Sick of painstakingly flossing with your bare hands? A helpful tool called a floss threader can make it easier to get the floss behind your braces. The threader looks similar to a small plastic needle, and it can be used to floss. It’s the same way you would thread a sewing needle. Insert the plastic needle under the archwire of your braces and pull the floss through. Now that it’s in position, grab the floss in your hands and floss down between the teeth. Pull the floss out and repeat with the same threader. The threader is useful for making it easier to get the floss into the correct position without scraping up your fingers. Be careful when you apply the pressure to get in between your teeth — go gently with a back and forth movement.
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One-sentence summary -- Try using a floss threader. Thread a piece of floss into the eye of the threader. Use the floss as you normally would.


: A delicious medley of spice and fruit bring together a tasty, light cake. ake a Vegan Moist Orange Cake: An easy dessert for vegan bakers with a citrus craving. Orange juice is used instead of milk to provide a creamy yet zesty taste to the cake. . This recipe uses the spice of the mint to flavor the delicious batter, creating a vegan dessert that is both easy and quick to make. It's perfect for more formal occasions or for a light summer refreshment. . This is another delicious recipe that uses pears to not only provide delicious flavoring but also add moisture and thickness to the batter. ake Vegan Cheesecake. This is a wonderful dairy-free recipe that you can prepare as a stand-alone dish, or as a base for a fruity cheesecake or a richer version topped with nuts and chocolate sauce. . It uses the subtle nutty flavor of the walnuts and the rich texture of the apricot to combine into a wonderful combination of flavors. . The sweet tangerine flavoring adds another dimension to the rich fudge, developing a creamy and sweet taste. ake Vegan Carrot Cake. This is a dairy-free version of the traditional dessert that incorporates soy milk and egg replacer instead of animal products.
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One-sentence summary -- Make Cinnamon Banana Blueberry Vegan Cake : Make Vegan Mint Chocolate Cake Make Vegan Pear Cake . Make an Apricot and Walnut Cake Make Vegan Tangerine Fudge Brownie Cake .


If your body piece is already intact and your sleeves are sewn up along the bottom edges as well, then you can attach the sleeves by matching up the seams of your sleeves and armhole openings. Turn the body piece inside out and leave the sleeves right-side out. Slip one of the sleeves through one of the armhole openings wrist first. Keep sliding the sleeve into the opening until the edges of the armhole opening and the shoulder area of the sleeve are aligned. Identify the seam on the bottom edge of your sleeve and on the bottom edge of the armhole opening. Place a pin to secure the seams together. Then, pin around the rest of the sleeve and armhole opening to connect them. Make sure to distribute the fabric evenly and pin the fabric together so that the raw edges are facing each other.  You may also pin the center point of the shoulder to the shoulder seam on the armhole opening for increased accuracy. Make sure that the correct sides of the fabric are facing each other and the raw edges are lined up. When you have finished pinning your sleeve into place, use your sewing machine to sew a straight stitch around the edges of the sleeve and armhole opening to secure the pieces together. Sew about 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) from the raw edges of the fabric.  Remove the pins as you sew. Cut the excess threads when you are finished sewing. After you finish attaching 1 sleeve using this process, you will still need to attach the other sleeve. Repeat the steps to attach the other sleeve to your body piece.
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One-sentence summary -- Turn the body piece inside-out and slip the right-side-out sleeve in wrist-first. Pin the sleeve to your armhole opening. Sew along the edges. Repeat the process for the other sleeve.


Observe your rose shoots and you’ll probably see sets of 3 or 5 leaves. The correct way to deadhead a rose is to cut just above a leaf set that has 5 or more leaves. The 5-leaf set (sometimes called a true leaf) should be facing the direction you want your shoot to grow. For example, if you want your rose shoot to grow outward, cut at a 5-leaf set that is pointing outwards as well.  Cutting at the 3-leaf set level can result in a non-flowering shoot called “blind wood”. This means, the shoot can no longer flower or grow anymore roses. However, the blind wood may flower the next season. You do not have to cut your shoot at the first 5-leaf set you see. Sometimes, a leaf set might be facing the wrong direction and you’ll need to cut further down. At the joining point of the leaf set and the shoot, you may see a dark dot just above it. This is called the bud eye and will be the point from which a new stem will grow into a rose. You should make your cut just above the bud eye. If you need to prune or deadhead many rose bushes, you may not have time to look for each and every bud eye. Fortunately, the bud eye is located very close to its leaf set. Just make your cut about ¼ inch (6 mm) above the 5-leaf set. You never want to make your cut straight. The 45-degree cut will help water from your sprinklers or rain to run off of the shoot and avoid bacteria or fungi from growing on the shoot.  There are conflicting opinions on whether gardening shears should be used at a 45-degree angle when pruning roses. Many sources claim the angle at which you cut does not affect how well the plant heals or how many blooms it produces. Consider placing a dot of white glue on the edges of the freshly cut shoot. It can reduce the risk of disease getting into the base of the plant.
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Identify a 5-leaf set that is facing the correct direction. Notice the bud eye. Make your cut at a 45-degree angle.