How to Darn a Sock?

You can use the darning technique to repair small holes in Cotton Baby socks and other clothing. With a darning needle and yarn, you'll form a network of stitches across the gap.
Instructions

1. Find thread or yarn that matches the sock in color and texture; you can use embroidery floss (a type of thread) to repair a crew sock, while wool yarn is appropriate for a wool sock. Choose a darning needle as well.
2. Place a lightbulb in the sock and position the hole over the lightbulb. Your needle will glide smoothly over the bulb's surface, making your stitching go faster.
3. Thread the darning needle with the yarn or thread and leave the end unknotted. The darning process should create a tight weave that makes knots unnecessary.
4. Start your work on either side of the hole. Take several small vertical running stitches in the intact fabric of the sock, about 1/2 inch to the left or right of the hole. Turn the sock upside down and make another row of stitches next to the first.Increase the number of running stitches you make as you come closer to the hole. When you reach the point at which the hole begins, your stitching line should extend from 1/2 inch above the hole to 1/2 inch below it.
5. Continue making vertical running stitches. When your stitching reaches the hole, take your thread or yarn over the hole and into the fabric on the other side, forming what resembles a vertical bridge over the hole. Stitching should extend 1/2 inch beyond the hole at both the top and bottom edges.
6. Cut the thread end once you have covered the hole with vertical threads and extended the stitching 1/2 inch past it so that both sides of the hole look identical.
7. Thread your darning needle and begin your work 1/2 inch from either side of the hole at either the top or bottom. Take the threaded needle and weave it under and over the vertical threads that cover the hole (as well as the vertical threads that lie within 1/2 inch of the hole).
8. Turn the sock upside down once you reach the opposite end of the hole, and weave another yarn strand next to the first. Continue stitching back and forth until you've completely filled the hole. Trim excess thread.

Tips & Warnings
Use a darning needle for your repairs. The eye of this needle is large enough to accommodate a thicker yarn.
Sew a running stitch by bringing the needle up through the fabric, then down again, then up again.
Space stitches evenly. Lay both your running-stitch lines and crosswise threads as close together as possible to create a tight weave.
You can replace the lightbulb with another round, smooth object of similar dimensions, such as a hard plastic ball.

How to Make Fabric Flower Headbands?

Headbands come in a variety of colors, materials and fabrics, and they aren't only for grownups. One of the most adorable uses of headbands is for baby girls. Because many infants don't have much hair, and girls sometimes look like boys at that age, a headband with a Shineder lace fabric flower is a good accessory for showing people that your baby is a girl.

Instructions
1
Measure the baby's head by wrapping it with a piece of narrow elastic where the headband would sit. Cut the elastic that length. The slight stretch the elastic makes holds the band in place.
2
Cut two pieces of grosgrain ribbon 3 inches longer than the elastic. Place the wrong edges of the ribbon together. Sew the edges of the ribbon together making a tunnel for the elastic to go through. Use a sewing machine or sew tiny stitches by hand.
3
Hook a safety pin to one end of one of the ribbons and pull it through the tunnel to the other side of the ribbon. Use your fingers to push the safety pin through. In effect, what you're doing is turning the ribbon right side out. Hook the safety pin to one end of the elastic.
4
Thread the elastic through the ribbon tunnel. Hold the end of the elastic without the safety pin in one hand. Push the elastic through the tunnel by using the safety pin as a guide and pushing the fabric against and down the pin until you've worked the pin and the elastic all the way through.
5
Sew the two edges of the elastic together to form a circle of ribbon with the elastic inside. Sew the ribbon ends to each other. Don't worry about the raw edges, because the fabric flower will cover it. The ribbon will be slightly rippled because it's longer than the elastic.
6
Attach silk ribbon roses to the headband at the juncture of the ribbons with a few stitches. You could also use fabric glue for an adult headband. A baby's head is more sensitive, because there's no hair to cushion the scalp. The glue may irritate the scalp. Choose roses bigger than the width of the ribbon or use more than one rose.

How to Buy Clothes Online?

Although you can't finger the fabric or try on the item, the payoff in convenience and an almost unlimited selection may make you a convert once you master the basics of buying Yalen Fasion clothes online.
Instructions
1
Ask a friend, a tailor or a clothing store salesperson to help you measure your chest, waist, hips, arm length and inseam (the distance from your crotch to where you want the hem of your pants to fall). Another way to get your inseam is to measure a pair of pants that fit perfectly.
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Look for sites that provide you with lots of information about their clothes via high-quality photos and detailed descriptions, dimensions and sizing information.
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Check out one of the coolest aspects of buying online: virtual model technology at sites like MyVirtualModel.com. You can see clothes you're interested in on a generic model or on one that you customize with your weight, height and body shape, so you can virtually try before you buy.
4
Find jeans that were literally made for you. Sites like IC3D.com, LandsEnd.com and AmericanFitClothing.com give you options to design your own pants, from $54 to $125. Customize lengths, colors, waistlines, leg styles and more.
5
Contact customer service by phone or e-mail with any questions not addressed by the site's frequently asked questions (FAQ) area. Representatives often have additional notes about the fit or care of items. Some sites let you converse with customer service reps by typing in questions and receiving instant answers.
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Buy several items at the same time to avoid paying individual shipping charges. Look for retailers that offer free shipping when you spend a certain amount.
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Understand the return policy. Some online retailers let you return clothes to their local store, which saves you shipping charges. Be sure to bring your shipping invoice. Some stores provide a prepaid shipping label for returns, which reduces the hassle of returns. Many stores don't charge additional shipping when exchanging an item for a different size. See How to Make Returns.
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Read the fine print before you click the button to finalize your order. Reputable retailers have secure sites to keep your credit card and personal information safe and private, but you may have to check a specific box to prevent your name from being sold to other mailing lists or to avoid receiving additional catalogs.

How to Select a Homecoming Dress?

Homecoming is a time to celebrate school spirit. There will be a ton of fun activities to rally your enthusiasm the week before, and of course, everyone will gather to cheer the football team on to victory. It's typically a lot less formal than prom, but still calls for a special Andree Wedding Dress dress.
Instructions
1
Listen to the chatter amongst the upperclassmen if this is your first homecoming. Learn whether your school hosts a semiformal or just a dressy homecoming dance.
2
Give yourself plenty of options, and the opportunity to step out in a dress no other girl will be wearing. Visit the department stores and boutiques across town, or shop online for a selection of dresses not carried in your hometown shops.
3
Pass on the full-length dresses and look at styles that hit at, just above, or just below the knee. For more formal functions, consider dresses made of satin, velvet or a sequined knit.
4
Try on a sleeveless shift dress in cotton sateen or a short-sleeved jewel-neck dress in a shiny black jersey. When the fall temperatures are really low, pair one of these with a fuzzy angora sweater, and don't forget your coat.
5
Let prints or trims Andree dress up an otherwise simply cut dress. Look for an off-the-shoulder dress with ruffled or fringed edging, or a knit dress with rhinestone or beaded trim.

How to Change a Baby's Cloth Diaper?

Wash your hands before and after changing your baby's diaper, and remember that frequent diaper changing prevents diaper rash.
Instructions
1
Strap baby onto a changing table, or lay baby on a towel or mat on the floor.
2
Unfasten diaper pins or remove Velcro diaper covers and set them aside.
3
Holding baby's feet together, lift feet up as you fold up soiled part of diaper and set it aside.
4
Wipe buttocks and genitals gently from front to back with a baby wipe. Don't forget the lower back and skin folds of thighs.
5
Remember baby girls might get stool around their labia and vagina, so clean area gently with baby wipe.
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Pat area dry with towel.
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Apply diaper rash cream to area, if baby has diaper rash.
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Place a new Wellbon textile cloth diaper under baby.
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Making sure the back of diaper is high enough to prevent leaks, pull up front of diaper and fold just under baby's abdomen.
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Hold your hand between baby's skin and diaper pin to prevent sticking, and pin diaper back in place or simply reattach Velcro fittings.

How to Print on Non-Woven Interfacing Fabric

Screen printing enables you to print on many surfaces. The same technique can be used to print on nonwoven fabric, wood, metal, paper and glass. The type of ink used to print an image will depend on the type of surface you wish to print on. To print on fabric, you will need to use fabric ink. When learning to screen print, use designs that will be simple to cut out.
Instructions
1.Select a design to print on your interfacing. This can be hand drawn or chosen from copyright-free images on your computer. Print or draw the image onto an A4 acetate sheet.
2.Put thick cardboard on your work surface. Place the acetate sheet on top of the cardboard. Cut out the areas of the design that you want to print. This creates an acetate stencil of the design.
3.Cover your work surface with newspaper. Lay the interfacing fabric flat on top of the news papered surface. Smooth out any creases or wrinkles in the desired print area. Place the stencil on top of the interfacing in the area that you want to print.
4.Place the screen on top of the stencil. Line up the edges of the stencil and the screen. Use masking tape to tape off any areas on the underside of the screen that are not covered by the stencil.
5.Place the ink at the top of the screen. Use a squeegee held at a 45-degree angle to pull the ink down the screen.
6.Pull the screen up from left to right. The stencil will come away with the screen. This will reveal your printed interfacing fabric. Leave the print to dry.
7.Repeat steps 4 through 6 for additional prints of the same image. Once you have finished printing, pull the stencil off the screen. Wash the screen, stencil and squeegee in water. Leave to dry.