some things are not usable "forever"
12-13-2014, 09:36 AM
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some things are not usable "forever"
such as
rotary cutting blades
rotary cutting mats
seam rippers
pins
needles
old glue/paste
rulers that have been used so much the edge is curved instead of straight
Sometimes it makes sense to just buy new tools instead of fighting with worn out ones that are causing problems with the finished product or turning the project into an ordeal instead of a pleasure.
rotary cutting blades
rotary cutting mats
seam rippers
pins
needles
old glue/paste
rulers that have been used so much the edge is curved instead of straight
Sometimes it makes sense to just buy new tools instead of fighting with worn out ones that are causing problems with the finished product or turning the project into an ordeal instead of a pleasure.
12-13-2014, 09:44 AM
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So true! I don't mess with anything like blades. I've seen some pretty bad cuts with dull blades. I was at the drs ofc. the other day and sat next to a woman who ran a dull blade up a ruler. It slipped and went right up and nearly severed her thumb. She kept it but it was touch and go. She didn't want to reach over a foot to use her cutting glove. few thousand dollars later!
12-13-2014, 11:09 AM
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Bearisgray,
You can add:
irons....which lose their spray action, leak, or don't heat thoroughly
marking pencils....I hate nubs!
templates....with dinged or chipped corners
leftovers....fabric scraps, partial patterns, 3-out-of-4 buttons, that trim you'll never use, batting scraps when you have yards of leftover batting pieces, a "finished" bobbin with about 2-3 yards of thread left on it
UFOs older than dirt which you'll never get around to completing
(These last two are "attention span". THAT does not seem to last forever either.
)
Jan in VA
You can add:
irons....which lose their spray action, leak, or don't heat thoroughly
marking pencils....I hate nubs!
templates....with dinged or chipped corners
leftovers....fabric scraps, partial patterns, 3-out-of-4 buttons, that trim you'll never use, batting scraps when you have yards of leftover batting pieces, a "finished" bobbin with about 2-3 yards of thread left on it
UFOs older than dirt which you'll never get around to completing
(These last two are "attention span". THAT does not seem to last forever either.
)Jan in VA
12-13-2014, 11:57 AM
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Any item that gives me frustration I get rid of and replace. I don't save used up items that may be useful some day to use for other purposes because I wouldn't have room to live in the house and never has that someday ever came.
12-13-2014, 02:44 PM
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Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
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Boy howdy, Bearisgray, you are right! Yet I struggle on, especially with those rotary blades!
Needles I'm better with; I bought a box of 100 so have enough to last a good, long time. When I start to hear a pop when sewing, I know it's time to change it out. Pins, as they bend, are put in an old pill bottle to be thrown away.
Needles I'm better with; I bought a box of 100 so have enough to last a good, long time. When I start to hear a pop when sewing, I know it's time to change it out. Pins, as they bend, are put in an old pill bottle to be thrown away.
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