Problem: Article: Before you can properly dress a wound or scab, it should be dry. If your wound is oozing blood, place some sterile non-adhering gauze on it. If it soaks through the gauze, don’t remove it. Removing it can restart bleeding by pulling off the healing tissue. Just place another layer of gauze on top. Keep the gauze in place until the wound stops oozing. Even if your wound has already started to scab over, it’s important to keep it clean and moist. This helps it heal faster. Wash the site with soap and warm water, then rinse. Lightly pat it dry. While old ways assumed that keeping a scab dry helped it heal faster, modern research says keeping it moist is best. Slather a layer of petroleum jelly all over and around the scab after you have cleaned it. You can also use antibacterial ointment instead of petroleum jelly, but this isn’t necessary for most wounds. Immediately after moistening the scab, cover it in a sterile non-adhesive bandage, such as gauze secured with tape. You can also use silicone gel sheets (look for these at a pharmacy), non-stick gauze wrap, or non-adhesive gauze under a wrap, especially if you’re dealing with a big scab. While you’re waiting for the scab to heal, take time to remove the bandage each day and clean the site. Moisten the scab again and cover it with a new bandage. The scab still won’t disappear instantly, but this will definitely speed up the healing process.
Summary: Make sure the scab is not oozing. Clean all around the scab. Moisten the scab to help it heal faster. Cover the scab. Put a fresh bandage on every day.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To make corker bows, you will need several lengths of corker ribbon, a selection of 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) wooden dowels, some wooden clothes pegs and a needle and thread. To start, secure one end of the corker ribbon at the end of a wooden dowel using a wooden clothes peg. Then start wrapping the corker ribbon tightly around the dowel until you reach the end. Secure with another clothes peg. Do this for as many pieces of ribbon as you like, then place the ribbon-wrapped dowels on a cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil and bake in the over for 25 minutes at 275 °F (135 °C). After 25 minutes, take the dowels out of the oven and leave to cool completely. When the ribbons have cooled, remove the clothes pegs and gently unwind the corker ribbon from the dowels. The ribbon should form a tight curl which holds its shape. Cut the corker ribbon into three inch pieces and lay them out in a row. Take a threaded needle with the knot tied about three inches from the end. Start threading the pieces of corker ribbon onto the needle. Stack the pieces on the needle, don't push them down onto the thread just yet. When all of the pieces have been threaded (or there's no more room on the needle) push the bunch of corker ribbon all the way down the thread, until they are sitting on top of the knot. The bring your needle around the back and run it through the corker pieces a second time. Grab the loose thread under the knot and bring it to the top of the bow. Use both ends of the thread to make a tight double knot. This will secure the corker bow. Use a hot glue gun to attach the corker bow to the headband.

SUMMARY: Gather your equipment. Wrap the ribbon around the dowel. Bake the dowels. Unwrap the ribbons. Stack the corker ribbon on the needle. Thread the needle through. Secure the corker bow.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you are nervous about asking him out, try preparing what you want to say ahead of time. This will help you get your thoughts in order before you are in front of him. This will make it easier to know what to say to him in the moment.  If you think he likes you, then you might find preparing yourself a bit easier. For example, you could just say something like, "It seems like you like me and I like you. Wanna go out sometime?" If you are unsure about whether or not he likes you, then you might plan on saying something like, "I'm not sure how you feel about me, but I like spending time with you. Would you like to go out sometime?" . When you are asking out your guy friend, you want to seem confident about your request. Confidence is an attractive quality and will show that you truly mean that you want to go out with him. Confidence will also make you feel less nervous and shy, which will help the process overall. Try using confident body language, such as:  Standing tall and straight with your hands at your sides. Making direct eye contact and smiling when you are talking to him. Using your hands and arms to gesture when you talk. When you ask him out, you need to be direct about your intentions. Asking him to go out may be misconstrued as just hanging out since you both have done so in the past. When you ask him, make sure you specifically mention you want it to be a date.  This way, it won’t be awkward if he misunderstands your intentions in the moment.  Try already having a type of date planned before you ask him out. Say something like, “Would you like to go on a date with me tomorrow to play bowling?” This will take some of the pressure off of him and you to decide what to do later.  However, don’t go overboard. You want it to sound casual and romantic, not already too involved and crazy about dating him. There is no right time to ask someone out. However, make sure you aren’t in a public place with a bunch of your other friends. This would make it awkward for him and you, which is the opposite effect you want. Instead, ask him when you are both alone. You can do it after you’ve been joking around a little bit. You can also ask him for a serious moment for your question. You just want him to know that you are serious about the question. If you want to make sure that you can remain friends after you ask him out, give him a chance to say no. You don’t want to ruin what you have if he just happens to not be interested in dating you. This will make it less awkward afterwards if he says no.  Say something along the lines of, “Would you be interested in going on a date with me? However, it’s okay if you just want to stay friends. I am open to that as well.”  Just know it may be somewhat awkward right after you ask if he says no. But if you are strong enough friends, the awkwardness will pass.
Summary:
Prepare what you want to say ahead of time. Exude confidence Get your point across. Do it at the right time. Give him the option to say no.