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  1. 01-31-2015, 08:44 AM #1
    sosew4fun
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    My go to tools

    Quote Originally Posted by Ariannaquilts View Post
    Edie, that's because nowadays they make the set disposable versus the old days when they needed to be sterilized, you couldn't get them then. My go to are my embroidery scissors and my stiletto, of course there are usually other necessities nearby.
    I keep a pair of 5 or 6 inch tweezers and bent scissors and a magnetic wand (to pick up pins, needles scissors
    at every machine... Yep all 4 of them! I get the magnetic wands at the automotive parts stores they reach out
    from 6 inches to 3 foot... also have a magnetic bowl to use on the long arm for holding pins.
    Carole
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    Me too, except I usually use nippers unless I'm doing FMQ. I get them 8 for $2 on ebay. I always have my purple thang too. :-)
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    If your machine has a front loading vertical bobbin, a surgical seam ripper does well. You lift the hoop or fabric just enough and swipe the tangle with the seam ripper. Then you can move hoop or fabric and clean up all the threads.
    http://www.amazon.com/Live-Guides-Ka.../dp/B003L80N4Q

    It's more used with sergers, but it does wonders on tangles. I have a Pfaff 2170
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  4. 01-31-2015, 04:31 PM #4
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    For embroidery tangles, this is the best.
    Quote Originally Posted by Weezy Rider View Post
    If your machine has a front loading vertical bobbin, a surgical seam ripper does well. You lift the hoop or fabric just enough and swipe the tangle with the seam ripper. Then you can move hoop or fabric and clean up all the threads.
    http://www.amazon.com/Live-Guides-Ka.../dp/B003L80N4Q

    It's more used with sergers, but it does wonders on tangles. I have a Pfaff 2170
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  5. 01-31-2015, 04:17 PM #5
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    I love my bent handle scissors, now if I could just FIND them.
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