Patterns for huck embroidery vary extensively, ranging from simple bands to words or motifs to complex all-over designs. But like with counted cross-stitch, blackwork or other counted thread types of embroidery, once you learn to follow a pattern or chart, the process is quite easy. You’ll also find that it’s fairly fast to work this type of embroidery, which makes it a good choice for making small gifts for friends and family....
These are the basic rules for Texas Hold ‘Em Poker. The Shuffle, The Deal, and The Blinds The dealer shuffles a standard 52-card deck. In casinos, the dealer never plays. A round disc–known as a “dealer button”–moves clockwise from player to player with each hand. The button marks which player would be the dealer if the deal were advanced from player to player as the game went along. Most Texas Hold ‘Em Poker games start with the two players to the left of the dealer (the button) putting a predetermined amount of money into the pot before any cards are dealt, ensuring that there’s something to play for on every hand....
Two Basic Methods for Turning With a Lathe One way is to use the headstock and the rear spindle to suspend a piece of wood between the two and turn along the length of the piece of wood. This is referred to as spindle turning and is the type of woodturning that is done to create long, ornate table legs and other long wood turnings. Some woodturners like to use a very small spindle lathe to turn ornate pens or bottle stoppers....
Defining the Term Antique Buyers in the know understand that an antique is something quite specific, and not just “anything old.” A seller who calls something made in the 1950s “antique,” for example, is just plain wrong. A seller who uses the term “antique” when an item is much too new for that designation should raise questions in your mind. Is the seller misrepresenting his wares? Or is he just ignorant about what he’s selling?...
The Wooton Desk Company was one of many office furniture-makers flourishing in post-Civil War America. From 1870 to 1898, it and its successors manufactured desks in and around Indianapolis; the region’s abundant supply of immigrant craftsmen and timber, along with its proximity to railroads, made the city a national center for furniture production. The company was founded by William S. Wooton, who designed and patented the desks his factory produced....
Climbers first attempted to climb Everest in 1921, after Tibet opened its borders to outsiders.On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper, and Tenzing Norgay, an acclaimed Sherpa climber, became the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, which is called the “roof of the world.“Tenzing Norgay spoke seven languages, but could not write.Sherpas are a people of Tibetan ancestry who migrated to Nepal about 600 years ago....
It’s not that only Indians make these mistakes. Such deviations from standard English are rampant in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and many other countries. Let’s have a look at weird, and sometimes funny, mistakes we make. By the way, this article is in two parts. Link to second part is here. Let’s is a short form of “let us”. For example, “let’s play football” Lets is used when permission is involved....
Luckily, if you speak English fluently, you’ll probably already have a good guess at what “work even” means. But, like with so many other things in English, the phrase on its own is a little bit vague and could be interpreted to mean many different types of things. By the phrase alone, you don’t really know if it means something about stitch height or length or what. So, you can make a good guess, but to be crochet literate, you’ll need a little bit more information....
Functionality Needle minders are made from two strong magnets with a decorative top and a plain backing magnet. The image above shows a few needle minders with different types of magnets. They are attached by sandwiching the embroidery fabric between the decorative top magnet and the plain backing magnet, typically while in a hoop. Utility The magnets serve several purposes. The first is for attaching the minder to the fabric, as the magnets won’t pierce or puncture your embroidery fabric....
Early Childhood (EC) EC games are suitable for age 3 and older.Example: Franklin the TurtleSystem: Game Boy AdvanceContent Descriptor: Edutainment Everyone (E) E games may be suitable for ages 6 and older.Example: Gourmet ChefSystem: Nintendo DSContent Descriptor: Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief, Mild Language Everyone 10+ (E10+) E10+ games may be suitable for ages 10 and older.Example: Pirates vs. Ninjas DodgeballSystem: XBOX 360Content Descriptor: Animated Blood, Cartoon Violence, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco...
Paying attention to these official rules will make your Monopoly experience much more enjoyable. A bit later, we’ll discuss some variants that could help as well. All of the ideas below and many others can be found at Mark Jackson’s fabulous Game Central Station. They are used here with his permission. The five Monopoly rules most often ignored. Property Auctions – If a player lands on a property and doesn’t want to purchase it, that property goes up for auction....
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Wearing a new white dress to be used only for a wedding ceremony is a tradition that is only about 150 years old. Before that, few women could afford a dress they would wear only once.White traditionally symbolizes youth and innocence.Red and orange are popular in Asia and the Middle East, where they are considered joyful and festive colors. Using wheats and grains in the making of wedding cakes is an ancient symbol of fertility....
The most valuable Weller pottery are the early hand-decorated pieces. After 1935, the company made only molded pottery until the company closed in 1948. The later items are considerably less valuable than the older pieces made from the late 1800s through the early 1930s. To estimate the value, try to date your pieces by identifying Weller’s unique pottery marks. Weller Coppertone Frog Bowl Pictured is a 5 1/2-inch by 10-inch full-figure frog bowl with two embossed fish on the sides, It is marked with a full incised mark, dated around the 1920s, in excellent condition....
So, even if the average mintage of a circulating State Quarter is somewhere around 343 million coins of each date and mintmark, with 140 million people collecting them, that’s only about 2 coins per person. Given these numbers, it makes one wonder if they were truly 140 million people collecting them. However, it is highly unlikely that all 140 million people have tried to assemble a complete date and mintmark set....
In total, fifteen different series of MPCs were produced. However, only thirteen series were issued for use to pay military personnel. The remaining two issues that were never used were supposedly destroyed. However, some examples escaped being destroyed. Of the thirteen series that were officially issued, there are a total of ninety-four different notes to collect. Military Payment Certificate History At the end of World War II, local citizens in occupied territories did not trust the currency that was issued by their government....
People often create their websites themes based on a image file (e.g. PSD). While all the website designs begin as an image, one should be very careful that their design conform to the principals of responsiveness and are mobile-friendly. Let’s take a dip into the subject and find out all about this issue. Well, the responsiveness of a website refers to its ability to adjust display according to the device it is being seen on....
Sometimes in your WhatsApp chat, an exclamation mark appears right next to a message bubble. Most people feel clueless as to why this exclamation mark inside a red triangle or circle is appearing. The short answer to this query is that something unexpected happen while WhatsApp was trying to send your message. For more information, see the main article on exclamation mark in WhatsApp chat. The very first thing that you should be aware of are the WhatsApp ticks....
If you have the time to wait, the best way to get extra wide fabric for sewing projects is to order it online. You’ll have more patterns and colors to choose from than you’ll find in stores, so you can get exactly what you want––the only downside is paying for shipping and having the patience for the fabric to arrive at your home after you order it. All of the sites listed here carry extra wide fabric in a variety of colors, patterns, and grains for all types of projects....
