How To: Make an origami bullfrog
This instructional video teaches how to fold an origami bullfrog. Learn how to make animals out of paper using the traditional Japanese art.
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How To: Bake a Japanese green tea sponge cake or Kasutera
Kasutera, or traditional Japanese sponge cake, is a wonderfully light dessert that is flavored with the subtle taste of green tea. Impress your guests with this yummy green tea sponge cake.
How To: Origami butterflies
This handy demonstration shows you how to use clever paper folding techniques in order to create a range of stunning origami butterflies, ideal for jazzing up your makes. Use bold papers for a modern look, or try antique style distressed sheets to get that traditional effect when making your origami butterflies.
How To: Create a beautiful Christmas wreath
In this craft project, Julie walks through the steps of how to make a traditional Christmas wreath arrangement, complete with evergreens, flowers, ornaments, and garland. Watch her video to learn the basics, as well as some "insider florist secrets", and use your imagination to create a beautiful wreath of your own.
How To: Make buck skin moccasins
Learn how to make buck skin moccasins.
How To: Set traps and catch reef creatures in Savaii
Check out this video to learn how to catch reef creatures in Savaii. Find out traditional ways to catch some of the reef's best meals.
How To: Clean and reorganize your room
With allergy season in full swing, this video can help you clear the clutter from your bedroom and add a fresh coat of paint to create a soothing sleep sanctuary. Learn alternatives to the traditional headboard and create a new one from faux wood contact paper.
How To: Make beef ragout with Debi Mazar & Katherine Narducci
Debi Mazar (Entourage, Goodfellas) and her husband provide traditional Tuscan recipes from their home kitchen. Today they are serving up a delicious plate of beef Ragout. Join them and special guest Katherine Narducci, from the HBO hit The Sopranos, for lunch.
How To: Make beef stew over polenata with Debi Mazar
Debi Mazar (Entourage, Goodfellas) and her husband provide traditional Tuscan recipes from their home kitchen. Today they are serving: Beef stew over polenta, with a side of string beans cooked on a bed of cherry tomatoes.
How To: Make a gold foil bead
Check out this video to learn how to make a Murano style gold foil glass bead. Take a quick trip to Murano where bead artist Patricia Frantz shares how her discovery of Venetian glass and beadmaking changed her life. Then travel to the Glassworks Video Productions studio in Miami where we produced this tutorial on making a Gold Foil Bead. This demo uses Italian glass and gold foil to put a new spin on a traditional style.
How To: Tie a Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph for fly fishing
This is a somewhat traditional flashback pheasant tail. Learn how to tie it in the fly fishing video.
How To: Make Cuban bread
Add a twist to the traditional sandwich, make this Cuban bread and use it for sandwich rolls.
How To: Prepare Yerba Mate
Preparing Yerba Mate in Montevideo, Uruguay for Your Life Abroad web series. This is a traditional tea with a spiritual history.
How To: Make a kitten from folded paper with origami
Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a folded-paper kitten (neko) with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own cats from a sheet of folded paper. For more information, and to get started making your own paper kittens, take a look!
How To: Paint cherry blossoms in Sumi-e ink
Check out this video to learn to paint a cherry blossom in the traditional Japanese method of painting in ink called Sumi-e.
How To: Paint "Zen Nap Four" in Sumi-e ink
Check out this video to learn how to paint a reproduction of a famous 9th century painting called "Zen Nap Four" using the traditional Japanese method of Sumi-e ink painting.
How To: Tie a Uni Midge for fly fishing
The Uni Midge fly is a relatively easy to tie pattern which is great for fly fishing trout and all other fish that feed on midges, one of the most important food supplies for trout. The uni-stretch material makes the body build up very quickly using a lot less wraps than traditional thread.
How To: Paint a geisha kimono in Sumi-e ink
This video shows you how to draw a geisha kimono in traditional japanese Sumi-e ink style. Part 1 of 2 - How to Paint a geisha kimono in Sumi-e ink.
How To: Stretch watercolor paper
This video will show you how to stretch watercolor paper using the traditional methods.
How To: Make a simple latex prosthetic werewolf nose
This video demonstrates how to make a simple latex prosthetic for a mask or face piece. This process is a lot easier than the traditional method. Great for special effects or Halloween!
How To: Use LIve Effects and Filters in Fireworks 8
Learn the difference between Live filters and traditional filters, as well as how to apply, work with, delete, edit, and save Live filters as Styles in Fireworks 8.
How To: Make sevia kesari
Sevia kesari, an Indian vermicelli dessert (aka Sukhi Sevia or Eid ki Sevia) is just as delicious as it is easy to make. It is a wonderful twist and healthy alternative to Suji ka Halwa, which uses a lot more ghee. Sevia is a traditional sweet dish prepared in celebration of Eid.
How To: Make cucumber dal
Learn how to make Chef Sanjay's variation of traditional Indian dosakai pappu - cucumber dal.
How To: Make fish curry
In this video you will learn to cook a traditional Indian fish curry made with tamrind. Make sure to make extra because this curry tastes even better the next day!
How To: Put on a traditional sari
My grandmother is an expert in this. Good to know for all women! And guys too, might come in handy someday, I don't know...
How To: Move your head in belly dancing
Learn from this luscious belly dancer how to do the classic head movement found in belly dance and traditional Indian dance.
How To: Cook grilled dill salmon for a tailgate party
Stephen Linn spends the day in Lafayette, La. with Chef Patrick Mould cooking Grilled Dill Salmon, the Cajun Chef’s modern twist on a traditional red fish on the half shell and a great dish to feed a crowd.
How To: Make cards with needle-felted motifs
Learn how to transform your greetings with funky needle-felted motifs. Corinne Bradd shows Kristy Clark how to put a contemporary spin on this traditional craft, with charming shapes and clever techniques.
How To: Perform Shiatsu and Thai massage
There's such a variety of massage styles to choose from today. Take Shiatsu and Thai massage. They're based on traditional Asian medicine, and are designed to address aches and pains, but are also aimed at balancing the energy of the body to improve health and well-being.
How To: Make Indian meatball curry
If you like the taste of curry, this video will show you an excellent twist on a traditional pasta topping, meatballs. While the creators voice is monotone, there is nothing boring about this delicious dish that uses chick pea flour, cumin, onions, cilantro, garlic and ginger.
How To: Bake Tandoori Roti Indian Wheat Bread
This interesting and traditional Indian bread is made from wheat flour and requires only the freshest ingredients. Explore new flavors with Tandoori Roti.
How To: Perform Teermanam Adavu in Indian Bharatanatyam dance
Bharatanatyam dance is the ancient, traditional dance of India. This two part how to video demonstrates the two steps of "Teermanam adavu" in Bharatanatyam dance. "Teermanam" means to conclude or an ending or final state. Thus the steps in these "adavus" (foot work) are used to end a dance sequence or "jathis."
How To: Perform "TattiMetti Adavu" in Bharatanatyam dance
"Tatti" means to tap (like in "Tatta adavu," foot taps) and "Metti" means a heel contact with the floor. For "Metti" one must first be on the toes (either a jump on the toes or just striking a toe) and then flatten the feet while the toes are already firm on the ground. This six part how to video teaches the six steps to this traditional Indian dance move, the "Tattimetti Adavu."
How To: Run Windows 8's Desktop and Metro Views Simultaneously Using a Second Monitor
The new Windows 8 operating system pushes the Metro interface hard, but not all of your apps will play nicely in Metro, which means you'll need to resort to the traditional desktop environment for some of your favorite programs. As a result, it has left many users picking between the two—Metro or traditional? Fortunately, there's a way to run them both simultaneously with the use of second monitor. In the video below, Donald Bell of CNET explains how you can run both interfaces simultaneously...
How To: Make a boffer sword for practice or just for fun
Are you apart a LARP association? No, well maybe you just like boffer fighting just for fun then, hmm?
How To: Do a Baroque bourée from "La Savoye" dance
The Library of Congress video archives brings this Baroque dance lesson demonstration. Follow along with the performers as they show off their traditional moves, dancing a bourée from "La Savoye" dance. It might take a bit of dance practice, but grab your partner, put on some music, and follow the steps. Watch this video traditional dance tutorial and learn how to do a Baroque bourée from "La Savoye" dance.
How To: Dance a Baroque pas de bourée, coupé glissé,& ouverte
The Library of Congress video archives brings this Baroque dance lesson demonstration. Follow along with the performers as they show off their traditional moves, dancing pas de bourée, coupé glissé, and coupé ouvert dances. It might take a bit of dance practice, but grab your partner, put on some music, and follow the steps. Watch this video traditional dance tutorial and learn how to do Baroque pas de bourée, coupé glissé, and coupé ouverte dances.
How To: Do a cinq pas de la gaillarde basic galliard dance
The Library of Congress video archives brings this Renaissance dance lesson demonstration. Follow along with the performers as they show off their traditional moves, dancing a cinq pas de la gaillarde dance. It might take a bit of dance practice, but grab your partner, put on some music, and follow the steps. Watch this video traditional dance tutorial and learn how to do a Renaissance Cinq pas de la gaillarde, or basic galliard step dance.
How To: Do a Renaissance autres cinq pas galliard dance
The Library of Congress video archives brings this Renaissance dance lesson demonstration. Follow along with the performers as they show off their traditional moves, dancing an autres cinq pas dance. It might take a bit of dance practice, but grab your partner, put on some music, and follow the steps. Watch this video traditional dance tutorial and learn how to do an autres cinq pas or galliard variation dance.
How To: Do an Italian Renaissance continenza grave dance
The Library of Congress video archives brings this Renaissance dance lesson demonstration. Follow along with the performers as they show off their traditional Italian moves, dancing a continenza grave, seguito ordinario, and seguito spezatto dance. It might take a bit of dance practice, but grab your partner, put on some music, and follow the steps. Watch this video traditional dance tutorial and learn how to do a continenza grave, seguito ordinario, and seguito spezatto Italian dance.