I have always just thrown the snippets, threads, etc on the floor by the table, then when all done I scoop them all up and put away. I say "away" because I have two wastebaskets in sewing area. One is for all the little scraps and snippets I save to stuff stuff with, the other is for trash that cannot be used for that. By not attempting to hit the basket, I save myself the headache of worrying about it. LOL Hubby has a fit when he has to clean out the rotating brush on vaccume cause it is bogged down with thread and hair. "I have long hair that I seem to be loosing".