Originally Posted by grann of 6
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If they were my cats they wouldn't be in the sewing room; a very dangerous place for cats, but if you can afford the vet bills for eaten pins, needles, impaled feet, more power to you. Animals don't belong in sewing rooms.
I agree. I read a sad tale one quilter wrote about the loss of her cat to septicemia caused by ingested thread constricting its bowel. My younger cat would definitely eat thread and possibly needles and pins, and will play with anything, so they're not allowed in the sewing room, though I'd really like having them with me all the time. I do hand sewing in another room with the cats around, but keep anything that isn't in my hand inside a sealed plastic container.