What has YouTube taught you to do?

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Dd (9) and I did some art tutorials on YouTube today. I'm terrible at drawing but my cat sketch did not look like a creature from the deep, so win for me. I very rarely use YouTube other than for SNL sketches if I want to kill a few minutes. But obviously it's potentially a useful tool, so what have you learned to do using online videos?

Crochet
Take down my pop up tent
Fishtail braid
Tie ribbon bows that don’t look like shit
Make a really good chocolate cake and very tasty fried chicken

Crochet
Unblock the fan on the dishwasher (grim, grim, grim)
Apply false eyelashes

How to replace one part on the siphon in a toilet cistern, for less than £1, instead of getting a plumber and spending a fortune.

A different way to tie shoelaces for DS who was just not getting the usual way

Various plaits for DD

Double fisherman's knot when we were putting up our washing line

How to apply make up
How to wrap any present by making a little vag
How to fold an envelope
Few sewing things
How to fold a popup tent.
How to bullet journal
Zumba routines
How to play several boardgames

I meant BAG not vag ffs! No idea how you would do that with wrapping paper.

Old school Hollywood curls and finger waves

My DP has learnt this week to mend iPhones. Saving us a small fortune in a house of clumsy phone droppers

How to replace the door glass and seal on the washer.
How to replace tumble dryer hose.
How to do winged eyeliner (still can't do it very well though because of shaky hands)
How to sew a rolled hem on a sewing machine (still prefer to do by hand)

Dd1 taught herself to tie a tie using it, and is currently using it to help her learn to play guitar before her birthday later this month when she'll be starting lessons.

Erm; probably loads more tbh but can't think of anything...

But, it might be able to solve dd1's Spotify/Alexa problem so I'll take a look now!

Ooh, thought of something else. Many many years ago, I used it to replace a cracked phone screen. Not sure I'd dare now as phones are so much more expensive (and I put the answer/hang up buttons back upside down) but was very pleased with that one!

How to change a light set on a car after someone smashed into ours

How to replace the seal on my washing machine when my underwire chewed it up 🙄

Lots of buttercream icing ideas

How to collapse our new buggy on our first trip out with 5 day old DD1

Lots of uses. Most recently, I recoupled our wireless thermostat when it stopped transmitting.

LBOCS2 your post gave me a flash back to a time I was babysitting my niece and nephew a million years ago, pre YouTube. I got so fucked off trying to collapse their double buggy I ended up throwing it, in a rage, still fully formed in the boot. Luckily I was driving my sister's gigantic people carrier that day

Learnt how to thread my own eyebrows that was a good one!

All sorts!

Replacing a broken laptop screen, unblocking a drain, fixing the telescopic handle on my wheely suitcase, removing a jammed toilet seat, curling my hair with straighteners, applying bronzer, pruning a rose bush....if there's something I can't do, YouTube will have a tutorial on it somewhere.

Make up
Song lyrics
Meditation
How to make pom poms
The shuffle

Wallpaper, instant pot and exercise

Change the battery on my iPhone for £4.99

How to fold a festival tent

Anthilda you have to share - what is the shuffle??

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It's a dance, which I could almost do but couldn't quite get the hang of. It's a good workout!

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Dont worry, I've never actually done it in public. Just wanted to accomplish it for some strange reason

Make an omelette courtesy of Delia Smith. I am known for my omelettes.

How to crochet

Playing the guitar, some piano. Improving my drawing/painting, makeup, how to cut women's hair. Men's barbering. I've learnt a lot through YouTube videos, in fact the things I am now best at I learnt through videos! x