crank wheel that uses a thin leather cord to transmit power to another wheel. How do a join the cord together in a loop whilst on the machine under slight tension?
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Decipher part of a sweater pattern
I am knitting a vegetable-patterned sweater for my daughter, but have come to a part where I struggle with understanding the pattern. Perhaps someone can help me decode the instructions?
The pattern ...
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Paint that will feel like tire rubber
I have a plastic trophy (of a big tire) that I would like to paint. For the actual tire part of the trophy, it would be cool if it felt like a tire (rubbery).
Is there a type of paint, that when dry, ...
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Can you rewet paper with dried acrylic paint on it?
I want to print a block of color in acrylic paint on a sheet of printmaking paper. Later I would print oil based inks on top of the acrylic, but both kinds of printmaking require the paper to be wet. ...
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How to stick plastic flowers to a spray-painted cigar box?
I tried Gorilla super glue, hot glue gun, e6000, and couldnt get the plastic flowers to stick!
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What's the name of this cartoon style?
What's the name for this style of cartooning? Has anyone written about its history? It's been around for a few years and people are using it everywhere.
Some things I've noticed:
It's used a lot by ...
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How can I secure my 4ft by 4ft canvas to the wall so that I can work on it?
I have a 4ft by 4ft canvas that I need to finish in 3-4months. My working space is not ideal and unfortunately I have no where else to work. I have to make do with this limited working area and I'm ...
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How can I adopt a specific style in illustration?
Basically I used to doodle a lot when I was younger and decided to get back into it. I managed to find a comic and game artist that EXACTLY matches what I want my drawings to look like, and my goal is ...
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Please help identify this material that looks like tulle
I am currently stuck at finding a tulle (like) material as the picture below. I need it to repair torn embroidery.
I have bought, after searching for hundreds of tulles online, 3 different kinds of ...
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Working with epoxy resin crafts/colors blooming or spreading
I'm fairly new with this craft, 2 years BUT not steady because of discouraging results so .....
Can anyone tell me please how do I get the pretty or 🤯 results when I add color to my epoxy resin the ...
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Will Mod Podge hold up in humid weather?
I am making string globes with doily string for my daughter's wedding in mid May. We plan on putting fairy lights in them. My only concern: if it rains and is humid, will the Mod Podge maintain the ...
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Is it possible to make oil modifiable again?
I am asking this question on behalf of my friend who is an artist. He has been doing a painting with oil and has used drying linseed oil and turpentine oil on it to make it dry faster as he was in a ...
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Acrylic piece vs Epoxy resin
I'm making some pegs for my music instrument. I have seen in the market a lot of these pieces under the category of " Acrylic". They have a metal rod in the down part inside the acrylic to ...
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Navy blue dye bleeds?
I have recently been surprised at just how much red dye bleeds out of fabrics I have recently dyed whenever I wash them. I am using regular red Rit dye and natural fibers.
I was wondering if other ...
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Why would threading a sewing machine with the foot down cause faulty stitching (and what about threading with the foot removed)?
In trying to troubleshoot some bunched up thread on the back of the workpiece, I noticed the following wording in the manual of my Bernina Activa 145:
Faulty stitching... Sewing computer threaded ...
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Any way to save peeling faux-leather boots?
I have some great fake leather boots that work well in every way except that the fake leather is now peeling off of them rather dramatically.
I was wondering, is there a way to save them? Shoe polish ...
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Gumble of thread through bobbin hole? Thread loose on down-side of cloth? [duplicate]
I've had an issue where after I set my presser-foot lifter and begin
to sew in a straight-line thread pattern.
The needle does stall due to
insufficient torque.
Then, I release the foot and raise the ...
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What kind of inexpensive paper/material is suitable for acrylic paint?
What kind of paper/material is suitable for acrylic paint?
The question arose in the context of children switching from drawing with watercolors to acrylic. For watercolors they simply used white ...
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How to make a candle holder with very small transparent windows
I am attempting to make a hurricane lantern style candleholder that consists of a photo of the night sky, but where the stars are transparent so that the light can shine through while the black night ...
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Using someone else's technique in your own patterns
Say I pick up a pattern from some designer which has a neat technique they use (for example, fission knitting by Mary W. Martin) that I believe they invented, and certainly make a business out of ...
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What kind of coating or paint can i use for UV pigments?
I have gotten my hands on some powdered pigment that is uv reactive, meaning that it reflects UV light in the visible spectrum. I would like to use this pigment for a few projects outside. The ...
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Will putting an oil painting under glass cause damage?
I inherited a painting from a relative. It has some cracks so I assume it's oil, not acrylic or watercolor. I also do not know the age, but it is not new.
When I bought a frame to fit it (since it ...
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Brother sewing machine starts too quickly
I got a Brother XL-5060 from a freecycle post recently. After unjamming the bobbin and finding a replacement presser foot, I've got the machine to sew quite well.
One issue though is that it doesn't ...
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Will synthetic dye bleed less than regular dye when used on rayon?
I recently dyed my 100% rayon dresses wine red with regular Rit Dye (not their synthetic dyemore brand) because rayon is considered a natural fiber like cotton and linen, and requires the regular dye.
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What type of string is this?
What kind of string is this at the end of this lanyard? I want to find string like this. It's to attach to a loop.
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How does Flanders ground connect to cloth stitch?
I am currently in the process of learning the five-hole ground used in Flanders bobbin lace. However, I can only find information on the ground, not on how to transition from the ground to cloth ...
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What to look for in a good beginner's sewing machine?
I've been thinking about learning to sew and would like to get to the point where I could possibly make a dress (and try to invent one with pockets). I've repaired buttons and rips by hand but guess ...