wowo !!! Thanks for the lesson .. sorry you had to learn it the hard way .. All my thread is away from the machines as I am a neat freak when it comes to sewing- I don't like anything around other than the material I am working with. My grown DD's think I am just the worst neat freak when it comes to sewing !LOL
They told their friends (even when they were growing up) : mom cleans before she sews anything otherwise she considers it a distraction.