Bleeding, if excessive, must be controlled promptly because it can be fatal. Stop excessive bleeding before you take precautions against infection. An infection can be treated later with...
Making sparks fly
Do sparks fly when you pull your jacket off? Do you get a crackling shock when you touch a doorknob? These things happen because you've been collecting electricity! The sparks and crackles are...
Glove puppet
A glove puppet is a hand puppet with a body that looks like a funny glove. Use the outline on this page to make a pattern for a glove puppet. 1 Fold a piece of tissue paper in half. Place the fold...
Hand puppets
Hand puppets are easy to make. And there are several ways to make them. With some practice, you'll be able to make these little puppets laugh, cry, ask questions, act surprised, and do many other...
Ideas with colors, cloth, and thread
Potato printing on cloth is a creative way to make unusual presents everyone will like. You can print T-shirts, scarves, tablecloths, napkins, place mats, and wallhangings. Or, you can print cloth to...
Doll’s poncho
Materials - cloth - cloth scraps - embroidery thread - felt-tip pen - needle (crewel, darner, or tapestry) - ruler - scissors - straight pins - yarn 1. Choose a piece of cloth that is wide...
Stitched belt
> Materials > > ■ cloth scraps > > ■ felt or heavy cotton, > > 2 inches (5 cm) wide and long enough to go around your waist > > ■ embroidery thread > > ■ felt-tip pen > > ■ needle (tapestry,...
Helpful hints
The following information will help you make the projects in this section. If a special skill is needed, the directions will tell you the page on which that skill is explained. For example: "Stitch...
Meat and cloth
> This sheep is ready to be sheared. Its wool coat is thick and heavy. The wool is carefully sheared off in one piece. This doesn't hurt the sheep. Sheep These sheep have had their wool sheared...
There Was an Old Woman
There was an old woman > Lived under a hill, > > And if she's not gone I Had a Little Nut Tree I had a little nut tree, Nothing would it bear But a silver nutmeg And a golden pear; The King...