Fullofworsds||LEARN WITH STEEM-A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE BEADED SLIPPERS

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Skills are very important to us humans. All of us don't have the same type of skill,everyone is different in his or her own way. We all need to recognize our skills and where we can really do better than others and utilize it. Before I talk about my skill, let's get to know what skills really are.

WHAT IS A SKILL?

A skill is a learned ability to perform an action with determined efforts in order to produce good results given time or energy or both. It involves using one's knowledge effectively in the execution of an action. Skill can be made better through training and practice. There are two types of skills

HARD SKILLS
Hard skills are teachable abilities acquired through education, reading of books or any other learning material. Examples of hard skills are;

• Machine operation
• Computer programming
• Command of a foreign language

SOFT SKILLS
Soft skills are also known as "people's skills"or interpersonal skills. It is the way you relate with other people. Examples include;

• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Time management
• Problem solving skills
• Teamwork

IMPORTANCE OF SKILLS

• Sense of achievement
• Makes for creativity
• Makes for growth and development
• Financial gain

MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS IN LIFE

• Listening skills
• Public speaking
• Time management
• Financial management
• Critical thinking
• Social skills

HOW TO BEAUTIFY YOUR SLIPPERS WITH BEADS

Have you been wearing that slippers for long? Learn how to beautify your slippers with beads and rock them more. This is a DIY project,it doesn't require complicated steps or expensive items,you can try it at home in your leisure

ALL YOU NEED

Slippers(new or old) NGN800-6.7 steem
Beads(colour of your choice) NGN300(50 for each of the small pack)-2.5 steem
Fishing line NGN250-2.1 steem
Hand needle(medium size) NGN20-0.2 steem
Total=NGN1,420-30.4 steem
I steem=120NGN

Step 1
Take some fishing line and fix it through the eye of the needle exactly the way you do when you are about to mend a dress. You don't need to double the line,just one line is enough. Tie the line into knots at both ends so it doesn't slip out while you in the middle of the project. Make sure your line is very long,as long as you can handle so that you won't have to keep fixing lines into your needle and your work will be full of tied knots.

Step 2
Stick the needle with fishing line through the back of the strap of your slippers so it comes out in the front and make sure your knotted end holds the line firm to the strap

Step 3
Pick the beads with the needle. You can use any number depending on the size of the strap(I'll be using 4 for each colour since my strap is not so wide). Stick the needle to the other side of the strap so it comes out from the back again

Step 4
Stick your needle from the back so it comes out to the front again and pick the same number of beads you're using and stick to the other end so it comes to the back, you'll have to keep going this way untill the top of the strap in covered with the beads.

Step 5
Since I'm using 3 colours,I decided to change the colour after every four rows of one colour

_{Added pink coloured ones after the crystal ones}

_{Black ones after pink}

Step 6
After all three colours have been added in four rows each,start again with the first colour if there is still space left with the steps from 2-5 until the strap is covered.

Step 7
Follow all the steps above for the other side of the strap and the half pair of your slippers. Make sure that beads are firm in place by dragging the line tightly when it comes out from the back so that the beads won't be making noises when you're walking because of spaces between them. Tie the last knot when you're done,you can use candle to make it stick to the strap. But if you cannot use candle fire,knotting about 3 times will do the trick.
The result is the top picture

CONCLUSION

This is the simplest way to make your slippers or plain sandals look more beautiful. Steemit ladies can try this out for themselves
I hope the tutorial was clear enough
Thanks for reading.