themadpatter

LOL! You're going to have to explain this to me, because I am a seriously scandalous person when it comes to being presentable. During gardening season, if I'm working in the garden and need something from home depot, I just jump on my bike and go get it. Mud and all. I think it helps that I am short and buxom, so most of the dirt I accumulate is under the equator (my bustline) and therefore invisible to me, lol. I'm sure its the same with thread.

Tothill

I was at a workshop with an Handi Quilter educator in the fall, she wore a bib apron, She said most threads and lint would stick to it, plus it had pockets for tools etc.

Me, I have 5 pets, a few loose threads are not going to make any difference. I do not have carpets in my home, so cleaning them is not an issue.

I do notice that some fabrics, denim as mentioned and Ponte knits do not attract thread and lint as much as other fabrics. Wool sweaters are the worse.

luvstoquilt

I was in my LQS the other day and noticed we all had strings attached! I wear them proudly and I do sweep my floors a lot! Lol

lindaschipper

Tartan....I do have a thread catcher on my sewing desk, trash can underneath the desk and lint rollers on the cutting table....sometimes I make little piles of threads and then throw them away making sure they hit the can. So why am I always covered with threads??? I swear, they multiply faster than rabbits!!

EmiliasNana

Like others, my threads are camouflaged by the dog hair from two Goldens. But seriously, the only time I am cautious about leaving the house without either one is if I'm going to a restaurant, volunteering at the hospital or going to church. Other destinations have to take me as I am.

momsbusy

I saw a suggestion that we should place an area rug at the door to our sewing area. It is supposed to catch threads and snippets when we exit. As far as your clothes go, a sticky roller works. Denim and chambray shirts don't seem to attract threads, sweaters do.

thimblebug6000

Another good "thread catcher" is to place a scrap square of batting next to your machine, or at your ironing station. Threads will cling to it easily and then you can just throw the whole thing out when it is "full"
Some fabrics do shed or "thread" more than others, I know when I made a jacket out of homespun cotton, it was like working with cut chenille.

janjanq

I like that idea! I'm going to try it!

janjanq

What I really hate is when I have a piece of thread on me that is still attached to a spool. One time I tracked it from my basement sewing room, all the way up the stairs, and into the bathroom!

mac

My husband reminds me of those little monkeys that picks nits off of each other. He is always picking the threads off of my clothes. I tell him that I wear those strings proudly, as I paid a lot of money for them (fabric at $14.00/yard).

Personally, I am not a neat-nick, never was. As a kid, everyone said that my older brother always looked like he came out of band box -- me, not so much. I was the one in striped capris, a tee-shirt with circles on it, a multi-bandana on my sloppy hair and bright orange tennis shoes that I swore went with everything -- even those dreaded dresses that they made me wear once in a while. I have a picture of me as a 7-year-old, wearing vertically striped capris pants and a tee-shirt with the stripes going horizontally and suspenders. I have this goofy looking smile on my face and my hair is in ponytails that are a little lop-sided.

There was a British Documentary, Seven and UP and in the beginning the scientist says, "Show me the boy at seven and I will show you the man." I'd say that he was right, my picture showed me the woman I was going to be. If you have never seen the document series, Seven and Up, and can get a hold of it, you would be really amazed. It is about the children they followed and interviewed once every seven years. It is several movies and it was fascinating.

I think that I might make a cobbler's apron from a man's shirt. This way when I am sewing or I am sewing at the senior center, I can just remove the apron and stick it with my sewing bag.