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Old October 27th 05, 04:18 AM
Taria
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Is there a conspiracy going between the vacuum makers and
the headphone manufacturers?
Taria

Debra wrote:



I snatched the wires right off my headphones with my vacuum just last
week. Luckily for me DH had another set handy.
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Old October 27th 05, 12:41 PM
Polly Esther
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The best part of "batting the handle" is that it is totally harmless. I
kept a magnetic strip on top of the Pfaff many moons ago but now the magnets
are said to be deadly to SMs. It is so nice to have something right there in
front of you for a few things and if your SM decides to go on a trip, it's
easy enough to remove the batt wrap. Enjoy. Polly

"Debra" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:32:33 GMT, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

If I'm doing lots of appliqué by the "back, clip and turn" method (one I
think is as sturdy as you get), I like to put a strip of batting in my
lap.
All the little snips and clips cling to it instead of me and the floor.
If
an occasion calls for lots of tidying up of threads, I put a little square
of batting on my shoulder and just brush the clipped threads on the batt.
And - just one more - I keep the carrying handle of my SM raised up. I
have
a strip of batting wrapped around it and held firmly with a rubber band.
It's a good place to keep my poker (a corsage pin), a couple of straight
pins and still leaves room for more thread clippings.
Our vacuum cleaner gets really cranky with threads snaking around the
floor brushes and I try to catch all of them that I can. Polly


Oh Polly, what great ideas you have. I especially like the SM handle
one. I never can find the pincushion when I need it while sewing.
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Old October 27th 05, 12:56 PM
Polly Esther
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The corsage pin is a bit bigger and longer than a straight pin. I keep one
close by to guide contrary bits of fabric under the sewing machine needle.
You know, the corners or points that want to flip or slip. Clotilde offers
lots of interesting tools for this solution but a corsage pin works just
fine for me. They're available at Wally - about 10 for a dollar. I don't
want you to think I stitch thread-by-thread all of the time, but if I have
to, the pearl-headed pin is the weapon I grab. Polly
"C & S" wrote in message
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That's a great suggestion. Could you explain what "poker (corsage pin0"
is?
I have not a clue.

Carole
Champlain, NY


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
ink.net...
If I'm doing lots of appliqué by the "back, clip and turn" method (one I
think is as sturdy as you get), I like to put a strip of batting in my

lap.
All the little snips and clips cling to it instead of me and the floor.

If
an occasion calls for lots of tidying up of threads, I put a little
square
of batting on my shoulder and just brush the clipped threads on the batt.
And - just one more - I keep the carrying handle of my SM raised up. I

have
a strip of batting wrapped around it and held firmly with a rubber band.
It's a good place to keep my poker (a corsage pin), a couple of straight
pins and still leaves room for more thread clippings.
Our vacuum cleaner gets really cranky with threads snaking around the
floor brushes and I try to catch all of them that I can. Polly






 




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