Purchase a vest pattern from a craft store, thrift store, or yard sale. You can also find patterns at some libraries or search for printable patterns online. Since most patterns offer different sizes, read the pattern and pick the size that closely matches your measurements. For example, you might find a stylish waistcoat vest for men or a pattern for a simple infant vest. To make it easier to cut out the pattern size you need, take a highlighter or colored marker and draw along the lines for your pattern size. Then, use scissors to cut out each pattern piece. You'll probably need to cut out 1 to 3 pieces for a basic vest. Follow your pattern instructions and fold about 1 yard (0.91 m) of fabric lengthwise. It should be wide enough to fit the back pattern piece.  If you're making a simple vest, you might have 1 pattern piece that you cut for the front and back of the vest. You may want to pin the fabric in place to keep it from moving around as you work. If you placed a pattern on the fold, cut around the pattern, but don't cut the folded side. When you remove the pattern and unfold the fabric, you'll see a large back piece for the vest. Then, cut out the 2 front pattern pieces. For the front pieces, you won't cut on the fold since you'll need 2 smaller fabric pieces. Place the back piece of fabric so the patterned side is facing up. Then, arrange the 2 front fabric pieces on the back piece so the pattern faces down. If you're using felt, it doesn't matter which side you lay up or down since the fabric is the same on both sides. the shoulders and sides of the vest leaving space for armholes. Use a sewing machine to stitch a straight line across the top of the vest. This will make the shoulders. Then, sew both sides of the vest. Remember to leave about a 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) seam allowance. To secure your stitches, it's a good idea to make a few forward and back stitches when you start sewing. Try on the vest to ensure that it fits properly and decide if you'd like to add buttons. You could even add fringe or binding along the edges. To give your vest a professional look, consider hemming the raw edges of the fabric. Keep in mind that you don't need to do this if you used fleece.
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One-sentence summary -- Open your pattern and choose a vest size. Cut out the pattern pieces. Fold your fabric and place the back pattern piece on the fold. Cut out all of your fabric pieces. Lay the front pieces on top of the back piece. Sew Turn the vest right side out and embellish it if you like.


Trigger capos work by using a spring-loaded clamp to hold their tension. This clamp is simply is squeezed to open and close the capo. Players like trigger capos because they can be quickly and easily repositioned using just one hand, making them great for live performances. This is the recommended type of capo for beginners, as it is simple and easy to use. Screw capos work using an adjustable knob that can be screwed to your desired amount of pressure. The downfall about screw capos is their impracticality – it's hard to do a live show when you have to keep screwing and unscrewing your capo in place. However, these capos are sometimes preferred when recording music because of the amount of control they give the guitar player. This design combines the speed of a trigger capo with the precision of a screw capo. Shubb capos use a simple lever, which can be adjusted for tension, and can easily be flipped on or off. Though they’re more expensive than the previous capos mentioned, they are very popular amongst seasoned guitar players. The G7th performance capos have become a favorite amongst many guitar players, as they are gentle, practical, and give the player great control. These capos allow for easy tension adjustment – all you need to do is squeeze it down over the desired location, and the G7th performance capo automatically locks in place. To release the capo, all you have to do is flip a lever. Some reviews claim that this capo is actually better at preserving the tone of your guitar as well.
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One-sentence summary -- Use a trigger capo. Try using a screw capo if you want greater control over your capo's pressure against the strings. Buy a Shubb capo. Invest in a premium capo.


Just like in a car, you need to adjust your seat when you get in. This step is especially important when driving buses, as other people may be driving the same bus when you're not on shift. Also, adjust the steering wheel so you can comfortably control it.  Adjusting the mirrors is also essential. Make sure that you can see the rear wheels in the outside ones, as well as the road behind it. On the inside mirror, you should be able to see the inside of the bus and the road behind the bus. The cross-view mirrors should help you see the front of the bus, what you can't see from your seat without mirrors. Put the parking brake on if it is not already set. Stomp on the clutch pedal if your bus is a standard rather than an automatic. Change gears to neutral before turning the ignition key. In most buses, you'll now need to push the starter button. However, with some engines, you'll need to wait about five minutes before you push the starter. For instance, if your engine is diesel and has an inlet heater or glow plugs, that means these parts need to warm up before the engine is started. There should be an indicator light that turns off when you can push the starter. Like cars, you should position your hands in a particular way for the best grip on the steering wheel. On the bus, the recommendation is at 9 and 3, meaning that if you imagine the steering wheel as a clock, your hands will be where the 9 and the 3 are. Another way of looking at is your hands should be in the center on either side of the wheel.
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One-sentence summary -- Adjust your seat, steering wheel, and mirrors. Start the engine. Push the starter. Position your hands correctly.


While some external hard drives will be usable immediately after plugging them into an available USB port on your computer, most external hard drives need to be formatted to fit your computer's specific file system before you can use them. Formatting is a quick process that you can perform from within your computer's built-in settings. Most computers have USB 3.0 ports—which resemble rectangular holes in the side or front of your computer's housing—but modern Macs and some Microsoft-produced Windows computers use USB-C connections instead:   USB 3.0 — A rectangular port found on the majority of computers produced before 2017. Most external hard drives use USB 3.0 connectors.  USB-C — An oval port found on MacBooks and some Microsoft laptops. If you have a USB-C port, you'll either need to buy a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter or find an external hard drive that includes a USB-C cable. External hard drives usually come in flavors of anything from 512 gigabytes to several terabytes in size. Make sure that you buy a hard drive that has more space than you need. Generally speaking, it isn't much more expensive to buy a terabyte (1024 gigabytes) hard drive than it is to buy a 512 gigabyte hard drive. Storage also tends to get cheaper the more of it you buy (e.g., a two terabyte hard drive will cost significantly less than two one terabyte hard drives). Solid-state drives (SSDs) are significantly faster than traditional external hard drives, but they're also much more expensive. If you're planning on running an operating system or editing software from the external drive, though, an SSD will be better for responsiveness than a traditional hard drive. Storage is cheap, but you'll still want to make sure that you're buying from a reputable manufacturer; don't pay more for a hard drive with a fancy case but a low-quality drive inside. If you're backing up something important, you want to make sure it's going to work! Popular external hard drive manufacturers include the following:  Western Digital Adata Buffalo Seagate Samsung Once you've purchased your drive from a tech department store or an online outlet, you can proceed with installing it on your Windows computer or Mac.
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Understand how to add an external hard drive to your computer. Check your computer's connections. Consider your space requirements. Choose between a traditional hard drive and a solid-state drive. Know which brands to look for. Buy an external hard drive that fits your requirements.