Has anyone else ever done anything like this?
#21
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Location: Dewittville, NY
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When I was at a sewing class I poked my finger with the needle and got blood on my project;not alot but enough to have it spoil the area. Anyway, a lady told me if I used my own spit on it (place the soiled part in my mouth and got it saliva wet, it would removed the blood. IT WORKED. However, this cure will only work if it is YOUR blood on the project and YOUR saliva taking it off. I hope I worded this correctly. Enjoy
#22
Never cut myself with the rotary cutter but I have sewn my finger!
Did the same thing, stopped the machine and tried to figure how to get my finger out of the needle without bleeding on my project!(I had used every scrap of that fabric for the quilt I couldn't bleed on it!)
Did the same thing, stopped the machine and tried to figure how to get my finger out of the needle without bleeding on my project!(I had used every scrap of that fabric for the quilt I couldn't bleed on it!)
#23
Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
Ouch! I always think the worst part of cutting or pocking myself is I cant sew for a while, so blood doesnt get EVERY WHERE!
#24
JoAnn's carries safety guards for rulers. Fons and Porter carries a cutting glove. You wear it on the hand that holds the ruler. That said I have cut myself numerous times due to carelessness. One time I turned to talk to my DH and the blade lightly went over my knuckles. Had to wear tight bandages to stop the bleeding. Luckily I didn't hit the quilt. I'll heal, the quilt won't.
#25
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Duncan, AZ
Posts: 116
Originally Posted by Connie Merritt
When I was at a sewing class I poked my finger with the needle and got blood on my project;not alot but enough to have it spoil the area. Anyway, a lady told me if I used my own spit on it (place the soiled part in my mouth and got it saliva wet, it would removed the blood. IT WORKED. However, this cure will only work if it is YOUR blood on the project and YOUR saliva taking it off. I hope I worded this correctly. Enjoy
#26
I have never cut myself with a rotary cutter - too paranoid about it, I guess. Maybe because the first circular cutting device I ever used was a radial arm saw which cut through wood like a knife through butter.
I have however, stabbed myself with needles and pins many, many times, and have even bled on my wedding dress while sewing it.
I have however, stabbed myself with needles and pins many, many times, and have even bled on my wedding dress while sewing it.
#27
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 3,291
Originally Posted by BarbaraTX
. While cutting some of the binding straight (while it was still attached on the front side), my rotary cutter jumped the ruler and I cut my finger. It was a fairly new blade and the cut was deep. .
#28
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Windham, Maine
Posts: 1,251
I've nicked a finger or two, and I've sewn through one also. When I started reading the post, I thought you were going to say that you cut the quilt! Somehow, that would have been much worse. And how many times have I had to stop and apply direct pressure for finger jabs with pins and needles? Peroxide works. Happy healing - and quilting!
#30
My advice if you get blood on your quilt....immediately put full strength hydrogen peroxide onto the area. It breaks down the enzymes in blood and is the absolute best way to get blood off from fabric. As a nurse who worked in the ED for 15 yrs.....ask me how I know :) I saved countless scrubs from being ruined this way. And yes....I've already had to use the same method for getting blood spots off from quilts when the needle has bit me while hand quilting.
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