i have 3 longhaired cats- 2 are Maine Coons. Those 2 are not allowes in my sewing room. they seem to cause a lot of problems and messes when they're in there. My oldest cat, Bailey likes to come in and sleep in the big bag of batting pieces that i have stashed in the closet. he sleeps a lot so he is allowed to come in. I used to have a cat that would eat thread. when my sewing was in the laundryroom in the basement, he got my serger thread and strung it all over the house. what a mess! he also ate a balloon ribbon and it was hanging out of his behind. We could smell something(EWW) AND was able to pull it out with no other issues. We try to be more careful about stuff like that ever since that incident. my Maine coon, Angie, likes wool- socks or yarn and she tried to chew up some skeins of my sock yarn that i didn't know she stole. What a sneak! they are like 2 year olds-gotta watch them all the time.