Straight, sleek hair is forever gorgeous, but sometimes you have to think outside of the box and stand out from the sea of girls wearing pin-straight hair. For days when you feel like putting some actual effort into your hairstyling and looking put together, try this voluminous hair look.
Looking to get hair like Vanessa Hudgens at the 2008 Teen Choice Award? Watch this video to find out how to get pin straight super sleek hair like hers. You will need a good hair straightener and hair oil such as Proclaim glossing polish or Biosilk. Start with dry hair and work in sections.
Looking for instructions on how to make a crochet shell stitch? Though it may seem complicated at first blush, the process is very straight-forward once you get the hang of it. So straight-forward, in fact, that this free video crochet lesson can present a complete overview of the stitch-making process in just over two minutes' time.
Professional truck driver, Yesterday Irmani, teaches us how to tie a time honored, weight sustaining knot, for transportation purposes.
In this short how-to video, you'll learn a few key principles for proper bowing of your violin as well as a few quick and dirty cleaning tips. Watch this tutorial and learn to play your violin with the whole bow while maintaining a straight form!
Learn how to make a simple device out of stuff you can find around the house (including a bubble tape container). You'll have straight lines each time you use this device.
Learn how to do dumbbell straight-leg deadlift and dumbbell rows. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life.
Four time abs is an excellent exercise for working the lower abdominals and abs workout. Try this out to tone your lower abs, which typical crunches can't get to.
The truss rod is a big metal bar that goes through the whole neck on your guitar and is used to control the amount of arch that the neck of your instrument gets. You will want the neck to be essentially straight, with a tiny bit of curve. Lots of things can cause your wood to arc..weather, storage, age.. and the truss rod is used to fix this and keep the neck straight allowing you to play your piece properly. All guitars come with a truss rod and they are easy to adjust if need be. This tutor...
If you need a dolly for your movie masterpiece, you don't need to go with a professional dolly system. You can save that money for your expensive actors and actresses by building your own DIY camera dolly on the cheap. You'll need some nuts and bolts, PVC pipes, scrap wood, drill bits and a drill, inline wheels and a hammer. This homemade camera dolly will cost you around 65 bucks.
So you have a picture you're dying to get up on the wall, but don't want to risk hanging it crooked. This video is your answer! Learn a few tips and tricks to make sure that every picture you hang is perfectly straight and level.
Humidity is your hairstyle's worst nightmare. It can bring a tragic straight end to the curliest of curls and can turn beautifully shiny straight hair into a frizzy, tumbleweed mess.
A needle is when one foot is on the ground (flat) in-line with the shoulders, and the opposite leg is kicked back, reaching for the sky. This puts the dancer in a "needle" position, with the straight legs forming a straight line, from head to toe. In this dance lesson, you'll learn how you can do a needle yourself. You need to be extremely flexible before trying this dance move, so don't over-exert yourself.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to draw a straight-side outline in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned designer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this video guide.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw Manga hair (curly vs. straight). When drawing the straight hair, you will draw lines first at the top of the head to indicate how the hair is coming out of the head. Then, draw some lines around the head you've sketched. Curve the hair around the body and draw it going behind the shoulders. Draw gentle curves so it looks more realistic. Add in lines in the hair to make strands. For curly hair, start by drawing in different shapes that kind of looks like ...
In this video, we learn how to do gymnastics with back handsprings. First, you want to stand straight and bend your knees slightly. Point your arms out in front of you and tense your body up. Back up a little bit, then swing your arms and jump backwards, landing back onto your hands and flipping straight up. A common mistake is bending your knees too much and jumping straight up, rather than backwards. This will take a few tries to finally get, but once you have it your body will start to mem...
When you think of Laird Hamilton, you probably picture him tearing up some ludicrously big wave. But he's got to relax too, and stand up paddle boarding is a great way to do that. It's basically surfing on flat water with a paddle, and in this video Laird Hamilton himself will give you a tip for keeping your board going straight despite the fact that you're only using one paddle.
Spiral staircases are complicated enough to look at, so imagine how much hard work goes into replicating these twirly architectural wonders on paper. Though more difficult than drawing straight, normal staircases which mostly require straight lines, spiral staircases add interest to your drawing.
One of the best things about having long hair is the fact that you can do almost anything with it. Cut it short, keep it long, put certain products in it, there's a lot of possibilities. So in this video tutorial, you'll learn about another one. This video shows you what it takes to get emo/scene straight hair easily. So sit back and enjoy!
Photoshop is a great way to perfect your photos and artwork. In this tutorial, learn how to straighten a horizon, or create a straight one in a landscape image.
Want to draw a human eye the way it looks when you're looking at it straight on? If so, this free video drawing lesson is for you. With it, you'll learn how to sketch everyone's favorite ocular organ with precision and panache.
How to do squats to strengthen your stomach muscles
In this Outdoor Recreation video tutorial you will learn how to ride a horse with some basic instructions. This video is from Livestrong. The first lesson is how to create a correct back position that enhances our ability to stay balanced in a saddle. You should create a straight line from ear to shoulder to hip to heel stay right in that position. If the leg moves too far forward, you will feel you are falling back from the saddle. There should be another simple line. From the elbow to the h...
Get your straight bar and the weight that you are use to. Get the technique down before you add a bunch of weight. With the straight bar in front of you bend over and grab the bar with your hands. A narrow grab, much closer then you are use to. As you raise the bar up to your chin, visualize that you are bending the bar. The movement is as if you were scooping water up to your mouth. As your hands come up think of the pinky side of the hand coming up to your nose. Also as you do this squeeze ...
If you want to have really sleek and straight hair you will need to start prepping in the shower. Wash your hair with a shampoo made to condition and straighten hair. Next you will need to mix in a product before drying your hair. Use a protective product and then straighten hair in sections.
Learn how to install cracked apps straight from your Apple iPhone. Enjoy cracked apps without even touching your computer. You must add this source to your Cydia if you do not hav it:
This is a great knitting tip. See how to switch from a straight needle to a round needle when knitting, and why, with this easy, up close demonstration by Judy Graham, Knitter to the Stars.
This hair styling tutorial, brought to you by ELLE magazine, shows you how to get long, straight, sleek hair. Achieve this easy look for everyday with this how to video.
See how to line up the selvedge edges of your fabric so you cut straight strips every time. Complicated quilts require almost every piece of fabric to have precise dimensions to fulfill an exact geometric purpose in the quilt design. Watch this instructional quilting video to hang your fabric as a way of measuring and folding your fabric for cutting.
Watch an experienced quilter glide through four layers of fabric to make a clean cut with a rotary cutter. This instructional quilting video shows how a right handed person would cut fabric. You will also need a straight edge and a cutting mat in addition to a rotary cutter in order to make straight cut in quilting fabric.
Watch this instructional fitness video to do a supine row weight lifting exercise. Keep your back straight and your body in a straight line. Exhale as you lift the weights up and inhale on the way down. This supine row exercise works the back, biceps and posterior deltoids.
So you're weaving a narrow band. How do you keep the edges nice and straight? Here's a technique that combines weft insertion, beat, and selvedge control. It's useful for inkle weaving, tabletweaving, rigid heddle weaving, backstrap weaving... or even weaving small bands on a big loom. Try it!
Your grandfather was an awesome guy. He probably shaved with a straight edge razor. This tutorial video will teach you how to use a straight edge razor, just like granpappy.
Learn some fancy speed skating foot work from a professional. Watch this how to video tutorial to learn how to practice straight line footwork. This speed skating technique is super fancy and it only takes three steps.
This is the set up I use for the straight jacket submission when someone defends the gogoplata. This submission attacks the shoulders depending on how flexible you are. There are a couple of ways to set this up.
Tim Carter, of Ask the Builder, demonstrates some sweet tips to make straight cuts when cutting wood in your home woodworking repair projects.
You know what they say, when you have straight hair, you want curly and vice-versa. I have wavy hair, so I crave curly AND straight. Here's a simple and inexpensive way to curl your hair. No curling iron or hot rollers needed. Your hair is less damaged and more healthy looking.
Team Nagashi teaches you how to do a back flip. It should be called an up flip, since you have to jump straight up first.
Watch this video for a simple demonstration on how to draw a straight line.
With the single-leg, straight-leg dead lift you'll be sure to bring sexy back and ready for bikini season in no time. Did we mention it will also tone your legs and butt?
