Barefoot Quilters
11-19-2011, 12:29 PM
#125
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: SoCal
Posts: 254
Ladies, Ladies, Ladies,
I have always been very careful to store my used rotary cutting blades in one of the yellow cases they come in. When it is full I throw it away, case and blades. I thought I was being very careful!
A few days ago while putting away some new items in my recently cleaned sewing room and, barefoot, I stepped on a large rotary cutting blade. A new sharp one. I have no idea where it came from or how it hit the floor. It wedged against the old carpet and cut into my heel at a 45 degree angle.
I have new appreciation for my calluses. A new sewing room asset!!
I quickly adjusted my weight and the blade didn't go too deep. I am fortunate.
WEAR YOUR SHOES--ALWAYS!
Mary Beth
I have always been very careful to store my used rotary cutting blades in one of the yellow cases they come in. When it is full I throw it away, case and blades. I thought I was being very careful!
A few days ago while putting away some new items in my recently cleaned sewing room and, barefoot, I stepped on a large rotary cutting blade. A new sharp one. I have no idea where it came from or how it hit the floor. It wedged against the old carpet and cut into my heel at a 45 degree angle.
I have new appreciation for my calluses. A new sewing room asset!!
I quickly adjusted my weight and the blade didn't go too deep. I am fortunate.
WEAR YOUR SHOES--ALWAYS!
Mary Beth
11-19-2011, 12:50 PM
#126
Power Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Georgia
Posts: 11,189
I have to take my shoe off to feel the foot pedal. I tried to sew something the other day with my athletic shoes on and I couldn't feel the pedal. Makes me wonder how I can drive better with shoes than without.
11-19-2011, 02:33 PM
#129
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada; Florida in the winter
Posts: 721
99.9% of the time I have my machine on "cruise control". I move the speed down to next to nothing if I'm doing something really fiddly. Or even hit the up/down button if I want to be really cautious. I would have to look pretty hard to find my food pedal right now. So it really doesn't matter what I have on my feet! But having said that, when I come in the house I take off my outside shoes, and put on my indoor shoes. I find I'm more comfortable, and actually safer on the stairs, when I have shoes on my feet. So, my final answer is...... "shoes on"
11-19-2011, 02:44 PM
#130
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 862
I am pretty flexible. I wear house shoes, slippers or slipper socks when sewing. I don't sew barefoot simply because I already have something on my feet by the time I get to the sewing room. I now have diabetes and the doctor has been very stern in his insistence that I wear something with a sole. I hate slippers, they make my feet too hot, so am making my own (and yes, found out where I can get sole fabric!).
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