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Old 09-24-2012, 07:29 PM
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Debra Mc
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Originally Posted by shandyr1
Last night I was using my seam ripper to remove some stitches. I laid it down on my sewing table and knocked it off onto my lap. Natural response without thinking I put my knees together to catch it and it caught between my legs. I stabbed the inside of my leg badly. Managed to stop the bleeding finally with my husband's help. I was lucky I didn't get the main artery in my leg. Sure hurt. I won't do that again.
My sister did this with an axacto knif. Bled like a stick pig. Luck for her my brother in law got it stopped. Could have got that femoral artery. He banded her from wood craving anymore. Now she does it with a tray in her lap. Glad you are OK.
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