Antacid tablets are made from the mineral calcite. It takes many minerals to make something as simple as a wooden pencil. The lead is made from graphite and clay minerals, the brass band is made of copper and zinc, and the paint that colors it contains pigments and fillers made from a variety of minerals.
How to Make Fringe for a Scarf. Sometimes you will want to add fringe to your knitted scarves. Follow the steps below for an easy way to make fringe. 1  Wind the yarn around cardboard about the length you want, as above. 2  Cut at one end. 3  Fold the strands in half. and pull through the scarf using a crochet hook.4  Do this for the width of the scarf or whereever you want fringe.ollow the steps below for an easy way to make fringe. 1  Wind the yarn around cardboard about the length you want, as above. 2  Cut at one end. 3  Fold the strands in half. and pull through the scarf using a crochet hook. 4  Pull through the loop to secure.
Snip through the loop; then pull the fringe strands out of the scarf. Once you've removed the fringe, you may see some distortion or gapping between stitches. Except in the most extreme cases, that's easily fixed by re-blocking the piece: Moisten the yarn and pin it back into shape on a blocking board or thick towel.ut half as many yarn pieces as the number of strands you want in the finished fringe; each piece of yarn should be twice as long as the finished fringe. So, if you want the finished fringe to be six strands of 5-inch-long yarn, you should cut three strands of yarn that are each 10 inches long.