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Even if you’re using fabric scraps you already have, you may need to find some complementary material, and you’ll probably need backing and batting at least. Use the following list as a reminder of all the ingredients that go into a finished quilt:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Quilt pattern of choice</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Fabrics for your quilt</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Batting for the filler</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Backing fabric that’s 2–3 inches larger all around than the finished quilt size</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">All-purpose thread for piecing and assembly</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Specialty threads for appliqué projects</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">All-purpose or monofilament thread for machine quilting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Fabric scissors (dressmakers’ shears are perfect)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Rotary cutter, ruler, and self-healing mat for rotary-cut patterns</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Thimbles and finger protectors for hand quilting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Quilting hoop or stand for hand quilting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Walking or even-feed foot for machine quilting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Free motion foot (darning foot) for free motion quilting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Templates for hand or machine quilting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Enough bias quilt binding to go completely around the quilt plus 6 extra inches for overlap</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Quilters’ pins</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Glue stick for holding appliqués in place</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Seam ripper and needle threader, just in case</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Common fabric yardage cuts for quilting","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p class=\"SortTitle\">If you’re quilting, you’re dealing with fabric and yardages. The following chart is a useful tool to have on hand when you’re purchasing fabric yardage. You can also refer to this chart when pulling fabrics from your own stash to make sure you have enough of your fabric of choice. (Measurements are based on the standard 44-or 45-inch fabric width.)</p>\n<p class=\"Tip\">Be sure to measure any large templates you plan to use so you don’t purchase a piece of fabric that’s too narrow for the task.</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Yardage Cut</th>\n<th>Size In Inches</th>\n<th>Size In Centimeters</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1/8 yd</td>\n<td>4.5 x 44 in</td>\n<td>11.4 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fat eighth</td>\n<td>18 x 11 in</td>\n<td>45.7 x 27.9 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1/4 yd</td>\n<td>9 x 44 in</td>\n<td>22.9 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fat quarter</td>\n<td>18 x 22 in</td>\n<td>45.7 x 55.9 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1/3 yd</td>\n<td>12 x 44 in</td>\n<td>30.5 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1/2 yd</td>\n<td>18 x 44 in</td>\n<td>45.7 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2/3 yd</td>\n<td>24 x 44 in</td>\n<td>61.0 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3/4 yd</td>\n<td>27 x 44 in</td>\n<td>68.6 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1 yd</td>\n<td>36 x 44 in</td>\n<td>91.4 x 111.8 cm</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n"},{"title":"How to select fabric for quilting","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p class=\"SortTitle\">A quilt is all about the fabric used to make it. Sure there’s batting and backing, but the design and integrity of a quilt comes from the fabrics you choose to compose it. Use the tips in the following list when choosing fabrics for your latest quilt or for your stash of materials for future quilts:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Always purchase 100 percent cotton fabric for your quilts.</b> Avoid anything that has polyester fibers. Cotton handles beautifully, holds a crease well, and isn’t slippery between your fingers. It’s also the traditional choice for quilting.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Select fabrics that compliment each other rather than clash.</b> For example, if you choose a large-scale floral as the focal point of your quilt, complement it with two or three smaller print fabrics that don’t compete for visual attention with the large print. Also, choose colors that are similar to the ones used in the larger print.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Be adventurous.</b> Sticking to all small-scale prints makes a quilt look like it’s made from solid fabrics when viewed from a distance. Varying the scale of the fabric designs adds interest from both near and far.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Try something out of the ordinary now and then.</b> Mix things up by experimenting with woven plaids or warm, fuzzy quilter’s flannels. You can even mix flannels with regular cotton fabrics; in fact, flannel quilt backs are wonderfully cozy!</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>When in doubt, choose fabrics from the same collection.</b> Fabric manufacturers do the work for you so by creating collections of fabric in different colors and print scales meant to be used together so you can rest assured that everything works well together. In addition, sometimes store personnel assemble collections that go well together, just to give you some extra ideas to ponder.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Pop your fabric into the washing machine as soon as you get home, then dry and press it before storing.</b> Taking care of this prep work early on guarantees that the fabrics in your stash are always ready to use when inspiration strikes.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Quilting lingo","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p class=\"SortTitle\">Hang out in a fabric store long enough and you’re bound to hear some quilting lingo that you may or may not be able to translate. To help you feel more comfortable and in-the-know, here’s a quick rundown of “quilt-bonics”:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Appliquéd quilt:</b> A quilt made of fabric shapes stitched to a foundation piece of fabric to create a design.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Backing:</b> The fabric used for the back side of the quilt — the bottom-most layer.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Basting:</b> Using large, easy-to-remove stitches to hold the layers of a quilt in place. You remove basting stitches after you complete the quilting design.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Batting:</b> The filling that makes a quilt warm and wonderful.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Binding:</b> The bias-cut trim used to conceal, or <i>bind,</i> the raw edges of a quilt. Bindings come premade, or you can make them yourself.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Charm quilt:</b> A pieced or appliquéd quilt in which many different fabrics are used and don’t appear more than twice. Bundles of charm squares are often exchanged at quilting guilds so that quilters can collect a wide assortment of fabrics.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Conversation prints:</b> Also known as <i>novelty prints</i><i>,</i> these fabrics often have large-scale or unusual designs.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Directional prints:</b> Fabrics that have an obvious one-direction design, such as a stripe or floral bouquet with a north-south orientation.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Fat quarter:</b> This fabric cut measures 18 x 22 inches, giving you a more usable space than you have with a standard 1/4-yard cut of fabric (which would be long and skinny at 9 x 44 inches).</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Fat eighth:</b> This fabric cut is a fat quarter cut in half to measure 18 x 11 inches. Fat eighths are handy when you need just a small amount of fabric.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Fussy-cut:</b> A pattern piece that has been cut to accommodate a specific design in the fabric. An example is centering a floral bouquet in the middle of a square to show it off in the finished block.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Loft:</b> The thickness of batting. <i>Low-loft</i> is a flatter, less fluffy batting than <i>high-loft,</i> which is very fluffy and plush.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Long-arm quilting machine:</b> You’re likely to find this special machine in a lot of quilting shops. Its sole purpose is to machine quilt an assembled quilt. If you don’t want to quilt your project yourself, many shops (and a good number of individuals) will quilt it for you for a fee using these machines.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Muslin:</b> Plain cotton fabric that’s either unbleached or bleached white. It can be used as a backing or in the quilt top.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Pieced quilt:</b> A quilt made of pieces that have been cut and stitched together to form a new design.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Quilt top:</b> The topmost layer of the quilt; it features piecing or appliqué designs.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Strip quilting:</b> Stitching strips of fabric together and cutting the multi-colored strip into pieces to create a new design.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Subcut:</b> Cutting an already cut piece into many smaller pieces.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Templates:</b> Premade plastic or acrylic pattern pieces or paper patterns mounted onto cardstock and used to trace shapes onto fabric for cutting.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n"}],"videoInfo":{"videoId":null,"name":null,"accountId":null,"playerId":null,"thumbnailUrl":null,"description":null,"uploadDate":null}},"sponsorship":{"sponsorshipPage":false,"backgroundImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"brandingLine":"","brandingLink":"","brandingLogo":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0}},"primaryLearningPath":"Explore","lifeExpectancy":"Five years","lifeExpectancySetFrom":"2022-03-17T00:00:00+00:00","dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":209262},{"headers":{"creationTime":"2016-03-27T16:57:28+00:00","modifiedTime":"2022-03-17T18:24:50+00:00","timestamp":"2022-03-18T00:01:12+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home, Auto, & Hobbies","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33809"},"slug":"home-auto-hobbies","categoryId":33809},{"name":"Crafts","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33825"},"slug":"crafts","categoryId":33825},{"name":"Woodworking","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33838"},"slug":"woodworking","categoryId":33838}],"title":"Woodworking For Dummies Cheat Sheet","strippedTitle":"woodworking for dummies cheat sheet","slug":"woodworking-for-dummies-cheat-sheet","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Get started woodworking with this short guide featuring useful tips for buying wood and a brief overview of the woodworking process.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Woodworking brings together nature, human, and technology to produce long lasting pieces of function and art. 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As a woodworker, buying wood can be a challenging experience. You have to think about a lot of details such as the grade and cut of the wood and the way it&#8217;s sized. The following sections help you make sense of these details.</p>\n<p class=\"Tip\">Take a pencil, measuring tape, scrap paper, small block plane (to check out the color and grain) and a calculator to the lumberyard and write down all the dimensions and total board feet for each board. This way you can double-check the salesperson&#8217;s calculations and make sure you aren&#8217;t overcharged.</p>\n<h2>Wood grades</h2>\n<p>Wood grades refer to the number and severity of the defects in a board. The following list explains the different wood grades, according to the National Hardwood Lumber Association (or NHLA for short).</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Firsts:</b> Very few, if any, noticeable defects.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Seconds:</b> The occasional knot or other surface defect. Firsts and seconds are often grouped together and referred to as <i>FAS </i>(firsts and seconds). These are the grades you want for furniture building.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Selects: </b>A few more defects, but nothing so big or frequent that it can&#8217;t be cut out. Avoid this grade for fine furniture, though, because it adds more work to the process.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Four grades of Common (#1, #2, #3a, #3b):</b> Too many defects to use for furniture.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Types of wood cuts</h2>\n<p>How wood is cut affects its quality. The following list explains the types of cuts:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Plain-sawn:</b> The most common boards at your lumberyard. They have growth rings that run less than 30 degrees against the face of the board. The face grain looks somewhat circular and wavy.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Rift-sawn: </b>These boards have growths rings that meet the face between 30 and 60 degrees. Rift-sawn boards have a straight grain pattern as opposed to the circular pattern of the plain-sawn boards. They&#8217;re also more stable and more expensive than plain-sawn wood.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Quarter-sawn:</b> These boards have growth rings not less than 60 degrees from their face and a straight grain pattern with a <i>flake</i> or <i>ribbon-like</i> figure in the wood. Quarter-sawn boards are more stable and expensive than the other types of boards and you can only find them in a few species of wood, such as white oak.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Wood defects</h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s okay to buy wood with knots, splits, cracks, and checks. These defects affect only a small area of the board (if they exist over the majority of the board, don&#8217;t buy it), so you can plan your cuts around them. Avoid boards with warps, twists, or bows. It takes a lot of time to flatten a board that has one of these defects. To test for these defects, place one end of the board on the floor and hold the other end to your eye. The board should be straight and true. If not, leave it there.</p>\n<h2>Sizing up the wood</h2>\n<p>Wood is sold two ways: dimensional and by the board foot:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Dimensional wood is smooth on all four sides, cut to precise widths and thicknesses, and is sold by the linear foot or the board.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Wood sold by the board foot may or may not be smooth on all sides and only one edge may be square. A board foot is a board that is 1 inch thick (called 4/4) by 12 inches wide by 1 foot long. To figure out how many board feet are in a piece of wood, multiply its length (measured in feet), width, and thickness (measured in inches) and divide this number by 12.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Steps in the woodworking process","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p class=\"SortTitle\">Woodworking is painstaking and rewarding work. Following a plan helps ensure that your woodworking project comes out the way you envisioned. The following list sets out the steps to follow to build a piece of furniture (or any project for that matter):</p>\n<ol class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Read the plans.</p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">Familiarize yourself with the plans and procedures before you buy or cut any wood. Make sure the project is something you can handle.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Check and double-</b>check<b> the materials list.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">Organize the list so that you can efficiently get the supplies you need before you cut a board.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Plan your cut list.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">Go through all your wood and lay out where each cut is going to go. Choose the most appropriate part of the board for each part of the project. For instance, choose matching tabletop pieces for grain patterns and color consistency. Also, plan your cuts so that you do the minimum of saw adjustments (do all the crosscuts first and then all the rip cuts, for example).</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Pre-mill all the </b>boards<b> to get straight and flat pieces.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">This goes hand in hand with the cut list planning procedure in Step 3.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Mill the boards to </b>their<b> final dimensions.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">This involves planing and jointing the boards.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Cut the </b>joints<b>.</b></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Dry fit the </b>assemblies<b> to make sure everything fits properly.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">Make sure that your assemblies and subassemblies fit together properly before you add any glue. You also want to use this step to practice the assembly procedure. Repeat the procedure until you can do it smoothly and efficiently.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Glue the </b>assembly<b> and clamp it.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">Work quickly and pull each joint fully together before moving on. This minimizes the possibility of joint freeze-up. When clamping, be careful not to use too much pressure. Use just enough force to pull the joints together. You don’t want to squeeze all the glue out.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Square the parts.</b></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">Tabletops should be perfectly flat and other assemblies should be perfectly square. 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As you work with knitting patterns, you&#8217;ll get to know the most common abbreviations — for example, RS (right side) and WS (wrong side). Knitting-pattern instructions explain any unusual abbreviations and terms or ones that may vary from pattern to pattern.</p>\n<p>Knitting terms (or phrases) can be confusing until you&#8217;ve had some experience with them. Here are some of the more common knitting phrases that you&#8217;ll come across in patterns. Others exist, but this list should take care of most knitting patterns that you&#8217;ll come across as a beginner.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>as established: </strong>When your instructions set up a series of steps or patterns to work, rather than repeat them row by row, they&#8217;ll tell you to continue working <em>as established</em>. For example, if you&#8217;re knitting a cardigan with the center front band knitted in, the stitches for center front band may be worked in a different pattern from the rest of the sweater body. Once the pattern tells you how many border stitches to work in the border pattern and how many stitches to work in the sweater body pattern, it will tell you to continue to work the patterns in the front piece <em>as established</em>.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul class=\"Tip article-ul-indent\">\n<li><strong>at same time:</strong> As in &#8220;dec 1 st every other row 4 times, <em>at same time</em>, when piece measures same length as back to shoulder, work shoulder shaping as for back.&#8221; This phrase indicates that two things need to happen at the same time. In this example, the neckline shaping (dec 1 st) continues as the shoulder shaping begins. Be on the lookout for this phrase; it&#8217;s easy to get going on one task and forget to pay attention to the other. When you see this phrase, it&#8217;s a really good idea to make yourself a chart of the part of the pattern piece you&#8217;ll be shaping.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>back of your work: </strong>As in &#8220;yarn to the back.&#8221; The back of your work is the side of your work that faces away from you as you hold your needles. Not to be confused with the right and wrong side of your work, which refers to how you will wear the piece.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>bind off from each neck edge:</strong> As in &#8220;bind off from each neck edge 3 sts once, 2 sts twice, etc.&#8221; When you shape the neckline on a pullover, you work both edges of the neckline at the same time, but you shape the right side (as you wear it) on right-side rows and the left side on wrong-side rows. Although this instruction may sound tricky, it&#8217;s quite obvious and simple when you&#8217;re doing it.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>end with a WS row:</strong> When you see this phrase, you&#8217;re to finish the section you&#8217;re working on by working a WS (wrong-side) row last. The next row you work should be a RS (right-side) row.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>front of your work:</strong> As in &#8220;yarn to the front.&#8221; The front of your work is the side of your work that faces you as you hold your needles. It could be the wrong side or the right side.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>inc (or dec) every four (six, eight, or whatever) rows:</strong> Increase or decrease on a (usually) right-side row, and then work three (five, seven, or whatever) rows without shaping. Increase or decrease on the next row. This is how the increases along a sleeve seam are written.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>inc (or dec) every other row:</strong> Increase or decrease on the (usually) right-side row, and then work the following row without increasing or decreasing. Then, on the next (usually) right-side row, work the increase or decrease again.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>pat rep:</strong> Same as &#8220;pattern repeat.&#8221; When instructions tell you to do something with the stitch repeat, they write it this way. Pattern repeat refers to what&#8217;s given between an asterisk and a semicolon (* . . . 😉 in written patterns and between heavy black lines in a chart.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>pick up and knit:</strong> As in &#8220;with rs facing starting at neck edge, pick up and knit 28 sts along right front edge.&#8221; Use a separate strand of yarn to create a row of stitches on a needle by pulling loops through along a knitted edge, usually a cardigan front or a neckline.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul class=\"Remember article-ul-indent\">\n<li><strong>place marker (pm):</strong> As in &#8220;join, place marker, and begin round.&#8221; A <em>marker</em> is a plastic ring or tied loop of yarn that sits between stitches on your needle to indicate the beginning of a round in circular knitting or to mark pattern repeats. You slip the marker from one needle to the other. Sometimes you use row markers, too. But usually your pattern won&#8217;t tell you to — your common sense will.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>preparation row:</strong> Some stitch patterns require a <em>set-up row</em>, which is worked only at the beginning of the pattern and is not part of the repeat.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>reverse shaping:</strong> As in &#8220;work to correspond to front, reversing all shaping.&#8221; When you knit a cardigan, you work two pieces that mirror each other. Most patterns have you work the side that carries the buttons before you work the side that carries the buttonholes. Instead of writing a separate set of instructions for each side, the pattern asks you to work the shaping in the opposite direction on the second piece. This means that you&#8217;ll be working bind-offs and neck shaping on the reverse side of the fabric as well. If you work the shaping on the wrong side in one piece, you&#8217;ll work it on the right side when you reverse the shaping.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul class=\"Tip article-ul-indent\">\n<li><strong>right:</strong> As in &#8220;beginning at right front neck edge.&#8221; Refers to right as opposed to left. When a pattern specifies a right front, it means the front that would be on your right side <em>as you would</em> <em>wear it</em>. When in doubt, hold your knitting up to you (wrong side to your body) to determine whether it&#8217;s the right or left front.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RS:</strong> As in &#8220;with RS facing, pick up and k . . . sts.&#8221; Refers to the right side as opposed to the wrong side of the fabric. The right side is the side of the piece people will see when you wear it..</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>when armhole measures . . . :</strong> Signals that your instructions are about to tell you to do something other than what you&#8217;ve been doing. Measure the armhole <em>not </em>from the edge of the piece, but from the marker you&#8217;ve put near the middle of the row on which the armhole began.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>work as for . . . :</strong> As in &#8220;work as for back until piece measures 21 1/2&#8243; from beg.&#8221; Work the front piece the same as the back. This phrase saves writing out the same instructions twice.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>work even: </strong>Continue in whatever stitch pattern you&#8217;re using without doing any shaping.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>work to end: </strong>Work in whatever stitch pattern you&#8217;re using to the end of the row.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>working inc sts into pat:</strong> As in &#8220;inc 1 st each side (working inc sts into cable pat) every 4th row.&#8221; You see this phrase when you&#8217;re increasing along a sleeve. Whether your pattern is a rib, cable, lace, or color work, as you add stitches, work your stitch pattern over them. For lace and cables, you have to have a certain number of stitches before you can begin to work them in pattern.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WS:</strong> As in &#8220;with WS facing.&#8221; The wrong side of the garment piece — the one next to your body.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>You may run into other knitting phrases that aren&#8217;t as clear as they could be, but experience will make you familiar with them. Eventually, you&#8217;ll be surprised at how understandable this language becomes, and you&#8217;ll wonder how it ever seemed confusing.</p>\n<p class=\"Remember\">For the most part, if you read your instructions carefully, work each step between commas or semi-colons as a complete step, look at your work, and think about what you&#8217;re doing, you won&#8217;t have any problems.</p>\n"},{"title":"Converting metrics for knitting ","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>If you&#8217;re a knitter, you know that sometimes you need to convert inches to centimeters or vice versa. Knitting conversions aren&#8217;t hard to do, you just need to brush off your math skills. Here are a couple of tips to help you convert both centimeters and inches:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">To convert centimeters to inches, divide the centimeter figure by 2.5; for example, 10 centimeters divided by 2.5 equals 4 inches.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\">To convert inches to centimeters, multiply the inch figure by 2.5; for example, 4 inches times 2.5 equals 10 centimeters.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Glossary of knitting techniques ","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<div id=\"article-content-wrapper\" data-v-89b5964a=\"\" data-v-76ccd6ad=\"\">\n<article class=\"article-content\" data-v-89b5964a=\"\" data-testid=\"articleContent\">Knitting is both simple and complicated at the same time — it&#8217;s all in the technique. Knowing a variety of knitting techniques helps you create professional-looking items. Following is a handy list that explains many common knitting techniques. Practice can make you a master of all of them.</p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bind off:</b> Remove stitches from the needle to create a finished edge. Knit 2 stitches, * with tip of LH needle bring the stitch on the right (the first one knit) over the second stitch and off the needle. One stitch bound off. Knit 1 stitch. Rep from * to the end of the row.</td>\n<td><b>Place marker:</b> Place a round marker (a purchased ring or strand of contrast yarn) on your needle to remind you of the beginning of a round, to indicate a pattern repeat, or for some other purpose your pattern tells you.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Cast on:</b> Make a foundation row of stitches. Row 1 is worked from these stitches.</td>\n<td><b>Purl into the back of the stitch:</b> Instead of entering the stitch with the RH needle in the usual way to purl, go into the <i>back</i> of the stitch, twisting it.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Decrease:</b> Remove stitches using k2tog or ssk or psso.</td>\n<td><b>Purl into the stitch below:</b> Insert the RH needle as if to purl into the stitch directly below the first stitch on the LH needle and purl it (wrap yarn and draw a loop through) as you normally would.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Increase:</b> Add stitches to a row, often abbreviated as m1 (make 1).</td>\n<td><b>Purl 2 together:</b> Insert the needle into 2 stitches instead of 1 and purl them together as 1 stitch. It decreases 1 stitch and slants to the right.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Knit into the back of the stitch:</b> Instead of entering the stitch with the RH needle in the usual way to knit, go into the <i>back</i> of the stitch, twisting it.</td>\n<td><b>Purlwise:</b> Insert the RH needle into the next stitch as if you&#8217;re going to purl it.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Knit into the stitch below:</b> Insert the RH needle as if to knit into the stitch directly below the first stitch on the LH needle and knit it (wrap yarn and draw a loop through) as you normally would.</td>\n<td><b>Slip stitch:</b> With the RH needle, go into the first stitch on the LH needle as if to purl it and transfer it to the RH needle without working it.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Knit 2 together:</b> Insert the RH needle through the first 2 stitches and knit them together as 1 stitch. It decreases 1 stitch and slants to the right.</td>\n<td><b>Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over:</b> Slip 1 stitch, knit the next stitch, and then bring the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch and off the needle. It decreases 1 stitch and slants to the left.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Knit 3 together:</b> Insert the RH needle into the first 3 stitches and knit them together as 1 stitch. It decreases 2 stitches and slants to the right.</td>\n<td><b>Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over:</b> Slip 1 stitch, knit the next 2 stitches together as 1 stitch, and then bring the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch and off the needle. It decreases 2 stitches and slants to the left.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Knitwise:</b> Insert the RH needle into the next stitch as if you&#8217;re going to knit it.</td>\n<td><b>Slip, slip, knit:</b> Slip 2 stitches one at a time as if to knit, and then knit them together as 1 stitch through the back of the loops. It decreases 1 stitch and slants to the left.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>No stitch:</b> A chart symbol indicating that there&#8217;s no stitch on your needle to match the square in the chart. When you get to a no-stitch square, skip it and work the next stitch as indicated in the next square of the chart.</td>\n<td><b>Work even:</b> Continue in whatever pattern you&#8217;re working without increasing or decreasing.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Pick up and knit (or purl):</b> With a knitting needle and yarn, draw through a series of new loops to work from along the edge of a knitted piece. It&#8217;s usually used for neck and cardigan bands.</td>\n<td><b>Yarn over:</b> Make a new stitch by wrapping the yarn around the RH needle. 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Add the birthstone (or crystal alternative) for the person to whom you&#8217;re giving the gift. 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Here are some great websites for getting instantly inspired to sit down and create beautiful accessories:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><a href=\"http://www.pinterest.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest</a></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">This social media website allows users to <i>curate conten</i><i>t</i><i>,</i> or create virtual, visual pin boards of things that inspire, amuse, or delight them. Users pin images of jewelry pieces, outfits, works of art, recipes, home décor items, and more. When you click on a picture, the link should take you to the original website that posted the image. Often you can find the details about how to make or where to buy the item in the picture. You can conduct a search for something as general as &#8220;rings&#8221; or as specific as &#8220;DIY wire-wrapped rings&#8221; to find the inspiration you&#8217;re looking for. Sign up for a free account, and start pinning!</p>\n<p class=\"child-para Tip\">You can set up the <i>Pin It</i> button to work with your Internet browser so you can pin things to your Pinterest boards from just about any other site online.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"first-para\"><a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy</a></p>\n<p class=\"child-para\">This is a terrific site for the beginning or advanced jewelry maker. You may recognize it as an online marketplace for handmade goods, and it certainly is that. However, it&#8217;s also a great place to purchase hard-to-find or unique supplies and find jewelry-making tutorials. Look here to get daily inspiration from the thousands of shops selling handmade goods all over the world. 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Knitting & Crocheting Knitting Patterns For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-28-2022

You can read and understand knitting patterns easily when you're familiar with common knitting terms and abbreviations. When the knitting patterns use metric measurements, you'll need to know some simple conversion formulas. Keep charts handy of your body measurements and yardage estimates of commonly knitted items so that you're ready to start a knitting project at anytime.

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Knitting & Crocheting Crocheting For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-25-2022

You're never too old or too young to discover crochet. The skills you master, the benefits you receive, and the beautiful heirlooms you create can last a lifetime and be passed on to future generations. To get started with crocheting, you need to decode crochet symbols and abbreviations so you can follow patterns with ease, and you need to find out what gauge is (and why it's so important).

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Quilting Quilting For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-17-2022

Quilting results in pieces prized for both usefulness and beauty. The long history of quilting offers ages-old tips, and modern technology throws in some shortcuts, if you want to take them. But the lingo hasn’t changed very much and tips for choosing quilting fabric remain practical as well as creative. Knowing how to apply common fabric yardages to quilting is useful, and so is having a list of all the materials that go into a finished quilt.

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Woodworking Woodworking For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-17-2022

Woodworking brings together nature, human, and technology to produce long lasting pieces of function and art. A great piece of woodworking begins with knowing how to choose the right type and piece of wood. Then, following a step-by-step process helps you craft a successful piece every time.

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Knitting & Crocheting Knitting For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-24-2022

Knitting is a popular craft that can result in functional and decorative art. To get to the point where you're knitting useful garments, you need to know some knitting terms and their abbreviations. You may have to put your math skills to work as well, converting inches to centimeters or vice versa.

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Soap & Candles Making Candles and Soaps For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-17-2022

If you want to make your own candles and soaps, you need shopping lists for the basic ingredients for both. Get to know the types of candles you can make: tapers, pillars, or votives — the varieties abound. And when you make soaps, you'll want to know how to fix common problems that affect the appearance and what causes them.

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Jewelry Making Jewelry Making and Beading For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-15-2022

Before you begin making jewelry or beading projects, gather some basic tools and supplies and become familiar with recommended lengths for necklaces, bracelets, and more. Consider how to personalize your bead work by using birthstones (precious or semiprecious) or their crystal equivalents. And when you need help — with design inspiration, supply sources, or technique — take advantage of the rich online resources created by other jewelry-making fans.

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Knitting & Crocheting Knitting and Crocheting All-in-One For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-15-2022

When you first get started knitting and crocheting, it can feel like you’re immersing yourself into a foreign land with its own language, symbols, and culture. But with this cheat sheet, you’ll feel like a native in no time. In it you’ll find lists of the abbreviations and symbols you’ll see most often while reading patterns and instructions.

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Gifts & Holidays How to Make a Tailored Bow from Ribbon

Step by Step / Updated 11-09-2021

Making flat, tailored ribbon bows is quick and easy. A tailored ribbon bow lends a clean, modern edge to gift wrapping; and because it's flat, this bow is ideal for gifts that will be shipped or stacked.

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Sewing Estimating Fabric Yardage Needs for Common Misses Garments

Article / Updated 11-04-2021

When shopping, you may find the fabric you’re looking for...and a whole lot more to inspire you. When you don’t have a particular pattern in mind but find fabric that would, for example, make a great pair of dress pants, you can use this guide to help you buy enough fabric when the creative mood strikes. Because fabric also comes in several widths, and your pattern envelope may only give you yardage requirements for two widths, you can refer to this guide to buy the correct amount for the width of the fabric. This project chart gives you a quick reference and approximate yardage requirements for Misses sizes 10 to 14 at an average height of 5 foot 4 inches. Other sizes will vary from 1/4 to 1/8 yard. For fabrics with a nap and/or one-way designs, add 1/4 yard for each yard specified. For plaids, add the length of one plaid repeat for each yard specified. Garment Fabric Width 35-36 inches Fabric Width 44-45 inches Fabric Width 50 inches Fabric Width 52-54 inches Fabric Width 58-60 inches Pants, full length (add 1/4 yard for cuffs) 3-1/4 yards 2-5/8 yards 2-5/8 yards 2-1/4 yards 2-1/4 yards Pants, capri length 2-3/4 yards 2-1/4 yards 2-1/8 yards 2 yards 1-1/2 yards Shorts, bermuda length 2-1/2 yards 2-1/8 yards 1-7/8 yards 1-3/4 yards 1-1/4 yards Skirt, straight 2 yards 1-5/8 yards 1-1/2 yards 1-3/8 yards 1-1/4 yards Skirt, A-line 2-1/4 yards 1-3/4 yards 1-5/8 yards 1-1/2 yards 1-3/8 yards Skirt, softly gathered 2-1/4 yards 1-3/4 yards 1-5/8 yards 1-1/2 yards 1-3/8 yards Shirt/blouse, short sleeves 2 yards 1-5/8 yards 1-1/2 yards 1-3/8 yards 1-1/4 yards Shirt/blouse, long sleeves 2-1/2 yards 2-1/8 yards 1-3/4 yards 1-3/4 yards 1-5/8 yards Blouse, long sleeves with tie 3-3/4 yards 2-7/8 yards 2-5/8 yards 2-3/8 yards 2-1/4 yards Blouse, capped sleeves 2 yards 1-5/8 yards 1-1/2 yards 1-3/8 yards 1-1/4 yards Camisole, bias cut 1-1/3 yards 1-1/3 yards 1-1/4 yards 1-1/8 yards 1 yard Dress, short sleeves with straight skirt 4-1/4 yards 3-1/8 yards 2-3/4 yards 2-5/8 yards 2-3/8 yards Dress, long sleeves with straight skirt 5 yards 3-5/8 yards 3-1/4 yards 3-1/8 yards 3 yards

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