INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A single braided rope offers the strength of braided rope, but is more lightweight as it involves only one strand. A synthetic or natural rope could work, but it has to have a high level of flexibility so that you can work with it. A stiffer cord will not really work with this method. It can be any length depending on what you want to use it for.  Single-braided ropes are often used for rigging and pulling and climbing.  Do not use a rope you have made yourself for climbing unless you have had it checked out by an expert who can vouch for its suitability and safety. If you are doing a single rope braid, you will be braiding a section of the rope. When you know how long you want the braided section to be, make a loop in the rope that is about that size.  You can do this just by sliding the two ends of the rope towards the centre. For this example, have the right side of the rope above the left side. Once you have your loop, bring the end of the rope from the right-hand end up and through the left-hand side of the loop in an over and under movement. Your main loop should now have a smaller loop on the left-hand side and the right-hand end of the rope should be below the loop. Bend the top of the loop down so that it crosses over the bottom end of the original loop. Make this crossover near the first braid of your rope and not toward the open end of the loop. This will create the beginnings of a braid-like pattern and create the hole that you will then pass the right-hand end of the rope through.  As you cross the rope over itself, the original top portion of the loop should cross back over the original bottom portion of the loop, just a short distance away from the new intersection you created. As a result, a new, smaller loop or hole should form just past the original link of your braid. Insert the right-hand end of the rope through the hole you just created in the previous step. This action forms another link in the braid.  The right-hand end of the rope will go through the hole by going over the bottom portion of the loop and under the top portion of the loop. The right-hand end should now be angled upward, above the rest of the rope. You will need to continue making new, small loops from the larger loop by twisting the rope, and then weaving the right-hand end of the rope through the holes that are created. The braid is complete once you no longer have enough of the large loop to work with and use for the creation of new sub-loops. When you twisted the loop for the last time, thread the right-hand end of the rope through the final small loop. Carefully pull on both ends of the rope to tighten the braid.

SUMMARY: Start with a flexible single cord. Make a loop with the rope. Pass one free end through the loop. Twist the loop. Pass the end through the newly created hole. Repeat down the length of the rope. Tighten the braid.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The baking sheet needs to have raised sides, or the melted sugar will slide off. If you don't have cooking spray, wrap the inside of the sheet with tin foil or parchment paper. The candy must reach 300°F (148.89°C). This is known as the "hard crack" phase. If you do not get the candy hot enough, it will not set properly. Your candy will end up sticky no matter how long you let it sit or cool. It will take about an hour for the candy to reach the right temperature.  The temperature will stop rising for a moment somewhere between 210 and 240°F (98.89 and 115.56°C). This is because the water is evaporating. Once the water has evaporated, the temperature will begin rising again. Keep the temperature between 300 and 310°F (148.89 and 154.45°C). Do not allow it to reach 320°F (160°C) or your sugar glass will caramelize and turn brown.  If you do not have a candy thermometer, test the candy by dropping a tiny amount into a glass of cold water. The candy has reached the "hard crack" phase if it hardens into threads.

SUMMARY: Line a baking sheet with foil or spray with cooking spray. Heat the candy to 300°F (148.89°C), then remove it from heat.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The quickest way to find fonts is to visit a website that hosts font files for free. There are a variety of websites that host fonts that you can download for free or purchase to use. Below are a few of the more popular and safe options:  1001freefonts.com dafont.com fontsquirrel.com fontspace.com Font sites will have thousands of fonts available that are free for personal use. If you intend to use these fonts commercially, you'll need to purchase a license from the font creator. Commercial use includes websites and YouTube videos that generate you ad revenue, as well as any traditional business publications. The wording and placement of the button will vary depending on the site you're using. You'll see this at the bottom of your browser window. You can also find the file in your Downloads folder. The type of file will vary depending on the font, but both TTF and OTF are supported by Windows.  Other less common but still viable extensions include TTC and PFB. There may be more than one font file if the font included multiple styles. Each one will need to be installed individually. You'll see a preview of the font at various sizes. Give it a glance to make sure the font will look good at the sizes you'll be using. If you're planning on printing documents with your font, you may want to see what it looks like on paper before installing it. Click Print to print a page with the text from the preview window. You'll see this button at the top of the font preview window. If you're logged in with an Administrator account, installation will proceed automatically. If you aren't an administrator, you'll need to enter the administrator account's password. You can find your new font in any program that uses fonts installed in Windows, such as Word or Photoshop. Your newly-installed font will appear alphabetically in the list of fonts when you open the Fonts menu.

SUMMARY:
Open your web browser. Visit a font hosting website. Find a font you want to download. Click the Download button. Click the ZIP file after downloading to open it. Double-click the TTF or OTF file. Look over the font preview. Click Print if you want to see the font printed. Click Install. Enter the administrator password if prompted. Open a program that uses system fonts. Select your new font.