Q: The care label is located on the inside of your raincoat near the collar. It includes information provided by the manufacturer on how to clean your raincoat. Once you've read the care label, follow its instructions closely in order to most effectively clean your raincoat. Close all buttons, zippers, and loops on your raincoat, including those on the pockets. If your coat has a removable belt, remove it. Place the raincoat in the washing machine. Add a mild, nontoxic, biodegradable detergent. Set the washing machine to delicate or hand wash and run the cycle with cold water. If you have a top-loading machine, check the machine's user manual. Waterproof clothing might interfere with the machine's operation. If you use a regular laundry detergent to clean your raincoat, rinse it twice to remove detergent residue. You might wish to run your raincoat through multiple spin cycles in order to get rid of excess water. There are a number of products available that are specially designed to clean your raincoat. While specific instructions for use vary with the product you decide to use, you can generally substitute these products for regular laundry detergent. Simply measure the appropriate amount and pour it into the laundry machine along with your raincoat. Popular products include Nikwax Tech Wash, Atsko's Sport Wash, and ReviveX. When using a synthetic fabric cleaner, you'll probably have to wash the raincoat separately from the rest of your laundry. Check product instructions before using a synthetic fabric cleaner. Hang your coat using a hanger, or lay it flat in a well-ventilated area. It might be possible to place your raincoat in a dryer on low or even medium heat, though you'll have to zip/button it up first. If placing your raincoat in the dryer, throw in a few towels to absorb excess moisture and soften the coat's impact against the dryer. If you suspect your dryer's low or medium setting is still too high for your raincoat, you could toss an old coat or other garment that you don't care about containing polyester, nylon, or another synthetic fabric into the dryer first to test it. Examine the garment afterwards for flaking or cracks in the material on either the inside or outside. Do not iron your raincoat. The rainproof coating will melt.
A: Check the label. Wash your raincoat in the washing machine. Use a synthetic fabric cleaner. Dry your coat.

Q: Oftentimes, you might find that you are your own worst enemy. When you tell yourself that you can't do or be something, you chase away opportunity. Quit cutting yourself down and realize that you are more capable than you think. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. One area of your life might be a mess, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you are flawed as an overall human being. When you criticize yourself, make sure that you do so constructively. Identify faults using reason rather than emotion, and look for ways to correct them instead of giving up. Mistakes are a part of life, but that doesn't make them unlucky. The right mistake can set you on a path headed toward happiness and fulfillment. If you never make that mistake, though, you may never find the road you need. When you make a mistake or encounter failure, take the opportunity and learn from it. Ask yourself what you could have done differently and look for objective, constructive criticism. You are a capable human being, but there is always room for improvement. Instead of settling for your present skill set and circumstances, continually seek self-improvement. Work on both your strengths and your weaknesses. Educate yourself and become more of an expert at the things you pursue. Doing so will make it easier for you to spot lucky opportunities as they pop up in that area of your life. Self-improvement also increases your level of self-confidence. Shifting your mindset to a more confident one will allow you to think more positively about your circumstances, finding luck where you may not have found it before. Clinging to the occasional lucky charm won't hurt anyone, and if doing so opens your mind to luck, then it can actually do some good. Relying on your charm or superstition like a crutch can do some damage, though. When you completely rely on an external source for luck, you stop looking for luck on your own, which may make it harder to find. Aside from making you lazy, relying on superstition also takes power out of your hands. Instead of acknowledging that your good fortune is a direct result of your actions, you give the credit to a charm that didn't actually do a single thing.
A: Cut the negative self-talk. Overcome your fear of failure. Quit stagnating. Stop relying on superstition.

Q: Unfold the pattern and lay it out on a flat surface. Retrieve your instruction book and turn to the cutting layout guide for your pattern. Use the cutting diagram to help you identify the pieces you will need for your garment. The pattern pieces diagram may also be useful. Set your iron on low. Once the iron is preheated, iron the pattern. This will get rid of any wrinkle and folds in the paper. Carefully cut out each of the pieces at the correct size from the piece of pattern paper. Patterns contain various symbols. After cutting the pieces, familiarize yourself with the symbols printed on the pattern: Single, heavy line: this is a cutting line. Double parallel lines: these lines are used to lengthen or shorten a garment. Triangles: triangular notches indicate where one piece will join with another piece. Dots: these empty or filled circles indicate where seams start and stop. Prior to cutting the pattern, you must properly prepare the fabric. Wash, dry, and iron the fabric. Fold your fabric as instructed in the pattern. Lay out your washed and ironed fabric on a flat surfacethe wrong side of the fabric should face up unless specified otherwise. Always double check to make sure your fabric is machine washable. Flip the instructions open to the cutting diagram for your garment. Place and pin the pieces onto the fabric as described and shown in the cutting diagram. Before cutting, make sure your pieces are properly aligned with the grainline of the fabric. Retrieve a pair of sewing scissors. Carefully cut out the pattern. Rotate the fabric as needed.
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Locate the pattern pieces required for your garment. Iron the pattern and cut out the size you need. Identify the symbols on the pattern pieces. Prep your fabric. Arrange the pieces on your fabric. Cut the pattern.