Place the tins back in the refrigerator and chill for 7 minutes. Chill for 7 minutes. Chill for an additional 7 minutes.

Summary: Remove the chilled muffin tins from the refrigerator and spray it lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Pour 1 tablespoon of the red gelatin into each muffin cup. Top the red layer with 1 tablespoon of the white gelatin. Add 1 tablespoon of blue gelatin on top of the white layer. Top the blue layer with 1 tablespoon of white gelatin, chilling for 7 more minutes. Continue alternating a colored layer with a white layer and chilling the muffin pans until each layer is set. Chill for 2 to 4 hours before serving the shots. Press your index finger gently into the center of a shot. Use your thumb and middle finger to loosen the shot from the muffin tin. Scoop the shot from the muffin tin with an offset spatula. Place the shot on a tray. Continue removing the shots and plate all of them on the tray for serving.


The thread guides are the metal devices that help regulate tension. They are various loops that you run the thread through before looping it into your needle. They keep the thread from getting tangled and distribute the tension evenly from the spool to your fabric. Tension is what keeps your bottom and top stitches in equal tension with one another. In other words, it is what keeps your front and back stitches looking the same. Both the top and bottom tension must work together in order to create consistent stitching. If your top and bottom stitches aren’t even, it may be due to your tension not being right on the top or bottom. Most domestic sewing machines are of the "lockstitch" variety. That means an upper thread and a lower thread "lock" together. When they don’t “lock” together properly, you could have an issue with the tension.

Summary: Find the thread guides. Understand tension.


You will need to loop the yarn around your fingers so that the yarn you are working with, or the end attached to the larger ball, lies on the right while the "tail" of the yarn lies on the left.
Summary: Form a loop with your yarn.