Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Select sharp scissors. Choose a small sewing machine needle. Choose a good quality cotton or polyester thread. Choose a flat-bottomed foot for your sewing machine. Clean and dust your sewing machine.

Answer: Because silk is slippery, use very sharp scissors so that the cuts you make to the fabric will be smooth and clean. It may be useful to have regular sewing shears as well as pinking shears. Pinking shears are scissors that cut little triangles along the edge of fabric. This can help with fraying, which silk has a tendency to do. A fine, sharp needle will leave smaller holes in the silk fabric. Since silk is prone to showing holes easily, choose a small-sized needle to use when sewing your project. A 60/8 Microtex or Universal needle is an ideal size. Have a few spare needles on hand while you work on your project. It is a good idea to replace needles every so often so that you are constantly using a very sharp needle. Silk fibers are quite tough and can dull the needle easily. If you are hand-sewing, choose a very sharp, fine needle. Choose a thread to match your fabric. Cotton-wrapped or 100% polyester thread are good choices. While some people might like to use silk thread with silk fabric, silk thread is not very strong and can fray easily. The foot on a sewing machine will press down the fabric while the needle moves up and down. A flat-bottomed foot is recommended, as it will not snag on the silk as the fabric moves through the machine. Alternately, choose a walking foot, which keeps the silk from sliding around. Working with a clean, dust-free machine is a good rule of thumb whenever you sew, but it is particularly important when sewing a delicate fabric such as silk. Wipe down the machine to remove any residue on the machine. To remove dust, you can use a pressurized air canister to blow air into the crevices and cracks of your machine.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Purchase a pooper scooper. Pick up your dog's poop. Clean your pooper scooper.

Answer: If the thought of picking up poop with your hand makes you squeamish, or if you have trouble bending over or stooping, a pooper scooper is a good alternative for picking up your dog's poop. There are many types of pooper scoopers available at your local pet store or home gardening store. Scoopers often come with spades (for use on a solid surface), rakes (for use on grass), or grabbers (grasping poop). Try to find a pooper scooper that is sturdy enough to use with one hand. If you are walking with your dog, having a scooper that you can use with one hand would be useful. You can also purchase a pooper scooper that is designed to have a plastic bag attached to the scooper end. By nature of their design, pooper scoopers are not effective for picking up poop that is mushy or diarrhea-like. If your dog has defecated on the concrete, use your pooper scooper with a spade to scoop up under the poop. After scooping up the poop, carefully dump it into a doggie bag. Alternatively, you could your "grabber" pooper scooper to grab the poop and drop it into the doggie bag. If you are cleaning up poop in the grass, use your pooper scooper with a rake to gather the poop into a neat pile (if necessary) before you scoop it up to drop it into a doggie bag. The mechanism for using the scooper will depend on what types of attachments it has. The staff at your local pet store or home gardening store can assist you with how to use the specific scooper that you want to purchase. It is necessary to clean your pooper scooper so that the remnants of your dog's poop do not begin to accumulate on the scooper. These remnants could attract flies and make it more difficult to pick up your dog's poop. To keep it clean, you can either hose it down with water or let it soak in a bucket of disinfectant. If you choose to use a bucket with disinfectant, make sure to use this bucket only for cleaning your pooper scooper and not for any other household purposes. Talk with your local waste department for advice on throwing away the water that you used to disinfect your pooper scooper. Do not pour the dirty water into storm drains, since your dog's feces could contain harmful pathogens (e.g., bacteria, intestinal worms).

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Download PDFsam from the PDFsam website. Install PDFsam. Select the merge/extract PDF module. Add the PDF document you want to extract pages from. Select page numbers you want to extract. Set the output document. Click Run.

Answer: Visit the official website and download the appropriate PDFsam version for your system. An installer is provided for Windows and Mac while the Zip bundle can be used on any system where Java is available. Open PDFsam and select the merge/extract PDF module. Click Add and select the PDF document you want extract pages with PDFsam. Double click the "Page Selection" editable cell and write the page numbers or page ranges you want to extract. Multiple numbers or ranges must be comma separated. Set the file name and path of the resulting file. A friendly ding will inform you when your PDF file has been extracted.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Assemble your materials. Make ice. Assemble a cooling tank. Create a condensing coil. Connect 3 feet of silicone tubing to your heat source. Attach the other end of your silicone tubing to the top of the condenser coil. Create a spout for your condenser coil. Boil your water to distill it. Sanitize water containers for long-term storage.

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Some of these materials will likely already be in your home. Other materials might need to be purchased at a hardware store or a home-brewing supply company. Do not try to buy cheap alternatives to these products: if you want your distilled water to be safe, you will have to use food-safe, heat-resistant materials. Your supplies should include: 20ft (6 m) of 3/4-inch copper coil 6 feet of heat-proof silicone tubing A two-gallon bucket Tea kettle or pressure cooker Ice Sealer A large water bottle to collect the distilled water Fill your ice cube trays or some water bottles with water and then place them in your freezer. You will want to have a lot of ice on hand during the distillation process. Keep in mind that distilling water involves boiling the water into steam and then quickly cooling it down into purified water droplets. If you plan to distill a lot of water, you will require many, many trays worth of ice. Your water still will require a cool environment where the steam can re-condense into pure water droplets. The heated water will travel through waterproof, heat-proof copper tubing that is coiled inside your cooling tank, allowing the steam to cool into purified water inside the tubes. Your cooling tank can be very simple: a two-gallon plastic bucket will do. Alternatively, you could use a large milk jug that has been cut in half and filled with ice. If you are using a two-gallon bucket, be sure that there is a 3/4-inch hole at the top of the bucket and the bottom of the bucket. The copper tubing will need to be fed through both holes in order to collect the steam (at the top) and emit the water (at the bottom). Your water still will involve collecting the water from your heat source (the tea kettle or pressure cooker), sending it through coiled tubing inside the cooling tank to let the water condense, and then finally into your storage container for the distilled water. The most efficient way to cool the water will be to have it travel through a coiled tube that is immersed in ice water or that surrounds a very cold object (like a frozen milk jug). Coil the copper tubing about 7 or 8 times. You will have a spiral once coiled. Simply place your coiled copper tubing inside the bucket or jug, leaving a 1-inch gap in between the tubing and the sides of the bucket. Remember to feed the top and bottom of the copper coil through the holes you've drilled in the bucket. If the tube seems too loose, you can use epoxy or sealant to ensure that the tubing fits snugly in the holes. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/84\/Make-a-Water-Still-Step-4Bullet1.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-a-Water-Still-Step-4Bullet1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/8\/84\/Make-a-Water-Still-Step-4Bullet1.jpg\/aid67718-v4-728px-Make-a-Water-Still-Step-4Bullet1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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<\/p><\/div>"} At this point, you can connect the water source to your condenser tubing with the silicone tubing. Take the other end of the tube that you've connected to your water heater, and fit it over the copper tubing at the top of your condenser coil. Be sure you have a tight fit. At this point, you should have a hot water source that is well connected to a condenser coil that is affixed to a cooling system. However, you will still need a way to collect the purified water that forms inside your condensing coils. Use the other 3-ft. piece of silicone tubing to create a spout. The bottom of your condensing coil should at this point be sticking out of the bottom of your cooling tank. Attach silicone tubing to this outlet, and then place the other end over a clean water bottle. This will complete your water distillation system. Fill your kettle or pressure cooker with water and place it on your stove. Turn the stove up high and wait for the water to boil. The steam will travel through your silicone tubing, into the copper tubing, and through the cooling system. There, the steam will turn into water droplets through the process of condensation, and finally travel out through your water spout and into your purified water container. All impurities such as salt, minerals, or dirt will be left behind, leaving you with pure, clean water in the final collecting bottle. If you plan to store your distilled water for long periods of time, be sure that your storage container has been thoroughly sanitized. Dilute one teaspoon of bleach in one gallon of water. Use this solution to thoroughly coat the inside of your storage container. After about 30 seconds, pour out the bleach solution. Let your container air-dry or rinse it with clean water.