All our finds, page 5
How to Make Permanent Lines on a Whiteboard
Every wipe of the whiteboard takes the calendar grid off with the dates. Teachers have a fix that survives the eraser, with one catch.
What Is a Snag Nab-It? The Fix for Stray Floss
A thread end keeps surfacing on the front of your cross-stitch and unpicked holes clog with fuzz. Stitchers fix both with one odd little needle.
Hand Pain From Crocheting? Make a Cheap Hook Grip
Hands hurt from crocheting, even on an ergonomic hook? Crocheters fatten the handle with something from the makeup aisle. How, and what it won't fix.
How to Mix a Compost Bin With an Auger and a Drill
Turning compost in a plastic bin means a fork that won't reach the bottom. Composters have a shortcut, and half of it is already in the shed.
What Is a Pin Pen Weeding Tool?
Tiny letters tear and the dots stay put, and the blunt stock hook is why. The tool the regulars use is cheap, or free if you make it. It's also sharp.
Can a Paper Shredder Shred Cardboard for Compost?
Tearing cardboard for the compost bin wears your hands out. Composters who feed boxes to an ordinary office shredder say it works, within limits.
Hand Cramps After Painting? The Cheap Fix Painters Swear By
Your painting hand cramps or goes numb before the first coat's dry. The fix painters pass around comes off a roll in the first-aid aisle.
Hands Free Knitting Light: Neck Light or Headlamp?
Knitting by the TV with the lights down and you can't see the stitches? Crafters wear two kinds of hands-free light, and a good few have tried both.
How to Cover the Numbers on Paint by Numbers
Numbers showing through the pale colours, coat after coat. Painters have three fixes, from a pen on each number to a trick that needs a light.
Is a High-Velocity Dog Dryer Worth It for Home Use?
A groomer or a breed group told you to buy a force dryer. The owners who did say which dogs it pays off for, who can skip it, and what goes wrong first.
Shoulder Pain From Knitting? Rest Your Arms on a Pillow
Shoulders and elbows aching after an hour of knitting or crochet? Crafters rest their arms on a secondhand nursing pillow, and say who it won't help.
Can Electric Scissors Cut Cardboard?
Boxes pile up faster than scissors get through them, and the hand goes first. Owners of one small battery cutter say it fixes that, up to a limit.
