Now pull string over bridge, over nut of neck, and up past tuning peg. Make sure it isn't slack. The new string is very long so you will have to cut some of it off. Leave enough string for a few winds around tuning peg. Two inches above peg should work.

Pull string through hole of tuning peg and begin winding it. The string shouldn't be slack. To keep tension, place your fingers under string. With guitar facing you, wind tuning pegs on left side clockwise. Wind those on right side anticlockwise.

To speed up winding process, place your string winder over tuning peg and wind until string becomes tight. Then take off peg winder and use tuning peg to tune string.

Now that you've changed and tuned your 6th string, you can just repeat process for all other strings.

Breaking in.

Since strings are new, they can stretch and go out of tune easily. They need to break in. You can speed up breaking in process by stretching string yourself. Give strings a few gentle pulls or do some spirited strumming.

You will find yourself having to tune your guitar quite a bit after replacing your strings. But after one or two days everything should be okay.

Ribbons and Lace

Ribbon and lace are by far most common and most beautiful border embellishments. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance. Ribbon and lace are especially popular in gift and memory scrapbooks. Ribbon is easy to glue and attach. Lace requires a bit more patience.

For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, try using jute or raffia.

Embroidery Cotton

Embroidery cotton can be used in a number of interesting scrapbooking ways. Individual fibers can be used to add a focus to special items or used to give dimension to artwork or drawings.

Embroidery fibers can also be twisted or braided for use in artwork or as imaginative borders. Embroidery cotton can even be used to tie down other items in a beautiful and creative way.

Hemp

Hemp can be used for a number of purposes in scrapbooking. Single, twisted, or braided fibers can be used to add focus as picture frames, or along edges of scrapbook page as a border. Hemp looks especially good in scrapbooks with a western theme. In general, hemp can also be used to make a scrapbook appear more masculine.

Hemp glues quite easily and hides glue messes well. To increase likelihood that a piece of hemp will stay in place while glue is drying, place a piece of scotch tape over rope until piece dries fully.

Always trust your own instincts and have confidence to organize and decorate your scrapbook according to how you see people and events it represents. That way your work will form a unique record and have even greater personal value.