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Old 03-02-2012, 03:40 PM
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I love my Purple Thang! Great for using like a stiletto, running ribbon in a casing, and I even use it to hold up my hair when I have a power surge!
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Old 03-02-2012, 03:53 PM
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Thanks uall I had a pretty good ideal how to use it but uall put so many other ways also.it was just one of those things I thought I had to have. Iam glad I did
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Old 03-02-2012, 04:09 PM
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I have one of those. I know you can use it to remove those little white bits of leftover paper when peicing. The slit is to run a ribbon through so you can hang it around your neck and keep it close at hand. It works great as a stilletto. I'm not sure what else but I just had to have one to because it was purple.
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Old 03-02-2012, 04:41 PM
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I never thought I'd use mine but boy it's handy. I use it to push out corners, hold down the 1/4 inch seam allowances at intersections, help turn tiny objects inside out, the 1/4 inch gauge is handy....I did thread a piece of ribbon through the hole to hang it up and so it doesn't get lost.
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Old 03-02-2012, 04:52 PM
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It was invented by Lynn Graves of Chama, NM for just the uses you describe. She likes purple.
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Old 03-02-2012, 04:57 PM
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I use it for pushing out corners and ends. I thing you can use it also to thread laces and elastic in things
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Old 03-02-2012, 05:05 PM
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I love my Purple Thang! It sits beside my sewing machine, right next to my little sharp scissors. I reach for it all the time, even use it to pick fuzz of my foot. The foot the sewing machine that is ... I keep finding uses for it!
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Old 03-02-2012, 05:18 PM
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My purple thing is right beside my sewing machine all the time, along with my snippets!! Love both.
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Old 03-02-2012, 05:19 PM
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I picked up one, and have already used mine for pushing out corners. I can see many uses for it. I also like purple.
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I bought one a couple of years ago - and now I need to find it and sounds like it will be a great tool.
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