do you toss your thread clippings on the floor?

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10-20-2011, 04:23 PM

#81

Bobbielinks

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Originally Posted by feline fanatic

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Originally Posted by Rose L

Heavens no! I have carpet in my sewing room and it's hard to get the threads up off of it. Plus they clog up the beater bar on my vacuum and I'm not thrilled about cleaning that later. I'm pretty anal about getting the scraps and threads into the wastebasket, it saves me time in the long run so I have more time to spend sewing.

Go get yourself a new toilet brush. It picks threads up off carpet like a dream!

I was beginning to wonder if anyone used the toilet brush method.

10-20-2011, 04:25 PM

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Bobbielinks

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I just about always wear a t-shirt when quilting and my clipped threads love to ride on my shoulder until I remove them to the trash.

10-20-2011, 04:28 PM

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Tartan

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I made myself one of the thread catchers that hangs by my machine. It really helps to corral most of my thread clippings.

10-20-2011, 06:40 PM

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sewingsuz

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In the past I threw them on the floor and One day my chair would not roll anymore and it took a few hours for my DH and I to dig out all the tread that was caught in the wheels. I think I learned a lesson. Sometimes I forget!!

10-20-2011, 06:42 PM

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Leota

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I toss them toward the bag... but since they are are featherweights, the float in the air and miss the bag.. :D

10-20-2011, 06:49 PM

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butterjoy

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Remember in the spring when birds are finding their homes, they actually will use your used thread to build nest! I always put a little mounds on the bannister on our deck so they will grab it. I guess it makes it soft :)

10-20-2011, 07:35 PM

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LisaGibbs

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I just got done cutting seams off 6 large totes of clothing for quilts I am making of a friends clothing she saved from her mother when she passed. I don't know what life would be like if I didn't have to go through the de-threading each morning before I leave for work. At night the threads do a dance and land all over my floor and chairs when I am sleeping. No other way to explain it.

10-20-2011, 08:01 PM

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Prism99

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Originally Posted by quilter68

The kittens do that during the night. They love thread and if they get a spool- Heaven help me.

Thread is actually very dangerous for cats. A piece that is swallowed can cause life-threatening intestinal problems requiring surgery. Same with yarn. I keep all of my thread away from my cats!!! Spools of thread are especially dangerous because of the long length of thread involved.

Check this out:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...mbination.html

10-20-2011, 08:03 PM

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RkayD

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I don't mean to...but thats what happens. I have caught myself doing it. I just get so focused on what I'm doing I don't pay attention to that kinda stuff. =)