Most older toilets have older-style fish and ballcock for toilets. But they are prone to fault, like running and constant water. Replacing them with a newer-style fill valve will save water and frustration now and later on. Watch this plumbing video tutorial to learn how to replace a toilet ballcock with a fill valve. It's a little more efficient and it's pretty straightforward, so see how to replace your valve!
Hosting a Halloween party and looking for some inspiration? ThreadBanger's Decor It Yourself is here to help with a few spooky ideas that can be thrown together at home and for cheap! Projects include eerie terrariums, adding red to the eyes in your portrait wall art, and bloody-ing up your shower curtain like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
In an hour, make your own fancy beaded princess tiara with some help from ThreadBanger. You'll need a skinny stiff headband, 24-gage floral wire, a wire cutter, plastic beads and a creative sense of spirit! With a few twists, ties, and beads, you'll have a new piece of head decor to crown yourself princess for the day.
Everyone loves a great LBD, but sometimes we get a bit stymied on how to best accessorize it. Fashion Expert Sharon Haver of FocusOnStyle.com shares women's fashion tips for how to accessorize a little black cocktail dress. Learn some great tips on accessorizing that black dress and put more mileage in your fashionable wardrobe.
Of course Barneys New York has the most cutting-edge, fashion sunglasses around. What good is a gorgeous pair of sunglasses when they don't flatter your face?
This week, Meg shows us a quick and cheap way to add extra seating in those cramped dorm rooms. Plus, some easy tips on how-to make your dorm feel like a cozy home away from home.
Today Leah shows us how-to turn a tee into a simple shrug to wear over all your new halters while in a chilly restaurant.
Jess shows us how to transform some old tees into a uber cute tube top tutu! Follow along with this video fashion design lesson and learn how to sew together this outfit.
This week, Kenley Collins, of the Project Runway fame, shows us how to turn an old vintage skirt into a summer must have with fabric paints. Follow along with the tips in this how-to video, and revamp some of your own old clothes.
The holidays will be here before you know it! Get a head start right here on Threadbanger with guest John Murphy from Stupid Creatures. Learn how to put together your own stuffed aniumal/plushie/stupid creature for your friends and family while saving a buck or two this holiday season.
Herbs are an incredible addition to your garden. This week, Meg talks about some of her favorite herbs and shows us how-to make a new moon herb tincture! Follow along with the advice in this video gardening lesson and start incorporating fresh herbs into your cooking!
In honor of DIY Wedding month, Meg shows us some awesome wedding lighting solutions and nice personal touches to make your day extra special. This how-to decorating video will show you ways to plan a beautiful, personalized wedding.
This week on Threadbanger , we have T shirt reconstruction guru Megan Nicolay on the show. Just in time for summer, the author of Generation-T gives us one of her favorite t shirt lessons from her world renowned book.Learn how to make a halter top in minutes plus a look at some Threadbanger viewer creations.
Worried you'll find yourself topless in the middle of a crowd? With the help of Knit Knit and her knit bikini top tutorial everyone's worst nightmare will have no chance of surfacing this summer.
Special Guest Threadbanger Ryan Moore shows us how to make a pair of summer shorts from an old pair of jeans and fellow threadbangers share their ideas and projects. This video sewing lesson is a quick and handy renewable fashion tip. Follow along with the steps and beat the heat.
Getting no respect at the grill? This week to help Celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend we're showing you how to make your own Chef Hat and Apron out of some old bed sheets.
Just in time for Mothers' Day comes this great tutorial on how to make a Upcycled Spring time Capelet from one of our beloved Threadheads. This sewing project is a great renewable fashion statement, and is easy to make; just follow the steps in the video.
This video sewing lesson will help your prep a pair of festive rabbit ears. Spring time is upon us so this week Rob and Corinne answer a viewer request and show us how-to make a fricken adorable pair of bunny ears!
Ever wanted to copy a garment? This video sewing lesson will show you a way to make a pattern from any piece of clothing. This episode of Threadbanger featuring Couture Designer Kenneth King specifically teaches us how to make a cloak inspired from the Oscar Nominated film "The Dutchess."
Need some help with your Latin dancing skills? Can't quite impress the crowd with your moves? Well, check out this quick video tutorial to learn how to dance with technique and style during Latin dances. When you dance Latin dances, does it feel like you are really dancing? If not, check out these five things to make it feel great!
The classic French twist is incredibly elegant, and it’s so easy to do. You Will Need:
The front side-braid is best known as the Lauren Conrad braid. Conrad loves working the effortlessly cool, braided bohemian hairstyles, and for good reason. This front side-braid style is the perfect combination of practicality and beauty. It gets all the pesky hair out of your face while creating beautiful nymph-like pleats.
This video shows boleos on ground from back ochos. This is footwork in Tango ballroom dance steps.
This video illustrates tapping more than once during the beat. Possible combination are tapping on '2' + '3', on '3' + '4' or '2' + '4' with the step coming on the '1' always - the downbeat. (Using the system of count '1-2-3-4' for each beat, '1' being the downbeat, '3' being the upbeat or exact middle, and '2' and '4' being the places inbetween or the quarter beats).
This is an amazing recipe that is so easy and delicious your whole family will love it! Follow along in this cooking how-to video and learn how to make Asian style Mongolian beef. Watch as Lila demonstrates the proper way to cut and marinate the beef strips. The ingredients you need for the marinade are: Rice wine vinegar, salt, baking soda, cornstarch, chili oil, sea salt, sesame oil, sugar, and soy sauce. Enjoy this recipe for Mongolian beef.
Melissa Watson from DIY Style shows a way to restructure and re-style something that you already have plenty of, a t-shirt, in this how-to video. Add ruffles and rouching to transform a plain tee into something a little more eye-catching. You will need thread, a ruler, elastic, shears, a marking tool, a tissue-knit fabric, straight pins, and a t-shirt. Watch this video design tutorial and learn how to fashion an old t-shirt into something more stylish.
Pin-up girl makeup, like in this how-to, is retro, sexy, and more classy than tarty. Use Laura Geller - Spakle, Smashbox - HD Illuminating primer, Make Up Forever - Matte Velvet Foundation #25, Lancome - Shimmer Coral Blush, Make Up Forever - HD Powder, Stila - Shadow in Starlight, Urban Decay Primer Potion, Stila - Shadow in Starlight, UD Skull Pallet - Twice Baked, Bare Essentials - Soul Pigment (highlight), MAC - Fluid Line in Blacktrack, Fresh - Supernova Mascara, Cargo - Texas Lash Masca...
Want to mix and scratch like a professional DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. This how to video explains how to mix rock music. Most rock, soul, disco, motown and other old school styles had real people playing real instruments, so the timing was never exactly the same all the way through the song. So it becomes quite difficult to mix these styles. Watch this DJ tut...
Wonder how to become a great DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. This how to video explains how you can mix a Drum and Bass track and a Hip Hop track. These two styles may seem impossible to mix, Drum and Bass has a very high energy, fast beat, and Hip Hop has a slower beat. Watch this DJ tutorial and you can learn how to mix the two popular music styles, Hip Hop and ...
This is a basic tutorial which teaches how to get free stuff in Second Life and use it to build large structures fast. It is for beginner Second Life users and teaches linking, unlinking, and duplicating commands. If you are new to Second Life, watch and learn how to build big buildings fast with stuff that's already there.
Compression pants, or compression shorts, are good for managing hamstring injuries without restricting motion. There are many styles of compression pants, which are also known as compression pants. Learn how to use compression pants and stay fit in this sports medicine how-to video.
Although you may not agree with Sarah Palin's policies, there is one thing we all can agree on. Sarah Palin's hair looks great This tutorial teaches you how to do an "updo" Sarah Palin style. This is a quick and easy way to put your hair up without having to use any product, teasing or backcombing. Gather you hair into a pony tail, twist your hair, loop it upwards and clip it in place with a good size barette. Let the ends show at the top of your head. Then, gently loosen sections of your hai...
This wavy and braided hairdo is stylish enough for fancy occasions, but unfussy enough for day to day or even going to the beach. If your hair is long enough to braid, it's long enough for this hair style. Watch this video hairstyling tutorial and learn how to do a wavy hair Mama Mia inspired milk maid braided style.
Evenin' Gov'na! How lucky you are to have that datascope (a.k.a. computer); for now you can build yourself some SteamPunk Goggles for your next bioscope (a.k.a. movie)! You will need an old wallet, metal pieces, two plastic water bottle caps, old clock parts, an electric motor, mini tires, plastic pipe, an LED toggle switch, and a pair of sunglasses. Watch this video fashion design tutorial and learn how to make a pair of steampunk binocular style goggles.
Dom Famularo's infectious smile and drumming talents make him one of the most sought-after drummers and clincians in the world. In this three-part installment from his video series dedicated to a wide variety of topics–from drum strokes to styles–, Dom demonstrates how to play a drumset with an open-handed style.
Check out this Old-Time Texas Chili that's been barbecued up in the States since the mid 1800's in this how to video. This chili tastes real good, and its tang and heat will sure cure what ails you.
Watch this how to video and let the BBQ Pit Boys show you how to barbecue up two tender and juicy 4lb. chickens on the grill, Beer Butt Chicken Style. This chicken recipe is super easy to do. All you need for this barbecue chicken recipe favorite is two cans of beer (or water if you must), salad oil dressing, 1 onion, salt, pepper, and any favorite basting sauce, such as our garlic butter with soy sauce. Fire up your grill to 325-350f, and in as little as 2 hours you will be dancing right alo...
Learn how to produce Roy Lichenstein style Pop Art from your photographs using GIMP image editing software.
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint Bodhidharma in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. This particular style of painting complements this Buddhist drawing. Learn how to paint Bodhidharma by watching this instructional video.
In this four-part video tutorial, Joe Stagner will demonstrate, using ASP.NET, uploading a single file from the client machine to your server.
