Q: You can purchase candy or candle thermometers at a cooking or craft store. If you do not have a candy thermometer, you can also use a meat thermometer. Just remember that wax can be hard to remove. Paraffin wax should be melted until it reaches between 122 and 140F (50 and 60C). Soy wax should be melted until it reaches between 170 and 180 degrees (76.6 and 82.2C). Beeswax should be melted until it reaches roughly 145 degrees (62.7C). You can go a little bit higher but try not to exceed 175 degrees (79.4C). Old candles should be melted at around 185 degrees (85C). Remove the old wicks with tongs.
A: Use a thermometer to keep an eye on the temperature of the wax.

Q: Your Mac computer will open the file using Apple TextEdit. If the DIZ file doesn't open using TextEdit, download and install Bare Bones TextWrangler, which is a free, third-party text editor program for Mac OS X.
A: Double-click on the DIZ file you want opened.

Q: If you wear a removable grill, you should remove it each day to clean it. Brush the grill with toothpaste to clean it and remove any debris. Rinse it with warm water. Then, between uses, place the grill in antiseptic mouthwash to sanitize it. Cleaning it each day removes bacteria that can accumulate in the grill, along with removing remnants of leftover food. Another way to clean your grill is to use mild dishwashing liquid. Remove your grill and soak it in a bowl of warm water mixed with dishwashing liquid. Let it soak for about an hour or two, and then let it air dry. You can also pat it dry. Grills are removable gold-plated covers you snap over your teeth. Make sure that you don't wear your grill all the time. Food and bacteria can get trapped beneath the grill, and if you wear it for extended periods of time, it can lead to tooth and gum decay. To keep your grill and teeth clean and healthy, remove your grill before eating. Eating while wearing a grill can cause food to get trapped beneath the grill, leading to the growth of bacteria and tooth decay. Food caught under the grill can also injure your sensitive gum tissue.
A: Clean your grill daily. Wash your grill with soap and water. Limit how long you wear a grill. Remove your grill when eating.

Q: You want to baste a certain portion of the seam line. You baste this portion as basting stitches can be undone easily. The basting line will be removed once the fly zipper is installed. You will start sewing at the bottom of the pant fronts and sew upward towards the outward flaps. At a certain point, you will stop sewing and begin basting. Consult your pattern to see how many inches you sew upward before you begin basting. Find the point where you begin basting with a ruler and mark it with a pen. You can mark the beginning of the baste line with a dot, a horizontal line, or another marking of your choosing.
A:
Mark where the sewing line ends and the basting line begins.