cizzors

Seriously, how do you pick this mess out?! I've cut 2 yards of flannel and still need 1-2 more. Have been picking for about 15 minutes and still don't have 2" cleared yet. I'm using the picker and tweezers. I'm afraid of tearing up the foam. Not to mention this die belongs to my sister and I'm the first to use it. Help!

beauford

we got teenage son to do the picking we tricked him he was so proud he helped lol

Prism99

I had the same problem, so temporarily abandoned my project. However, I think the way to avoid this is to buy some cheap coffee filters. Place one on top of the die before positioning your fabric. When you run the die through, it cuts both the paper and fabric but the paper stops all those threads from sticking in the dye. You can use just about any kind of paper, including typing paper, but I think coffee filters are the cheapest and easiest to obtain.

auntpiggylpn

I layed a page from a magazine onto the die and then layered my 3 fabrics on top of it.

dunster

I don't have a cutter, but I did look at the Accuquilt site. The cutting tips say to put a clean piece of paper "on top of the fabric but before the cutting mat." I guess this is recommended for all cutting using the Go! dies. http://www.accuquilt.com/media/refch...Tips-QQZ08.pdf

Prism99

I think that Accuquilt tip is for when you are getting inaccurate cuts. It wouldn't affect how many threads get caught between the die blades and foam.

nena

I used a roller that has the sticky tape ( for clothes) and rolled it over it. Also used the pick they give you and rolled again.

gump51

I use long needle nose pliers. I saw it on YouTube video and it works for me. You position them just beside the blade and as you grab the threads quite a bit comes out at once. Hope it works for you.

willferg

Argh, I just bought this die and it arrived yesterday. I'm not going to be happy if it's going to be a big problem; in fact, I think I'd rather return it. Has anyone used paper with flannel and NOT had a problem with the threads? Thanks!

auntpiggylpn

Yes! I cut 3 layers - 1 cotton and 2 flannel. I placed the page from a magazine down first, then my cotton layer then my 2 layers of flannel. I only had a couple of places that I had to pick out after doing several cuttings and it wasn't a big deal. Certainly not the horrendous mess the original poster had