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ksea 04-11-2011 06:24 AM

OMGosh, great idea :-D

Johanna Fritz 04-11-2011 06:56 AM

What a great idea. I am stuck with basement-burber carpeting in my quilt room

justwannaquilt 04-11-2011 07:10 AM

ha ha just don't get the two mixed up, you might have some crappy smellin floors if your not careful! My husband cleans the bathrooms and never puts the brush in the same bathroom when he is done. I am sure he would for sure get ahold of MY toilet brush and then complain that it was in MY area! You know men grab the first thing they find that will get the job done.

Grandma Peg 04-11-2011 07:47 AM

Thanks, hate what the thread does to the vacuum.

dixiebelle162002 04-11-2011 07:49 AM

Thanks sounds like a great idea.

DorisPa 04-11-2011 08:20 AM

What a great idea thank you. I am tired of bending down and trying to pickup all those pesky things that seems to find themselves in the carpet

ykreeves 04-11-2011 08:52 AM

This is a blessing, thanks so much!!!!

pegquilter8 04-11-2011 11:02 AM

Thanks so much. I have hardwood floors but still get the threads all tangled up. So simple a fix. Peg

My time 04-11-2011 12:09 PM

Good idea, thanks for sharing.

debbieoh 04-11-2011 01:11 PM

Thanks will get one. Always getting those thread stuck.

heberstitcher 04-11-2011 01:14 PM

You are one smart girl!!

Quilter Day-by-Day 04-11-2011 01:48 PM

I use a lint roller on my carpet to pick snipets up off the carpet.

Marty K 04-11-2011 02:06 PM

wonderful idea.....I'll do it!!!!

gramquilter2 04-11-2011 03:33 PM

Neat idea.

Blue Bell 04-11-2011 03:35 PM

A wonderful idea.

nellie 04-11-2011 03:54 PM

gee that a good idea too,i use a lint roll and just catch the loose threads or tiny fabrics works good too

butterflies5518 04-11-2011 05:02 PM

cool idea! thanks, much

jpthequilter 04-11-2011 05:39 PM


Originally Posted by Janet My
I like that idea, and it will work for my sewing room, but not for the rest of the house. I have a long haired dog. I spend every cleaning day cutting the hair out of my beater bar. The thread is nothing. LOL


We used to hand vac our collie. He liked it.

Ileen 04-11-2011 07:30 PM

Thanks for Sharing!!

Novice.for.now 04-11-2011 07:34 PM

Wish I had known this at my last house. I took the carpet out of the work room in this house BECAUSE of those thread and pins in the carpet.

jpthequilter 04-11-2011 07:46 PM


Originally Posted by bamamama
Great Idea. I need to get a razor blade to get the strings off my vacumn today, in fact and I'm not looking forward to it.

That is scary to me. I would rather use a dull - ish blade in my rotary cutter. but even quicker is a pair of scissors from the dollar store, Just cut across the width a couple of times between the little brushes.

Momsmurf 04-11-2011 08:35 PM

Any magnets with long handles for pins?
I would really see a need for that.

littleone 04-11-2011 08:35 PM

That's a great idea. I use a magic brush on the carpet and also keep one on my table for picking up threads also works great on the cutting mat.

Quiltaddict 04-11-2011 09:35 PM

Thanks for the great idea. I hate trying to get all those threads out of my vacuum.

quiltmaker 04-12-2011 06:24 AM

Thanks that is a great idea!

cattailsquilts 04-12-2011 06:40 AM

That is a great idea. I've pulled the carpeting out of my studio, because for me it's the dropping of pins that is a problem. Last thing I need is to bury a pin in my foot. (Yes, I've done it, too.)

Lindsey 04-12-2011 06:48 AM

When i tell people that they think i am crazy. i am glad no one here would think that. lol... I have one in my sewing room and I do use it.

pegstar 04-12-2011 08:13 PM

I've used this brush for a long time in my quilting room that
is carpeted. I also use it to get threads off from my clothes...
it works great....I keep mine on a hook underneath my
sewing cabinet so it is always handy.

pegstar 04-12-2011 08:15 PM

I have a long wand type tool with a magnet on the end ...use
it to pick up pins on the carpeting. I think you can get them
at the auto supply store....don't know about hardware store...
I have had mine so long can't remember where I purchased
it

HeatherS 04-12-2011 10:19 PM

To save me bending over, I use a light yard broom for the threads, and it works pretty well.

DAWNROBIN 04-13-2011 01:21 PM

Why didn't I think of that?

runnerchicki 04-13-2011 02:24 PM

Thank you for this idea! Perfect solution for my sewing space which has shag carpeting and more thread clippings than I care to admit.

damaquilts 04-13-2011 03:41 PM

thanks I had heard of this before and forgotten about it. It is going on my list right now.

Ruby the Quilter 04-13-2011 09:40 PM

I bought one last week for this reason. It works great. Used it today when I emptied the paper shredder and got some all over the carpet and and it moved all the little pieces to one little pile.

Ruby the Quilter


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