PSA: I found a way to get perfect headbands on cheap cloth without any fraying

I was binding a set of notebooks for a local school project and the budget was tight, so I had to use this basic cotton from the craft store. Every time I tried to make a headband, the edges would just shred. After three ruined attempts, I tried brushing a thin line of clear nail polish along the cut edge and letting it dry for about 10 minutes. It sealed the threads completely and gave me a clean line to work with. The headbands went on smooth and the books have held up for 6 months now. Has anyone else found a good trick for dealing with fray-prone materials?

I used to think electric cars were just for rich people in California

Honestly, I changed my mind after my neighbor in Cincinnati got a used Nissan Leaf for under $8k last fall. He showed me his electric bill and it was only $30 more a month, which is way less than I spend on gas. The real kicker was him letting me drive it, and it was just a normal, quiet car that got him to work. Now I'm saving up for one instead of another gas car. Has anyone else made the switch with an older, cheaper electric model?

My kraut was too salty until I tried a trick from a book I found in Portland

I was making a batch of sauerkraut last month and messed up the salt ratio, it was way too strong. I remembered a tip from an old fermentation book I picked up at a shop on SE Hawthorne Blvd. It said to rinse the kraut quickly with cold water and then mix in a little fresh, shredded cabbage. I did that and let it sit for two more days, and it actually balanced out the flavor perfectly. Has anyone else fixed an over-salted ferment with a method like this?

Warning: I tried using a $40 LED mask from an online store for a month versus my clinic's professional panel, and the difference in my client's acne results was scary.

My old way of storing ranunculus corms was a total mess in my garage

I switched to keeping them in paper bags inside a mini fridge set to 40 degrees after a grower in Oregon told me about it, and now my germination rate is way better. Anyone have a different cold storage trick for spring bulbs?