Thanks for all that advice. I have always been a dog lover and have had several. But now with being out of the house so much a dog was not in the picture. Feeling deprived of the love of a pet we decided on a cats. It just so happened that my mother-in-laws cat was pregnant. In just a few weeks we will welcome two kittens to our home. I did not know about the problems with all the threads. I have no way of locking them out of my sewing room since it doesn't have a door. Guess I will have to be more diligent about cleaning up my messes. Their names are going to be Millie after my mom and Ruby after her sister. I love them both dearly as I know I will the cats. Any other advice is welcomed. Thank you.