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Sew You Want to Learn to Sew: All About Sewing Machines
Ready to start sewing? You’re gonna need one of these — let’s figure out what you should be looking for.
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Helping You Help Yourself #19
Getting ready for tax season, building the best snowman on the block, when was the last time you watered your plants?, grocery lists and more.
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How To Cure Your Consumption By Laying In A Ditch and Other Witch Home Remedies
“Every morning cut up a little turf of fresh earth, and lying down, breathe into the hole for a quarter of an hour.”
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This Is How We Do It: Making and Canning Apple Butter
You’re just several jars and some boiling water away from enjoying fresh homemade apple butter all winter long.
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Life, Death and Surrender: It’s Hard to Know When It’s Time to Say Goodbye
On losing a pet, resilience and vulnerability, human frailty and animal intelligence, and everything that goes into saying goodbye.
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A Muggle’s Quest For The Perfect Mug Of (Alcoholic) Butterbeer
I’m not interested in the kiddie theme park variety made of cream soda and syrup from a squeeze bottle; I want hot, alcoholic, grown-ass woman butterbeer.
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YES CATS! Exclusive: The Incredibly True Adventures of the Backyard Bobbis
“…when my parents were yelling at each other and when my mom was slapping and screaming at me and when the kids at my school were making fun of me for being a cross-eyed dyke, I’d think about those kittens who were counting on me to keep them safe. I’d make it through another day.”
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Yes, I Made It: Slow Fashion and Making My Own Clothes Changed My Life
Sewing began as a creative outlet for me, an activity that married my love for theatre with my love for DIY, but it has since progressed into a more nuanced understanding of my body, my style, and the consequences that my personal choices have on the world.
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This is How We Do It: Making Herbal Tinctures
Everything you need to know to make your very own herbal tincture at home.
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Mom-Tested, Mom-Approved Holiday Crafts to Make with Kiddos
My mom, expert holiday lover and lifelong crafty lady, came up with three fun holiday crafts to do with kids and we did them together, because I’m her kid!
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Helping You Help Yourself #11
Cooking al dente pasta, what to do when you get into a car accident, finding your keys, instant noodles, looking cool with a deck of cards, and more!
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31 Recipes For Tofu Lovers (or Those Ready to Be Converted)
Whether you’re a tofu devotee or someone interested in picking up their first-ever pack of extra firm, these recipes will hit the spot.
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My Picnic Date With Galadriel: Strawberry Soup, Mango Shrimp Salad, Focaccia and Galettes
“Just keep an eye on it and pull it out when it looks like something you think an elven queen would repin to her Pinterest cooking board.”
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Liquor On the Mountain: Coppercraft Whiskey and a Guide to Single-Distillery Tastings
Limitting a tasting to one specific distillery is like reading something you like and then picking up every book the author ever wrote. Becoming familiar with one distillery’s whiskeys gives you the chance to talk about their body of work as a whole.
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Helping You Help Yourself #7
Dry clean only laundry, cast iron pans, a bar for birds, “Timber” by Pitbull feat. Kesha, and more!
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Subversive Stitching: A New Twist On An Old Tradition
Cross stitching is easy. Julie provides a list of supplies in the book, as well as instructions that can help you tackle any of the cheeky projects. …And proving even further that she’s the coolest human on the planet, Julie designed a cross stitch pattern just for Autostraddle readers.
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I Reclaimed Christmas With DIY Gifting: Here’s 6 Ways You Can Too
“As an adult, when I was presented with the option of creating my own Christmas traditions with my partner, my instinct was to completely ignore the holiday altogether… I also knew that I didn’t want to partake in the mad shopping frenzy that the holiday season had become famous for. So I started racking my brain for fun, easy DIYs that I could create in bulk for Christmas gifts.”
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Taco Tuesday: The Incomplete History of Tacos
Where did the taco come from? From the Aztecs to silver mines in Mexico to the Taco Bell founder, these are some big moments in taco history.
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This Is How We Do It: Build a Simple Shelf for About $10
In which I write you a poem about how great shelves are, and then I teach you how to build one in three straightforward steps.
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Helping You Help Yourself #6
Improving your finances, free moving boxes, deciding between Advil and Tylenol, changing your oil, some special words from Riese about keeping your workspace neat, and more!