Paracord braiding is a popular technique used to make lanyards and ties for survival gear. There are many different techniques a braider can use - the most common are the rattlesnake knot and the square braid. This video shows you the nuances of both techniques, a few variations, and how you can decide when to use one or the other. You can also alter the appearance and tensile strength of your paracord braid by changing how tight you make your knots.
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Are you looking to make your pottery projects more quickly and with less stress? Then this is the perfect tutorial for you. Lakeside Pottery shows you step by step how to flatten and shape a flat form pottery piece using a chattering technique.
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This craft shows you how to use the burnt brown bag technique with some embossing and decorating techniques in order to create a distrseed, vintage look. A great craft project for a steampunk Christmas look, or as faux vintage decorations.
Tired of forgetting important details? Want to increase your recall capability? The memory palace technique is an approach you can practice to improve your memory, increase your awareness and expand your conciousness. These are powerful visualiztion techniques to ensure improvement.
In this free video ukulele lesson from Jens Albrecht, you'll learn how to use a classical-style tremolo technique on the ukulele. Whether you play the ukulele or bass kazoo, if you want to improve your technique, you'll need to practice. Fortunately, the Internet is awash in high-quality video tutorials like this one, which make practicing both easy and highly enjoyable. For more information, and to get started using this tremelo technique in your own playing, take a look.
In this dance tutorial, if you're interested in doing some break dance moves, this should help.
In the confectionary world the way you ice or present a cupcake is just as important as how good a cupcake tastes. Thanks to cupcake bakeries like Magnolia Bakery in NYC and Sprinkles in L.A., the age of the yummy and chicly decorated cupcake has officially been ushered in. Make your own cupcakes that much more in line with the times by watching this cupcake decorating tutorial.
Do you love the 1960s flair that tie-dye gives your clothes, but hate tracking pre-dyed stuff down at hippie stores? This two-part video teaches you how to make your old plain-colored clothing tie-dyed using the knot technique. Revitalize your closet using this technique without ever having to set foot in a specialty store!
Here's another quick tutorial on how to use a certain technique in Photoshop. This particluar video will show you how to create tilt-shift technique in the widely popular software program. It's a great way to mke an image you have, look like a miniature world. Its fun to play around with and is so simple to use. Enjoy!
This how to video will teach you how to perform the push pull technique on drums. If you want to throw a double, you can start with a single and get an accent on the double for an inverted double. Just push and grab really quick. For a double, use a controlled rebound. For the inverted double, start with a single and dig out the second stroke of the double. A french grip is useful for performing this technique. This is good for ghostings and shuffles. For shuffles, you can use a controlled re...
In this video, ceramic artist Simon Leach demonstrates and shows you two different faceting techniques, when potting. The first technique is complete shaving to add more dimension to, your ashtray or small bowl. The second is a half way shave, for a different yet fun look to your pots.
Increasing the contrast in Photoshop could help when performing this Illustrator technique. This subject: the eyeball. Watch this Illustrator video tutorial to learn how to vector an eyeball in CS3. Vector an aye of a model of your choice using simple techniques that will be useful, not only in vectoring eyes, but tracing techniques that are used for full face and body vectoring and vexeling.
The butterfly stroke may look tough, but the trick is in good form and technique. This how to video demonstrates some drills for improving, as well as demonstrating correct alignment and positioning. Check out this video swimming lesson and learn how to swim butterfly with proper technique.
This simple video tutorial from Hand-Washing.co.uk will show you how to wash your hands with a WHO (World Health Organization) approved technique. It demonstrates the individual stages of proper hand washing technique in a slow and easy-to-follow way. To avoid sickness and stay healthy, washing your hands is vastly important.
There are a variety of decorative painting techniques that can help you add personality to your home, as shown in this how-to video. Learn glazing, ragging, masking, and stenciling. Remember to try everything out on some scrap board first. Watch this video home improvement tutorial and learn how to paint with decorative painting techniques.
An important part of surgery is knowing the various types of closures to perform. This medical how-to video demonstrates how to do a subcuticular suturing technique. The subcuticular suture technique is also known as intradermal suturing. Follow along and learn how it is done. Subcuticular or intradermal suturing technique is great for wound closure in the operating room.
This beatboxing tutorial shows you how to use your hand and breathing techniques to produce a record scratching illusion. This is known as the crab scratch or record scratch technique. It's extremely easy to do, but it's one of the noises that awes spectators. Practice and improve your beatboxing skills!
Check out this instructional beatboxing video that provides a detailed explanation of the Throat Pulse Bass kick used in BeatBoxing. This is also known as the techno bass technique. This technique positively effects your beatboxing performances and recordings. It's all done in the throat--there's nothing done in the mouth. Practice the throat pulse and improve your beatboxing skills!
Check out this piano tutorial video that shows you the effects of different key attack techniques. From high and low, learn the different sounds and senses of the various key attack techniques. Practice these exercises and improve your piano playing skills by watching this instructional piano video.
Check out this music tutorial video that shows you some basic fingerpicking techniques. Using the D chord to demonstrate the patterns, this instructional guitar video provides a brief guide to guitar fingerpicking patterns. Improve your guitar playing skills by practicing these fingerpicking techniques.
Dave demonstrates how to perfect your running technique with three easy drills. Running coaches use a wide variety of biomechanical drills and skills to enable the athlete to run more efficiently. Practice the following three drills to improve your running technique: run like a waiter/waitress, pelvic tilt, and baby steps.
Watch this blacksmithing video to practice air hammer techniques on a 75 lb small air hammer. You can use this technique for many types of free form metal forging. Follow these clear instructions to begin the craft of metalsmithing and forge a useful tool.
If knocked to the ground by an attacker, it's important to know how to fall correctly. Learn how to do the forward fall roll and the backwards fall roll in this free video series about self defense moves for women.
Watch this harmonica tutorial video to learn how to play some exercises and build techniques on the harmonica. The instructions in this how-to video require a certain amount of knowledge of the harmonica, particularly how to hold it and how to hold your mouth, but this video is still helpful for beginners. This instructional video will help you play harmonica with additive techniques.
This is not that kind of kissing technique. This is an effect that can be used when making paper arts and crafts for creating nice designs. Your friends will probably like this kissing technique better, anyway.
This video will show you how to create an extremely cute stamp highlighting technique with Clorox bleach. This technique is great for making paper stamps and designs look a lot better and more unique.
This video shows drivers how to apply more advanced driving techniques often done in racing, on the street. The hard launch technique should only be used when driving low horsepower, low torque vehicles. You'll also learn about rev matching and more.
Papa Tom teaches viewers the basics for building realistic miniature buildings using Scene-A-Rama Building and Structures Kit. This is great for school or art projects.
Now Michael shows how to put curls in your hair to create a different finish. Part 1 of 2 - How to Style long blonde hair with curling techniques.
Tuina is a Chinese massage technique. Watch this video to learn how to perform different Tuina arm massage techniques.
In this 2 part electric guitar lesson you will learn how to use various methods to use doublestops. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play guitar using the doublestop technique.
The beginning breathing techniques involve short breaths, but a better technique is to use longer phrases.
A must for anybody who wants to learn how to play banjo, this video will show you the proper right hand technique to play banjo via a variety of simple tricks. By learning how to play with proper technique, you will be able to accelerate your musical education.
Richard Schmidt shows you the duck dive, a technique that can be used to push through waves while paddling out on your surfboard. This technique is an alternative to the turtle-roll technique for pushing through.
Learn soccer juggling skills with expert tips and advice on soccer skill and techniques in this free online soccer video series.
Learn soccer shooting skills with expert tips and advice on soccer skill and techniques in this free online soccer video series.
Chef Desireé shows the kids good knife technique and demonstrates several cuts with a potato. The right skills for cutting will improve the quality of the meals prepared. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to use good knife technique while preparing food.
GIMP is a useful and versatile graphics editing program. If it's wintertime, Christmas is coming up, or you just want to add snow to your GIMP image, here are two separate layering techniques you can use to create a very realistic snow effect.
