Same problem -- my cat Expo is all over the sewing room and is constantly pulling thread, getting in the way, walking on the computer -- whatever he can do to get attention. Right now he's sitting on top of my sewing machine. Rebel (my 127 pound lab) is lying on the floor of my tiny sewing room. If I move my chair a tiny bit, it will hit him. But I love them both and wouldn't have it any other way.