What Are the Five Generations of Computers? In this Webopedia Study Guide, you'll learn about each of the five generations of computers and the technology developments that have led to the current devices that we use today. Our journey starts in 1940 with vacuum tube circuitry and goes to the present day â and beyond â with artificial intelligence.
Jan 31, 2012 08:49:47 #. Leonora. Yes you can block acrylic yarn. Carefully pin out to shape, then put iron onto steam, hold about 1-2 inches above project and allow steam to penatrate for approximately 10 seconds at a time, while gently patting with finger tips any irregularities in the knitting to even out. Do this all over project until you have covered it all.
You can also block items by just getting them wet and shaping them to dry, like you would with a favorite sweater. The method I want to show you here is Steam Blocking for Cotton and Acrylic. This method can be gentle or âhard.â Depending on how you handle your iron you can get very different results. A light touch, just holding the steam right above your items gives you a gentle, relaxed block. You can shape and reshape and work with your fabric to get it right. This video, on the other hand, demonstrates a much harder, definite blocking technique. It works great on cotton, and itâs also how you kill acrylic!