I make my own binding and yes I have had trouble with the sewing gremlins too. One time I was missing a pair of small scissors, a seam ripper, and some thing else and it was months before I found them and they were in the big scrap catcher that is on my serger. Another time I was looking for my plastic templates and it again was a while before I found those and those were in a reticule bag that I have hanging on the door knob and just the other day my paper scissors came up missing and I found those laying on top of my 9 and 20 degree wedge rulers. Funny how thigs like this happens. Some time it is hard to keep things where they belong as they get moved a lot and I forget where it is. Grrr....Huggies, Fay