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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.
Some things can be recycled for other uses and some things do just need to be disposed of! It is amazing how much room I get in a cupboard when I go through and get rid of what is "bad".
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!
it takes a lot less effort to cut with a new, perfect blade and a smooth mat with one pass, instead of several tries to cut the piece.
So true. I hate to throw anything away and try to hold on to everything as long as I can. That is why my sewing room is in such a cluttered mess.
Oh this is so ture and my mantra.Originally Posted by crafty pat
I hate putting in a new blade. it NEVER fails. the minute I put in a new blade, and love how it cuts. bam! if falls on the floor. it's closed, by the kitty pushed it on the floor, and it gets a dent. I hate throwing stuff out, coz then i'll need it.
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
You must have looked in my sewing room,(and the rest of the house too.) I loaded my car trunk with sewing supplies etc. and took various give-aways to our family Thanksgiving. (20 people!) Came home with most of it! Bit the bullet and took it to a charitable organization.
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Bebe McGee
I'm a saver and a user. In the 70's we were recycling glass jars. I kept all my good ones. Now my daughter wants them, as she is canning lots of stuff from her garden. A lot more people are getting into gardening and canning again.
I read yesterday that vinyl records are coming back. The companies have a hard time getting enough vinyl, and the machines are old and worn out; but they are making new records and selling new record players.
Everything old is new again.
Mavita - Square dancer and One Room School Teacher
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
Jan in VA
Living in the foothills
peacefully colors my world.
Jan, just sayin'... if you're ever my Secret Santa, I'd love to find those 3-out-of-4 buttons and trim you'll never use in my package!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
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