Old wives tale
 

I need help remembering what day you're not supposed to start a project on. It went something like this...
If you start a sewing project on _____, you won't live long enough to wear it out.
Do you follow this old superstition?
Thanks
Joan

Sunday. Also what you sew on Sunday you have to pick out with your nose on Monday!

Ha! Good one. Thanks for your help.

Ohh, too funny, all of a sudden I am reminded of my Granny, she always said that and I thought she was thoroughly
sick of teaching me (knit, crochet, buttons, hand sewing etc) on Saturdays and that was the excuse!

My DM did not like to start a project on Friday. "That is the end of the week." Superstition, or not?

What you sew on Sunday you have to pick out with your nose on Monday is a saying I heard through out my growing up years. I know it's not true because I now sew even on Sundays. A seam ripper has no "favorite" day of the week, all days are equal because you get to use it every day.

HeHe, I never heard that before!!!!I

New one for me too!

Good one, I would love to hear more. Anymore sayings out there?

The Sunday thing comes from when we were told to never work on Sundays - it's a day of rest.

I was always told if you started a sewing project on Friday you would never finish it.

I was told any stitch you did on Sunday would have to be ripped out and redone on Monday.

Pick your nose on Monday????? What?????

My grandmother had a fit if she caught me with a needle and thread on Sunday. She always said I would have to pick it out with my nose. If that ends up being true, I know what I will be doing for eternity :-)

My grandmother had a fit if she caught me with a needle and thread on Sunday. She always said I would have to pick the stitches out with my nose when I died. If that ends up being true, I know what I will be doing for eternity :-)

I have heard that "pick it out with your nose if you sew on Sunday" saying as well and was concerned for years because I sewed so much on Sundays. Then I had an epiphany! I realized that my nose was long gone and I happily sewed on Sunday from then on without worry!

Oh, yeah, my mother used to tell me my Sunday stitches would need ripping out. I thought it was more to keep me in line with more "appropriate" Sunday activities. Now I sew on Sunday, after church and a nap!! :-)

My DH's grandmother would never start a project on a Friday. If she was of a mind to want something new to work on, she would get her supplies out on Thursday night and at least thread her needle and take a few stiches.

My mother, who was the least superstitious person in the world, did not like to start anything on Friday that she couldn't finish that day. Friday was our day to finish projects we had started some other day. froggyintexas

I remember when most of the stores were closed on Sunday...I kinda wish that were still true...it might create for family time and I would plan ahead.

My Aunt always said that about Sunday and pick out on Monday.

I always thougt it was because we lived in the Bible Belt of the South.

That's funny! I haven't heard it before though I'm an "oldtimer". Times have changed.