Answer: Avocado pits
Clean off any flesh of avocado that remains on the outside of the pit. Then, place your pits in a pot of water. The more pits, the darker the colour. Bring it to a boil, then simmer for a few hours until the water turns the colour that you wish. Place your fabric or yarn in the dye, and leave it for a few hours until you have the colour that you want.
From Quiz: Natural Red and Pink Dyes
Answer: Milk protein
Milk fiber is very soft, almost silk-like. It was first created in the 1930s, and continues to be a popular choice for those wishing to work with natural fibres. It is created by removing all of the water from milk, then spinning the leftover casein protein with a chemical to produce a fibre that is used in knitting, crocheting, and weaving.
From Quiz: The Natural Fiber Connection
Answer: tallow
Tallow is a fat that comes from cattle or sheep. A candle was made by immersing the wick, over and over until it had several layers of cooled tallow. These candles gave light but didn't smell very pleasant and put out a lot of smoke.
From Quiz: Scent-sational!
Answer: Mauveine
Mauveine was the first of the coal tar dyes, also known as aniline dyes. It was discovered in 1856 by chemist William Perkin.
From Quiz: Dye Another Day
Answer: newspaper
Newspapers are usually recycled, this is just another means to do so. They can be classy with the black and white pages augmented with a black ribbon. Or they can be more colorful if you use the Sunday comic section. Old maps can also be used as a colorful wrap.
From Quiz: Should I Bring a Gift?
Answer: Bisque
Bisque firing is important. It allows the clay to harden into ceramic material, but leaves the surface porous enough to allow glaze to be applied easily.
From Quiz: We Did Start the Fire
Answer: Unknown
From Quiz: Silhouettes: The Art of Shadow Portraiture
Answer: Wig
A wig is made from twisted wires and looks a bit like a wire lollipop. It can be very useful if you are soldering a piece that needs even heat distribution. I haven't actually got a wig myself, but I have a wire 'bridge' shape (like an upside-down 'u') in mesh that fulfills the same purpose.
From Quiz: Basic Jewellery and Silversmithing
Answer: In kirigami, you cut the paper as well as folding it. In origami, you fold the paper but don't cut it.
The Japanese word kiru means to cut, and gami means to fold. Florence Temko first used the word kirigami to describe the art of cut and folded paper in 1962.
From Quiz: What's the Craft?
Answer: Graph paper
Graph paper works the easiest because it already has little blocks wherein you can practice the height and width of your letters. It also saves a lot of time when you don't have to rule up practice papers. The size of a letter in a given alphabet dictates the space between each letter and every word. It also helps you decide how much space to leave between every line of text. An important aspect of calligraphy is the interplay between positive and negative space.
From Quiz: The Art of Beautiful Writing
Answer: All of these
When I first started making glass, I relied heavily on the grinder for adjustments in piece shape. After many years of practice I now use the grinder merely to rough up my edges.
From Quiz: Introduction to Stained Glass
Answer: signatures
Pamphlets are usually made of a single signature.
From Quiz: Basic Hand Bookbinding
Answer: paper tole
Paper tole was popular in the UK during the Victorian age as a result of the import of Chinese and Japanese furniture with similar decorative designs.
From Quiz: Craftastic
Answer: China
Yes, just as the Chinese invented paper, they also invented paperfolding.
From Quiz: Origami
Answer: Muskox
The muskox has two layers of fur. The soft inner layer is shed each spring. This inner layer is known as qiviut, and is harvested either directly from the animal, or picked from branches and brush where animals have rubbed. Unlike wool, qiviut will not shrink at any temperature, so it is sought out for the creation of clothing despite its expense. It is one of the most expensive fibers available, costing over $30 per ounce for raw, unprocessed, straight-from-the-animal product.
From Quiz: The Natural Fiber Connection
Answer: a Crop
Called a crop, after what is commonly done to pictures, groups of scrappers gather in museums, hotels, stores, and convention centers to work on their projects together.
From Quiz: Scrap a mania
Answer: A mordant
Mordants usually change the acid-base balance of the dye solution. Some common mordants are acetic acid (vinegar) and ammonia.
From Quiz: Dye Another Day
Answer: Potter's wheel
The potter's wheel is the classic tool for making circular ceramics. This invention, thought to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia, greatly decreased the amount of time it took to produce pottery. Over time, the speed of the wheel increased and a technique called "throwing" was developed. To "throw", you put a lump of clay in the middle of a wheel, find the centre of the clay with your thumbs and then skilfully apply pressure with them until the sides of the clay start rising up. If done correctly you end up with a nice pot, and not with clay all over the floor!
After Harry had used a scouring charm to clean up his mess, he asked Hermione if she knew much about the potter's wheel. "Our ancestors were made on a potter's wheel, Harry. At least the Egyptians thought so! A legend told of how the deity Khnum created everything out of clay. He was associated with the source of the Nile and as clay is found deposited on river beds, he became associated with that as well." Judging by his performance today, Harry might want to consider offering sacrifices to the potter God!
From Quiz: Oh No! Not Another Harry Potter Quiz!
Answer: Minister of Finance
As Minister of Finance, during the Seven Years War, Monsieur Etienne de Silhouette (1709-1767) enacted stringent economic policies to address a mushrooming credit crisis. Silhouette's measures (e.g., melting down gold and silverware for the war effort) were often criticized as being cheap and unseemly by the nobility. Hence, Silhouette's perceived cheapness combined with his hobby of papercutting portraiture (e.g., an inexpensive alternative to painted and/or sculpted portraits) lead to the cutouts being called "silhouettes".
From Quiz: Silhouettes: The Art of Shadow Portraiture
Answer: Peg
Your peg is probably your most useful tool. A simple wedge shaped block of wood with a notch cut into it, you will use it for supporting your pieces while sawing and filing, and you can pierce in the notch. Little notches along the side will help you to jam tiny pieces of wire. The edge of a novice's peg will soon become ragged with missed strokes of the saw, and mine has a small depression where I drilled a bit too enthusiastically!
From Quiz: Basic Jewellery and Silversmithing
Answer: A raised form of embroidery.
Stumpwork was very popular in the 17th century. Stumpwork embroidery is usually created on one background, and then transferred to another.
From Quiz: What's the Craft?
Answer: Thumbnail
The thumbnail is a miniature sketch of what you plan to put on your final project. Many times the ideas in your head is not practical, and the only way to test practicality is to sketch it up before you waste time, ink and paper on a project that is not feasible. Use layout paper for rough drafts and complete the project on sketch or cartridge paper.
From Quiz: The Art of Beautiful Writing
Answer: Castile
Castile soap's history goes back at least as far as the 16th century. It is a very mild soap, and very gentle, but somewhat soft.
From Quiz: Soapmaking 101
Answer: painting
Painters also paint on walls, ceilings, and many other items. A very awesome painting is on the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo. Paintings on walls are often called murals.
By the way Picasso was a painter not a painting.
From Quiz: What Craft Is This?
Answer: sewn signatures
Staples rust, often decreasing the value of the book. Comb bindings do not hold together well over long periods of time. Glued signatures vary in quality with animal adhesives being the worst, and acid free double fan adhesive binding being the best. The latter is incredibly strong.
From Quiz: Basic Hand Bookbinding
Answer: Bubbles
The dog is the simplest to make because it is made of bubbles only, though some bubbles have been joined at the bases by twisting to make the ears, and front and hind legs.
From Quiz: Balloon Animals
Answer: Decorative box making
You too could fill your home with fabric covered cornflake boxes like the Northern Europeans of the last century!
From Quiz: Craftastic
Answer: Archival pens
Archival pens and markers are specially designed instruments that are capable of resisting damage over time. This characteristic makes them great for scrapbooking because any writing you make with them is less likely to fade, bleed, or otherwise get damaged over time. If you plan to do general journaling in your scrapbook, one good option is to use a size 0.35mm pen tip for increased legibility. 0.8mm and 1.4mm strokes are good for titles and decorative words, but less so for general text. Remember to use an acid-free pen!
From Quiz: Scrapbooking 101
Answer: Japan
The Japanese developed origami into a wondrous art form.
From Quiz: Origami
Answer: Mohair
Mohair is harvested from angora goats. It is known as the diamond fiber because it is noted for its high luster and sheen. Mohair is a very durable fiber, often sought out to add with other fibers because of its durability and elasticity. It also has a natural flame retardant property and ability to resist creasing, so it is good when using the textile for clothing.
From Quiz: The Natural Fiber Connection
Answer: sperm whale
The whaling industry was popular in the 18th century. Candles made with spermaceti burned brighter and were more heat resistant then previously made candles which meant they would hold up better in warm temperatures.
From Quiz: Scent-sational!
Answer: Embellishments
Embellishments include stickers, ribbons, buttons, brads, and other items that are added to a page to create interest and convey the theme of the page.
From Quiz: Scrap a mania
Answer: Findings
Findings can be all parts of a piece of jewelry but in particular the pieces needed to finish the piece like clasps, crimps, rings of all sorts, earring wires, necklace extenders, etc.
From Quiz: Jeweler, Jewel, Jewelry
Answer: Fire It
Without firing the pottery, a bit of water can result in all the hard work being reduced down to raw materials again. If Harry's efforts so far are anything to go by, this might not be such a bad thing! The equipment in which pottery is most commonly fired is a kiln. This is a sort of oven that can cope with the high temperatures required in the firing process. The temperature required is dependent on the raw materials being used. Earthenware pottery tends to require the lowest temperature range, with stoneware slightly higher, and china clay (kaolin) higher still.
However, Harry thinks that he needn't bother with all that. He just waves his wand and shouts "incendio". Let's just hope he doesn't burn the classroom down!
From Quiz: Oh No! Not Another Harry Potter Quiz!
Answer: Approximately 45 C
The mix needs to be at between 40 & 50 C. Any hotter and the chemical reaction will occur too fast; any cooler and the oil will not melt.
From Quiz: How To Make Soap
Answer: All of these are uses of a 'skin'
In factories, the 'skins' were regularly taken away and burnt to melt and retrieve the precious metal from dust. As your lap is directly under the cutout, it can also protect you from nasty burns if you drop hot metal. It's also much easier if your desk sits on carpet (as mine does) to retrieve that elusive tiny stone or jump ring from the 'skin' than the carpet. My 'skin' is made from an old chamois leather. My jewellery desk was once a dressing table, so I have handy drawers for equipment both sides. Custom-built jewellery desks are very expensive in the UK.
From Quiz: Basic Jewellery and Silversmithing
Answer: Dipping pens
Also called nib pens, the nibs usually slot into the pen and come in many sizes and even shapes. Dipping pens are classical tools in the art of calligraphy, but they can be messy to work with. Some beginners choose to first learn a new script using a calligraphy pen that works like a koki pen before perfecting the technique of a dipping pen. A calligraphy pen needs to write both thin and thick strokes.
From Quiz: The Art of Beautiful Writing
Answer: Horse shoe nails
Horse shoe nails are used to hold lead came in place as you "build" your project.
From Quiz: Introduction to Stained Glass
Answer: Acid free paper
Notebook paper and Construction paper are both high in Acid so they are NOT suitable for scrapbooking.
From Quiz: Scrapbook Mania
Answer: Sprinkle the lye into the container of liquid
You must always sprinkle the lye into the container of liquid. Any other way of mixing the lye with the liquid will more likely result in a foaming up of the lye which could cause severe burns. An easy way to remember which way to do it is to think "snow falling on water".
From Quiz: Soapmaking 101