DIY: replacing a zipper
A ZIPPY FIX
Does your favorite pair of pants have a broken zipper? Don't throw them out just yet, because a zipper can be easily fixed. Carolyn Hill, manager of Hobby Lobby's fabric department.
An example of pinning and basting.
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1801 W.23rd St., explains three easy steps for fixing a zipper.
Take out the old zipper. Use a seam ripper and some scissors to cut the threads holding the old zipper in place. Be careful not to rip the fabric. Once the zipper is out, you can use it to determine what size zipper you will need to replace it with. Hobby Lobby sells many different sizes and colors of zippers, ranging in price from $1 to $5.
Pin and baste. Put the top side of the zipper against the back side (inside) of the fabric.Pin the zipper in place.With a needle and thread,aste the zipper to the fabric.Basting requires you to make several stitches (going down through the fabric and zipper and back up the other side) along the length of the zipper.This will hold the zipper in place while you are sewing.Remove the pins once you've finished basting.
Stitch. Put the zipper foot on your sewing machine and sew each side of the zipper to the fabric. If you don't have a sewing machine, Hill says you can stitch the zipper by hand, but it will probably not last for a long time.
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Thread and needles for basting and sewing can also be found at Hobby Lobby.Thread is usually a couple dollars for 250 yards and needles come in assorted packages for $2 or less.
Peyton Baldwin
CROCK-POT COOKIN'
One cooking device
One cooking device every busy college student should own is a Crock-Pot. Crock-Pots, also known as slow cookers, are a great way to prepare a meal that will last several days without taking all day to prepare.
Brandon Bundy,Wichita graduate student, is a Crock- Pot aficionado. "It's easy, it's bulk and I can make something for the whole week,"
Slow-cooking turkey breasts give you a lot of bird for your buck. A boneless turkey breast costs between $6 and $8. The benefit of buying just the breast is it's all meat—once it's cooked, just carve away.
Bundy says.
At the end of the day your home will be filled with the aroma of a meal ready to eat. I kept track of how long it took me to prepare this meal from the time the turkey left my freezer to when it reached my plate.The total time I spent preparing dinner: four minutes.Not bad for a meal I can eat for several days.
The night before you cook the turkey breast, take it out of the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Before you head to class in the morning, place it in the slow cooker along with a can of chicken broth. Add some sliced potatoes, carrots and other vegetables for a side dish. Most slow cookers have "high" and "low" settings. Set the cooker to low and go on your merry way. Depending on the size of the turkey breast, it will take between five and seven hours to cook on the low setting. Using the low setting keeps the meat from getting too dry. You'll know the turkey is cooked when the meat pulls apart easily and is uniformly white in color.
Josh Patterson
THU 6 MORRIS MARS
COAT PARTY • STIK FIGA
FRI 7 BOWERBIRDS
PHOSPHORECENT + SUZANNAH JOHANNES
SAT 8 CENTRAL ATMOSPHERE
THE BRODY BUSAN BAND
KU @ TEX A& M 1PM
SUN 9 THE BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS
THE BUTTON BAND + SONS OF GREAT DANE
MON 10 THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC
JEALOUS GIRLFRIENDS-SAVE THE WHales
TUE 11 TRAVIS MORRISON HELLFIGHTERS
GIANT SQUID
**WED 12** **STING**
HIS MISCHIEF • VAMPIRE HANDS • PRIVATE DANCER
THU 13 HIFI HANDGRENADES
- SUPER BLACK MARKET - THE RUNAWAY SONS
- MAKING MOVIES
FRI 14  MILES BONNY
STIK FIGA + DEEP THINKERS * CES CRU * REGGIE B * DARU
THU 6 KEV'S BDAY*SUMOHRACE
THE OLD BLACK *WRAITH & BUIN* + LONNIE FISHER
FRI 7 ELUSIVE PARALELLOGRAMS
TRUCKER
SAT 8 BABY WALRUS
THE SHOW IS THE RAINBOW • LOVE GARDEN DIS: PATIO
SUN 9 THE COAL MEN
TBA
MON 10 CHOW NASTY
KID DAKOTA • DREAMEND
TUE 11 BIBLE OF THE DEVIL
SCALE THE SUMMIT + THE ORANGE MAN THEORY
contact the writers: jpatterson@kansan.
com, pbaldwin@kansan.com
interesting fact: Luigi was the second best "property" in Nintendo Monopoly, losing only to his famous brother, Mario. Here, he replaces Park Place and costs $350. —www.mariowiki.com
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