Marilyn Grant
Marilyn Grant
Marilyn knows how to present the dullest topic in an interesting and easy-to-read way. When she’s not teaching English Literature at a local school or writing for our site, Marylin loves to knit and bake for her two grandchildren.

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How to Make Airbrush Stencil
Stenciling is a process that provides an image and a pattern that applies pigment to a particular surface through the use of the intermediate object, which features a design that creates a pattern and image by allowing only some pigments to get to some parts of the surface. A stencil is a result of an image, pattern, ...
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Airbrush Types: Ultimate Guide
An airbrush is an atomizer that allows the user to spray a surface with paint, dye, or ink. The various models in the market differ from one another depending on the feed type and other intricate features. Knowing the airbrush types available is vital in helping one make an informed decision regarding the model to ...
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Mechanical vs Computerized Sewing Machine: What to Choose?
There are so many people out there that utilize A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. Since the invention of the first sewing ...
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How to Unfreeze a Sewing Machine?
Life is chaotic. Mistakes happen and sometimes go unnoticed. One particularly frustrating thing is when you have a project planned out and when you go to start your machine, it screeches to a halt before you can even begin. Worse yet, half-way through a piece, and your machine just seizes! And if you don't know how ...
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Cross Stitch vs Embroidery: What’s the Difference?
Perhaps you have been sitting at home during the pandemic and thought to pick up a new hobby, as most of us have. Are you crafty, and do you like working with your hands? Do you enjoy decorating things, and do you have a good artistic eye? Consider embroidery or cross-stitch then. Both are enjoyable and creative ...
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How to Clean a Cricut Mat
Crafting has developed into a massive industry. Research shows that there are over As of 2015, there were over a thousand U.S. stores operated by Michaels Stores alone and, Guitar Center recorded around seven million U.S. dollars in sales per store for that same year. In 2016, spending in the U.S. by crafters on both ...
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How to Use a Cricut Machine
As a DIYer who likes to get hands-on with your arts and crafts, the Cricut is an American brand of cutting plotters, or computer-controlled cutting machines, designed for home crafters. The machines are used for cutting paper, felt, vinyl, fabric and other materials such as leather, matboard, and wood. In March 2021, ...
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How to Remove Hand and Machine Embroidery From Clothing
Embroidery is the art of making beautiful fabric designs that has been used for centuries. There are even examples of embroidery dating back to the The art of embroidery has been found worldwide and several early examples have been found. Works in China have been dated to the Warring States period (5th–3rd century ...
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How to Use Silhouette Cameo: Detailed Guide
A The Silhouette Cameo is a computer controlled cutter that can cut through vinyl, card, fabric and paper up to 12 inches wide. The Cameo supports automated cutting heads, has two carriages (so draw and cut operations can be done in one pass) plus registration marks for aligment, and more. is an electronic cutting ...
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How to Calibrate a 3D Printer
One of the things that don’t come easy when learning 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. The term "3D printing" can refer to a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control ...