Posted in Crafts

Yarnworks

Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric.

Knitting creates multiple loops of yarn, called stitches, in a line or tube. Knitting has multiple active stitches on the needle at one time. Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of interlocking loops. As each row progresses, a newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the prior row, placed on the gaining needle, and the loops from the prior row are then pulled off the other needle.

Knitting may be done by hand or by using a machine.

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Posted in Home

Best cupcake recipe ever!

Found this cupcake recipe online – it’s a definite bake-again!

Simple Vanilla Cupcakes

  • Servings: 20-25
  • Time: 40mins
  • Difficulty: easy
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Via Food.com

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
  • 3⁄4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375f or 150c; line muffin cups with papers.
  2. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time.
  3. Add flour (mixed with baking powder and salt) alternating with milk beat well; stir in vanilla.
  4. Divide evenly among pans and bake for 18 minutes. Let cool in pans.

Posted in Work

Historically, craftsmen tended to concentrate in urban centers and formed guilds. The skill required by their professions is and the need to be permanently involved in the exchange of goods also demanded a generally higher level of education, and craftsmen were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in societal hierarchy.

The households of craftsmen were not as self-sufficient as those of people engaged in agricultural work and therefore had to rely on the exchange of goods.

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Posted in Ideas

Volunteer projects

Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or group provides services for no financial gain. Volunteering is also renowned for skill development, and is often intended to promote goodness or to improve human quality of life. Volunteering may have positive benefits for the volunteer as well as for the person or community served. It is also intended to make contacts for possible employment. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve on an as-needed basis, such as in response to a natural disaster.

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