A curated list of life skills tutorials for various things. Inspired by awesome.

• Cooking
  • Coffee
  • Grilling
• Ironing
• Sewing
  • Sewing Basics
  • Sewing a Button
  • Stitches
  • Mending a Tear
• Shoe Polishing

• Making Cuban Coffee in Miami [v 1:30] - A quick look at how to make Cuban coffee with crema.
• How to Make Cuban Coffee [v 9:50] - A more detailed tutorial on making Cuban coffee with crema.
• Coffee Tips - French Press [v 4:48] - A tutorial on brewing on a French press.

• The Art of Grilling: How to Grill a Steak [v 6:57] - A tutorial on how to grill steak with charcoal and gas.

Various tutorials on how to iron clothes.

• T.M.Lewin | How To Iron A Shirt [v 4:14]
• T.M.Lewin | How to Press Trousers [v 5:08]
• WikiHow - How to Iron [w]

Tutorials on how to hand sew.

• Hand Sewing Basics [v 7:36]
• How to Tie a Knot in Thread [v 4:04]
• Hand Sewing Needles Basics [v 6:30]

• How To Hand Sew A Button [v 6:59]

List of varying useful hand stitches.

• Four hand stitches you need to know [w]
• Basting stitch (or tacking) [v 4:34] - for reinforcement or for temporarily holding fabric in place. Well suited when fitting.
• Blanket stitch - used to finish an unhemmed blanket
• Blind stitch (or hemstitch) - a type of slip stitch used for inconspicuous hems
• Darning stitch - for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting
• Hemming Stitch [v 5:33] - basic stich when hemming pants.
• Invisible Stitch [v 2:09]
• Tent stitch - diagonal embroidery stitch at a 45-degree angle
• Pad stitch - secures two or more layers of fabric together and provide firmness
• Rantering
• Running stitch - a hand stitch for seams and gathering
• Slip stitch - a hand stitch for fastening two pieces of fabric together from the right side without the thread showing
• Stoating
• Topstitch - used on garment edges such as necklines and hems, helps facings stay in place and gives a crisp edge
• Whipstitch - for protecting edges

• Mending A Tear in Jeans [v 4:54]
• How to Repair a Hole in a T-Shirt [v 5:25]

• Why Gentlemen Should Polish Their Own Shoes [v 4:03] - Answers why shoes should be polished and talks about the basics of polishing. Great first introduction to the topic.
• How to Shine Your Shoes | The Art of Manliness [v 2:49] - A basic and quick tutorial to quickly polish your shoe but not enough instructions for a high gloss, military, polish.
• How To Shine Dress Shoes - Jose & Markham [v 2:50] - Polishing luxury shoes. Very thorough and discusses shoes of various colors.
• How To Polish Cordovan Shoes [v 9:55] - Professinal shoeshiner polishes a pair of cordovan shoes and discusses the process. Not a tutorial but very informative. Also shoes how to use a deer bone to repair skuffs.

[v time] = Video

[w] = Website