Originally Posted by CajunQuilter2
In a way I do the opposite, once I finish a seam and I am not sure if I have enough thread to make it to another end I take the remaining thread off the bobbin and rewind it fresh. I know, I know I waste thread but I guess it is just a small part of my OCD. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :oops:
:D That is so funny to me, bc MY ocd-ivity makes me "have" to use up that last bit, and not waste it. It has never, ever occurred to me, to take the thread off, and go ahead and refill the bobbin...EVER! who knew?
guess, not me :roll: :lol:
I am so compulsive about not wasting, that some times if I snip a thread and it is extra long, I go ahead and put it in one of the needles I keep threaded and in a pin cushion hanging on my pegboard. This is very convenient when I need to secure a button real quick. I have darks and lights, right there. :D
(p.s. the threads that are not 'extra long'...go in an ice cream bucket right beside me, to be used for stuffing things. I compulsively had to share that,...couldn't waste a tip :wink: )