The free pattern for a removable basic pillow form cover is a classic example. Although the directions call for a half-inch seam allowance, the cover is cut to the size of the form. This allows the entire cover to be filled with the pillow form. If the finished pillow is the same size as the pillow form, there is not enough pillow form to fill all the way out to the corners....

Google’s in-built feature not only allows you to save bookmarks on chrome but you can even take part in exporting and importing those bookmarks files wherever you want. You can even sync devices and browsers. In this article, we have presented a detailed method to assist you when you save bookmarks on chrome. How to Save Bookmarks on Chrome using a PC? Figuring out means to save bookmarks on chrome can actually be very helpful if you are in constant fear of losing your progressed files....

Know What Your Trains Are Worth Your first step is to research the model you are selling and getting an idea of what it is worth. Start by looking at the bottom of the model. Often the manufacturer will have their name cast into the car body. Compare it to other models to determine its scale. Now you can go online to search for what these models are selling for. Other good resources are books on old trains that go into great detail about the sometimes subtle changes that can greatly alter the value of an old model....

You can set up the backgammon board in less than 5 minutes. For casual backgammon players, it’s easy to forget how to set up the backgammon board, but if you remember the pattern of 5-3-5-2 (going left to right, with the same pattern mirrored on the other side of the board with the opposite pieces), it’s a good start. Read on for more detailed instructions, and get ready to play in no time....

To do that, you need to be on the right side of the work. If the last row of your heel was a purl row, knit across the remaining heel stitches. Now you’ll find yourself at the edge of the heel looking down the side of the heel flap. To get back over to the leg stitches, you need to pick up stitches along the edge of the heel flap....

However sometimes you may want to clear your conversation so that it is clean or you may have no use of saving the messages you once had. Whatever the case, in this article we will be showing you the ways on how to unsave Snapchat messages. How to Unsave Snapchat Messages? Saving a messages can come in handy sometimes, when you want to save your conversations that you had with your friends on Snapchat....

What Is a Brad? Brads used in brad nailers are made from 18-gauge wire, which is considerably thinner than the common 15 and 16-gauge nails for pneumatic or battery-powered finish nailers. Brads also have a very thin head, which leaves a smaller nail hole after the nail is sunk below the surface of the stock. This means you’ll need to do less hole filling with wood filler before finishing the piece, and in many cases, you may not need to fill the hole at all....

As you use the waterbrush, water gradually seeps down from the reservoir onto the bristles. This means the brush bristles are permanently moist or damp. Different brands of waterbrush look more or less the same, and all work on the same principle. The size and shape of the water reservoir will differ between brands, as can the size of the brush bristles. To get more water in the water brushes bristles, you squeeze the water reservoir (as you can see in Photo 2, this particular waterbrush even tells you exactly where to push....

The popularity of this glass piqued around 1895-1910, according to The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Milk Glass by Bill and Betty Newbound (now out of print but available through used booksellers), but there was a big milk glass revival in the 1940s and ’50s. Those pieces are the examples most often found by collectors today. Popular Motifs in Older American Milk Glass The dolphin, which actually looks a lot more like a fish than a porpoise, was used to form the stems of candlesticks, compotes and other items reflecting the Empire style popular during the mid-1800s (although it has seen many revivals in glass over the years)....

The center of the Labyrinth quilt block is a quarter square triangle unit, and that’s what you’ll find in the instructions, but the center can be created from any patchwork that finishes at three inches by three inches. Try the following: Four patch quilt block made from four two-inch-by-two-inch squares Nine patch block made from nine 1 1/2-inch-by-1-1/2-inch squares One fabric square that measures 3 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches Miniature quilt block that finishes at three inches by three inches...

If you already know how to crochet, the following instructions will help you learn how to crochet a blanket. Decisions, Decisions! If you want to crochet a blanket, there are several decisions you’ll need to make before you get started. One of the first decisions you’ll make: do you want to design your own blanket, or do you want to use a ready-made blanket pattern? Hopefully, you can find a pattern you like online, but if not you can always buy a crochet pattern book that has nice blanket patterns....

Tic-tac-toe is a game that is traditionally played by being drawn on paper, and it can be played on a computer or on a variety of media. Other games, such as Connect 4, are based on this classic. History of Tic-Tac-Toe An early variation of the game was played in the Roman Empire, around the 1st century B.C. It was called “terni lapilli,” which means “three pebbles at a time....

Related Links Caldecott Medal Teen Read Week Kids’ Top 100 Favorite Books Best-Selling Children’s Books of All Time Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children Jon Scieszka’s latest book, Knucklehead Scieszka, who wrote The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, which won a Caldecott Medal, and the Time Warp Trio series, will use his new position to try to motivate kids to read and get them excited about books. Recent studies have shown that reading is on the decline among kids....

Gather up your cord of choosing and then find a macrame bracelet tutorial to follow. Inspiration is quite literally a click away. DIY Three Styles of Macrame Friendship Bracelets from Curly Made Easy DIY Macrame Friendship Bracelets from Crafts Unleashed Make Your Own Macrame Bracelet from A Beautiful Mess Macrame Sprial Bracelet from Craftify My Love How to Make a Sliding Knot Bracelet from The Spruce Fabric Scrap Friendship Bracelet from Skip to My Lou DIY Shamballa Style Bracelet Tutorial from Crafts Unleashed DIY Fresh Flower Macrame Bracelet from The Sweetest Occasion Crochet Leather Bracelet from Persia Lou Resolution Printable and Bracelets from Lemon Thistle DIY Macrame Bracelet from Honestly WTF Nautical Rope Bracelet Tutorial from Operation Overhaul White Cotton Bracelet from How Did You Make This Openwork Macrame Bracelet from How Did You Make This Seaside Plaited Macrame Bracelet from How Did You Make This

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Ancient Egyptian women had rights and privileges on par with their male counterparts. To them, a person’s legal rights had more to do with social class than gender. This was unlike most other ancient societies, and even some modern ones. After marriage, women held control of their independence, property and wealth, and either person could easily get a divorce. For two people to be considered married, all they had to do was move in with each other....

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