eh. I got a summons a few months back and was able to get out of it till september because I am breast feeding my son. Like I will be done by then. Stupid people. But do you think they will let me take a quilt in to finish hand quilting the binding on? the same with flying. you are only using a very very very small needle. do you think that I could get away with bringing my quilting stuff? at least the quilt and the thread and the needle? Stupid criminals, getting in the way of my life. I am happy to serve but wish that I could bring my children with. Maybe will do that on selection day. hehe. at least my son who will still be breast feeding at a year and some days old.

Nope, I think the court would frown upon that. :lol:

On a recent trip to Seattle (from Boston), I brought some needlework which required a needle, thread, and one of those thread cutters medallions you can hang around your neck. I've seen women with knitting -- that was surprising!

I've carried knitting on several domestic and international flights. So, I'd bet there is not a problem with needlework.

In nY you can't even bring a book.

At least for selection day, you should be able to bring handwork...just don't try to bring scissors, no matter how small....take a pair of nail clippers for thread, or get a clover medallion thread cutter...if you actually get selected, you should be able to do handwork on your breaks if you want....

Usuall we have to call the day before to make sure our service wasnt cancelled or postponed.and on the recording they will tell you to bring something sucha sa book to read,I would call them and ask if you could bring your handwork,all they can say is no

Here you can't take cell phones, pagers, fingernail clippers, sewing needles, small scissors, or knitting needles into the courthouse. They won't let you carry a second bag in at all unless you work there. Call ahead and check if you could take a small bag of sewing to do in your down time.

No children. I was a jury clerk for many years. That's not a place for children.

I just got a letter notifying me that I was being called for jury duty from July to Oct. :cry:

My dh just informed me that the last time he went to the court house he had to take his belt off and take it to the car---they wouldn't even let him wear a belt into our courthouse!!!! Now that's bad! He has a hard enough time getting in anyway. He has a prosthetic lower limb, a metal rod in his thigh, and a metal ladder in his back all of which set off the alarms.

If your child is still breast feeding, I think that should be enough to get you excused. Call them ahead of time and see if they can get you excused over the phone. I nursed my three kids a long time, too.

Regarding projects, I sew on airplanes. I take nail clippers to cut threads and have never been questioned.

I doubt if they'll let you do any kind of handwork if you serve on a jury since you're supposed to be paying attention to the trial. Even if you normally watch tv and do handwork at home it looks like you're not paying attention.

Don't forget, innocent people actually do get arrested and charged with crimes they didn't do. Look at how many people have been set free on DNA evidence!

I don't mind jury duty at all. I know that's not the popular thing to say but it's really not that bad. Inconvenient? Yes, at times but it's necessary.
Actually the only times I've been called were when I was working, now that I'm retired I might not enjoy it as much since it would be cutting into MY time.....

actually doing any handowrk is reserved for having to sit in the jury room all day waiting to be called,not during a trial,here they call several hundred people for jury duty a week and on your day you see in the waiting area til they call your group,then if you are not chosen you have to go back to the waiting area to see if they might call you for another trial,either way you sit all day waiting and have nothing to do,

No, sorry, no needles, no scissors.... seems like the perfect place to get some hand work done too...

Last October my husband and I flew to IN. I was using a carryon that I'd used for a sewing project and had just stuffed back into my closet when finished. Lo, and behold - I had left a pair of six inch scissors in it. Imagine my mortifciation when the checker pulled them out - she let me keep them!!! Said there was a new policy - as long as the scissors were less than six inches (blade) they were allowed!! I was so shocked. I assured them I was ok with their taking them - (not my best ones!!) She let me keep them and take them on the plane - had i known I'd have taken something to sew !!

Once in awhile, old age problems actually come in handy. I need to take a diuetic most everyday, and well, sometimes I have to go every ten minutes, plus I have hip problems that make sitting for a long time difficult. My doctor wrote an excuse for me, and I was relieved of jury duty.

Each court house has it own rules and policies , so all I can say is call them.

As for flying , it changes fequently due to new things always happening . Stupid criminals :hunf: Anyways when I flew to Florida the beginning of the year I got to take hand sewing with me . The scissors are smaller and have to have a blunt tip. As for sewing on a binding, the quilt would have to be small enough to carry in your carry on and stay in "your" seat area. Other than that I don't see a problem.

On a side note, my Dad is already in the jury pool for one judge and is only half way thru the time frame and yesterday got another notice from another judge that he will be in that jury pool :shock: So they will be overlapping

Recently, my BIL was taking a quick trip to Florida and the airport tried to confiscate his nail clippers. Luckily, we hadn't left yet and were able to go get them from him. Just like courthouses, airports are different. It's up to the individual TSA agent what is allowed or not. Had he gone in at a different security site, he might not have had any trouble. ASK BEFORE YOU GO!

Here, a mother doesn't have to serve if she has children under 16 yrs of age. Are you SURE you will have to serve? That doesn't seem quite right. Check into it.

I have been called once for duty when I was in college several years ago. It sucked. Spent all day there and was almost hit but was let go. My professors were very happy about that. They had already given me a months worth of work before I went to jury duty just in case. I don't mind Jury duty, it is just coming at a really really bad time, and if I am pregnant like I think I might be, they are going to have to let me out of it. Unless they want me carrying around a trash can to throw up in every hour on the hour. Sometimes even more, just depends on the smells around me. I hope that they let me have my handwork if I cam called. I have such a bad attention span that I wouldn't be a good juror for them.

You won't be able to do anything but focus on the hearing in the jury room. Besides you need to give the attention to what is going on to be fair to others, would you want a jury trial for yourself and someone not listening to everything? Not me, I want them to see that Im innocent.

I had jury duty last year. Brought handwork to do while in the waiting room. Could not bring my scissors in and ended up loosing them. I take work on the plane all the time. Just have a short bladed scissor. Best to call and ask though.

I've seen women do this, but it shocks me. I can't have a nail clipper or TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE but they can have long metal needles??? If I wanted to kill someone, I would use a knitting needle not a nail clipper :(

in nj, they tell you to bring a book to jury duty while you wait in the bullpen. but when they actually call you, you have to leave it on the table or in a locker. they want your full attention in the jury room.

as for how stupid they are: the judge asked everyone if they had a medical condition that might prevent them from serving properly. i said i would like to serve, but i sometimes had siezures and blacked out. the judge then asked me what happened when i blacked out. he got all pissy when i said i didn't know, i just woke up on the floor after i blacked out. duh! i swear, i said it with a straight face.

my bil had to give up a teeny tiny screwdriver that he wore on a chain around his neck. it was in a little capsule that screwed closed and was made of silver.
if that thing was more than an inch long i'll eat my hat. he kept it for his glasses, which were always loosening. really now, less than an inch!

in nj, they tell you to bring a book to jury duty while you wait in the bullpen. but when they actually call you, you have to leave it on the table or in a locker. they want your full attention in the jury room.

as for how stupid they are: the judge asked everyone if they had a medical condition that might prevent them from serving properly. i said i would like to serve, but i sometimes had siezures and blacked out. the judge then asked me what happened when i blacked out. he got all pissy when i said i didn't know, i just woke up on the floor after i blacked out. duh! i swear, i said it with a straight face.

MANY years ago in my 20's I tried taking a small knitting piece to a pub in Canada and was told I couldn't do it there! I was told I was only there to drink!

I would call them if I were you. Here you don't have to go if you have children under a certain age.

I was selected for jury duty last year and a lady did bring her baby because of breast feeding and they told her she could be excused till much much later.

In my part on NY you can. I even brought crocheting - aluminum hook - but no scissors. Most airlines allow knitting needles now and crochet hooks, but it's best to check with the carrier. But no scissors. I use an empty dental floss container. Works like a charm! I bring embroidery also and have never had a problem.

But getting back to jury duty - I'm sure you can be excused because (1) you have children under 16, (2)you are nursing and if that fails and you are pregnant, have your doctor write a note that you are suffering from nausea. That should do it.

I have flown on two seperate occasions while working on my hand pieced quilt, I put my pins and needles and clippers in film canisters and pulled them out to show them, they said no problem. I have since seen women with knitting needles. You shouldn't have a problem. :)

I have been called for jury duty twice. Took hand work both times while waiting to be called into the courtroom, in my county you wait in a big room and wait and wait and wait!! So, there was no problem. Once taken to the court for quesitons by the attorneys (not the right term cannot remember), then it was put away. As far as on the airplanes, you can even take small scissor now, so having hand work is no problem. I would not take a king size quilt to work on since the seats are practically on top of each other LOL. Hope this helps you.

I went to the courthouse with a friend (ticket), and had to go through the machine with my purse. LOL, no bells or whistles went off for me, but my friend's car key set it off. In my purse were my car keys with a swiss army knife as the keyring. If I got in with that think what else you can get in there.
I'm with everybody about the knitting needles on the planes could do more damage than a nail clippers.

Interesting fact: here in N.Y. if you are over 70 you have a choice to serve or not serve, although you must appear in person to make that choice.

Also, the bells went off when I was going in. They never found out what it was that set the bells off and passed me through anyway. Someone told me that if you have recently had that heart test, where you drink the radioactive material, that will set off the bells. (?????)

OMG, hahahahaha, that is too funny. I don't think I could've said it without an irritated tone

I'm positive the court will NOT let you bring the needle in. However, you will be able to take that stuff on the plane. You can even take some small, pointy scissors (4" in length. When I doubt I always go to the TSA website and see what they say. But I've been flying for quite awhile with small scissors. You can always find a nice little pair of rounded-tip scissors that will work for thread.

I think you could bring it to work on while you are in the "jury room," waiting. I've never served jury duty to my great disappointment. Everyone I know has done it. I've always wanted to and never been picked. My husband has done it three times. Sheesh. Why is it that they only pick people who don't want to serve. I think I'll live my whole life and never get picked. Ahem. But to get back to your question, you would not be able to work on it while sitting as a juror and listening to testimony, but from what I'm told, there is a lot of waiting. You could work on it them.

The last time I had jury duty - I took hand sewing and they confiscated it all saying you can't have any kind of sharp instrument so if I were you I wouldn't bring anything like that there. Of course I got it back when I left

At Little Rock airport if any thing is confiscated, there are different size mailers available, put the item in a mailer, address it to be sent where you want it mailed to, pay for it and be on your way.