Originally Posted by
bearisgray
When I had cats, I would set my cold iron on the floor. Did not want them knocking it off the ironing board.
Some cats are more "into things" than others. One of my cats LOVED to get at the thread on my machines. Even when they were covered. Thread is not good for cats.
No cats, but I recently had an iron mishap. I use a board (mdf) with padding which I lay at the end of my bed, adjacent to my machine, so I can quickly press seams while piecing. I leave my iron sitting on the board while I'm using it but when finished I unplug it and place it on the floor. Last week I was changing clothes and, unthinking, sat down on the end of the bed, next to the board. The mattress sank down, the board tilted a bit and the hot iron fell against my bare hip (I had on underwear but not pants). I now have a thin curved (healed) burn line, not bad, as a reminder not to be so stupid or careless!
Injuries while sewing come in all forms, I've learned. Over the years I've gotten my thumb under the needle (didn't penetrate but damaged the nail bed), caused bleeding from pins and needles more times than I can count, and broken a few machine needles (none in the eye, thank goodness!), and have now burned my butt with the iron! Do I win?