Cleaning Stained Linoleum?
The wax seal under your toilet may have failed. Google DIY toilet replacement or call a plumber. Leaving it alone may cause worse problems down the road.
Selling Walnut Trees?
It depends on where they are growing. If they are growing in your yard, lumbermills will not take the chance that there may have been a nail pounded into the trees over the many years it took to grow. Even one partial nail will kill a veneering blade, which...
Refurbishing the Black Finish on a Vintage...
If you have a Singer, dont worry too much about reducing its value, millions were made and before 1965 or so they were made very well indeed and are still out there stitching. I belong to a group called TreadleOn and our purpose is to encourage the refurbishment...
Determining the Value of a Older Sewing Machine?
The older machines often dont cost much money, but most work better than newer machines because they were made to higher standards. Some people think that White sewing machines are some of the best made sewing machines in the world. The White company made cars...
Trouble Sewing Vinyl?
They sell a special needle for this purpose, coated with Teflon. It will also help to put a little strip of tissue paper under the sewing foot over the vinyl and sew right through the paper. It will tear away easily when youre done stitching.
Preventing Tangled Thread
Another solution, keep a white candle stub in your sewing kit. Pull the length of thread over it a few times before threading your needle. It stiffens and strengthens the thread, makes it easier to sew. Also, cut your threads a maximum of 18 long. Yes, youll...
Including Meat or Animal Products in Compost?
Its because it attracts animals, not because it foments especially bad bacteria. We always composted all household garbage except poultry by the sheet method. Rotating the spot every year, wed simply spread the garbage over the ground and leave it. Next spring...
Jokes for Assisted Living Facility?
Readers Digest has quite a few regular features - one is military themed and the others are more general. But they are all clean and very funny.
Alternatives to Band Aids?
I am not allergic to latex, but I am allergic to the adhesives used on most bandages. I can use the Tegaderm, and some of the NexCare bandages, but everything else gives me a rash. The worst offender is the adhesive on the little round patches they use for...
Removing a Singer Sewing Machine From a Cabinet?
I am assuming its a Singer 15-91 or similar. When the knee pedal was added (I love them! Far better than chasing a foot pedal all over the floor while Im trying to sew!) the machine was wired into the cabinet. If you really must take it out, you will have to...
