I made a discovery when I spilled my container of straight pins on the floor. You all know how easy it is to pick up pins!!! Along with the pins, I also knocked a comb on the floor and they were in the same area. Well, I started using the comb to sweep the pins in a pile then continued to pick up the pins.
Once the pins were in their container, I used the comb to sweep through the carpet fibers and found many pins down in the carpet! Since I sew barefoot, I combed the rest of the carpet within stepping distance from my machine and found more! How many of you have gotten a pin jammed into a toe? Protect your feet and comb through your carpet occasionally! Works better than a vacuum. (Wish I had hardwood floors under my machine.) |
thanks for the great tip
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Great tip......that is why i put hardwood in my sewing room instead of cozy carpet!
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Now to find a comb, lol
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many years ago, at a hardware store, I found a round magnet (about 3 inches in diameter) on a pole. It has saved me many times from stepping on pins.
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Originally Posted by moonwork42029
Now to find a comb, lol
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Originally Posted by SuziC
Great tip......that is why i put hardwood in my sewing room instead of cozy carpet!
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Neat idea!!
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Go to a big office store. They have mats in different sizes and grades used under chairs/desks. Easier to move your chair but the pins might all roll to the edge. LOL
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I have a teloscoping magnet that gets LOTS of use!
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