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Stay cool during the summer's heat with handmade fabric fans to match your outfit, your mood or whatever whim strikes.

Although mesh exists in a variety of materials, it tends to be made of synthetics such as nylon and polyester. Synthetic fibers can be trickier to dye than plant or animal fibers, but it can be done. The process for dyeing mesh is immersion dyeing, and the type of dye required is acid dye.

Hibiscus are tropical plants that produce lovely colorful blooms almost year round. These blooms last for one day before wilting. Keeping hibiscus healthy requires proper watering, application of fertilizers and insect control. Spider mites and aphids are two pests that are often red in color and damage hibiscus.

Most houses today are built with roof trusses made in factories. These prefabricated trusses are lighter, stronger and easier to install than conventional joists and rafters. A builder can make his own trusses to save money or if he works in places where delivery of factory trusses is difficult.

Engineered wood flooring and porcelain floor tiles are both attractive and durable materials. Each has strengths and weaknesses that make them suitable for very different applications.

Tiles come in a variety of natural and man-made materials, and they make durable, attractive surfaces for both walls and floors. The key to a long-lasting and attractive tile installation is proper substrate preparation.

Sharpening a chain saw is a necessary task for those who use the tool frequently. Dull blades cause the chain to catch and drag or make uneven cuts. If the blades are not sharpened properly, these problems can still occur due to uneven blade edges.

Signing your name on teammates' jerseys with Sharpie permanent markers is a rite of passage at the end of the season or event. But Sharpie stains that accidentally mark up your favorite jersey spell trouble. Permanent ink is difficult to remove, especially because it soaks into the fabric.

DMC and Crescent are two brands of embroidery floss, which is thread used mainly for embroidery or cross-stitch. The instructions on a pattern may list the colors you need in a particular brand. However, you might want to convert colors from one brand to another.

Making aluminum shrink is a handy trick to master if you need to reduce the size of metal. Thin aluminum if often stretched wide to prefabricated lengths. The idea, according to Body Shop Business, is to make the aluminum thick again.