What do you use to vacuum your sewing room?

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03-21-2011, 06:09 AM

#31

featherweight

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I use a cordless Shark in my sewing room. Then about once a month I take my old scissors and cut the threads off the brushes. Takes me a few minutes but the shark is so handy. I don't have to keep rolling the darn cord up.

03-21-2011, 06:14 AM

#32

grammy17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by emerald46

I have hardwood floors in my sewing room. Sweeps up easily.

I too have hardwood floor in here and use a piece of warm and natural cut to fit the swiffer. Just run it around. Keep a waste basket under the edge of my cutting table and just push the mess over the edge. Masking tape next to the sewing machine catches the threads. Have very little sewing mess. The other mess, I can't address here. LOL

03-21-2011, 06:15 AM

#33

cindit

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I use a magnetic tool to pick up pins, but I love all the ideas to use instead of the vacuum. My DH is the one that sees all the thread on the beater bar of the vacuum and fusses about it. We just moved to a house with a central vac. We've been there a month, and I still don't know how to use it - but my DH does!!

03-21-2011, 06:21 AM

#34

jeanneb52

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I should use a back hoe but I use a shop vac....

03-21-2011, 06:23 AM

#35

bobbie1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by donnajean

I use the adhesive lint roller around the sewing machine rug area to get the threads & pins before vacumning. Saves picking up pins in vacumn & having to pull the threads off the vacumn brushes.

Great idea!!

03-21-2011, 06:27 AM

#36

AgapeStitches

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Originally Posted by katsewnsew

I use this old Singer vacuum, upright, about 15 yrs. old! It won't die!!! And it still works great!

I have a Kenmore like this (it's going on 30 years old). ;-)

My windtunnel has a clog that DH has been trying to get out for 4 days (too much dust from remodeling the house). :?

03-21-2011, 06:35 AM

#37

jad1044

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Quote:

Originally Posted by janRN

My DH.

Now that has to be a first - wonderful idea - a one of a kind helpful unit to have in the house for such! :)

03-21-2011, 06:40 AM

#38

quiltease

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I have been wondering what to use. I've burned out three vaccume cleaners over the years from the threads and stuff. A shop vac. Okay ladies, I'm sold. Now to buy one!!! Thanks, you have saved my sanity and my rug.
bev.

03-21-2011, 06:46 AM

#39

grann of 6

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I have a swiffer duster that is battery powered, works great on laminate floor. Have an old vacuum I keep in the basement for the braided rug.

03-21-2011, 06:52 AM

#40

Candy Apple Quilts

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I have a painted floor, so I just wrap a scrap of extra batting around my Swiffer, and use that....

But for vacuuming, I just use my regular sweeper. If all the long threads are picked up first, I don't have any trouble with them wrapper around the beater bar...