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Is there a way to unclump dryer lint?
I think what you need to do is carding the lint.
Carding is a process used in spinning fibers like cotton or wool and it disentangles the fibers and arranges them (mostly) in one direction.
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Efficient cutting and preparation of fabric for sewing clothing
I would hesitate to cut my fabric into smaller pieces for storage, just because I can pretty much guarantee that as soon as you cut your fabric, the universe will send you the perfect pattern for that ...
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What would happen if I machine laundered dry clean only fabric before making it into a garment?
I think it really depends on the fabric.
If the manufacturer of the fabric states that it should be dry cleaned, that's probably a signal that they're serious about it. Silk and wool can often be hand-...
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How to take the measurements of a plus-sized woman?
Guides for measurements are frequently extremely limited; most commercial patterns are sized by bust, waist, and hip alone-- perhaps inseam if you're lucky. However, measurements for fitted garments ...
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How to clean neodymium magnet spheres
I'm revising this answer after further research.
Considerations
Neodymium magnets are made from an alloy of neodymium and other metals. The magnets are typically plated with nickel. Pure ...
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Can you use acrylic gesso for oil paint?
The short answer is yes, you can.
Longer answer is that there is a some uncertainty around using an acrylic gesso for oil, but it's clear that doing it right makes a real difference here. If you take ...
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Efficient cutting and preparation of fabric for sewing clothing
Don't cut your fabric until you know what you're making out of it.
While it is possible to "piece" fabric when your pattern pieces are larger than your fabric, it's a pain in the neck, and the ...
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How to take the measurements of a plus-sized woman?
There's a lot of related considerations for how to apply the measurements, not just the locations where you take them. But I'll limit this to just where to measure.
Regardless of the person's ...
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How can I secure my 4ft by 4ft canvas to the wall so that I can work on it?
Alternately if you can puncture the wall, as Joachim asked in the comments, two large nails (if the drywall can handle it) or lag bolts* (made for drywall if it cannot) would do the trick. They would ...
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How can I secure my 4ft by 4ft canvas to the wall so that I can work on it?
My thoughts on this:
Avoid air stream on the canvas. Looking at the photo, I would glue a piece of cardboard to one side of the AC air outlet to redirect the air flow away from the canvas. That avoids ...
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Efficient cutting and preparation of fabric for sewing clothing
I always use my cutting board wherever the cutting takes place: table, bed, floor. The boards have numerous markings on them and helps amazingly to keep things aligned. Nothing worse than having ...
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Efficient cutting and preparation of fabric for sewing clothing
You should keep your fabric in sizes that are at least at big as the "average" size for the type of garment you'll make out of it. Take a look at your patterns or browse a few online to get an idea of ...
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What would happen if I machine laundered dry clean only fabric before making it into a garment?
Before you cut out pattern pieces for a garment, you should pre-launder the entire length of fabric using the same method you will use to launder the finished garment. This is so you don't get any ...
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How can I pre-wash/dry bolts of fabric in a way that will prevent the cut ends from unraveling?
I was searching for the article that shows you how to wash bolts of fabric without fraying or getting all tangled up. It involved folding a certain way and then pinning the ends with safety pins.
I ...
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How can I effectively remove the coating from woodless colored pencils?
Sandpaper is the best way to go. The Art Stix are square, just lightly drag the side you want to use along a flat piece of sandpaper, medium fine grit (~200?) The sandpaper will clog up immediately if ...
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