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zennia 08-28-2018 06:50 PM

Yes, I wear an apron while sewing. It saves both my clothes and threads all over the place. i keep them on a hook in my sewing room.

LAQUITA 08-28-2018 06:59 PM

I'd love to see a picture or pattern of your aprons please.

coopah 08-30-2018 04:21 AM

No, I don't wear an apron, but the idea that immediately came to idea was to make one out of a microfiber towel. They have them at the Dollar Tree and other places. There are free patterns online for towel aprons.

LGJARN52 08-30-2018 04:29 AM

With micro-fiber cloth for an apron you would eventually have to pick all the threads off of it before washing....wouldn't you??

Little Lulu 08-30-2018 05:08 AM


Originally Posted by LAQUITA (Post 8117366)
Good morning, I have a question for you all.

Does anyone have / wear a fully apron while sewing? I like to call them 'thread catchers'? This way instead of the thread leaving your sewing area and 'walking' all over the house, you take the apron off and leave them there? I think I'd like to see about making on. Anyone have any other cute ideas or suggestions? If you have something like this can you please post a picture? Thanks

Sticky Roller - One of the best purchases that I have made was at a booth at the Paducah Quilt Show (thestickyroller.com). It picks up thread, and you just rinse it with a little Dawn dish soap and water then dry. It keeps really sticky. I use it to pick up thread on my floor before vacuuming. It comes in three sizes. Of course, I purchased all 3. It is Great, and I don't have thread catching my rollers in my vacuum. Yeah!

JENNR8R 08-30-2018 07:17 AM

I saw this tutorial for a man's shirt. I bet it would work well for a thread catcher if using a flannel shirt.

http://gabrielsgoodtidings.blogspot....-to-apron.html

christinelf 08-30-2018 07:38 AM

I don’t wear an apron, but I saw an idea here a while back I use. My newspaper comes in a narrow plastic bag; I use painters tape to tape half of the top edge to the right side of my sewing machine cabinet. As I clip threads, clip off corners, etc I push them over to the bag to collect them; when it starts to sag I put on another bag, and take the first bag to my cutting table to collect scraps there. A woman in my guild collects these scraps and stuffs doggie beds with them for the animal shelter. We quilters don’t want anything going to waste.

elnan 08-30-2018 08:30 AM

As a quilting friend once said as we were leaving a work session, "We come with strings attached." If I had a designated sewing apron, it would be a cobblers apron similar to a maternity smock, plenty of pockets. I have always admired the chatelines where you wear your tape measure, pins, needles, scissors, etc.

tuckyquilter 08-30-2018 09:23 AM

I wear aprons All the time, sewing or not. I like having pockets etc. But when sewing, love being able to transport things like my tape measure etc in a pocket while I carry something else. Usually my coffee!!
Aprons also help keep your clothing cleaner when cooking, cleaning or whatever.

madamekelly 08-30-2018 02:43 PM

I keep a piece of ugly fleece in my lap because no matter what I do they will be on the floor if I don’t. I just put ribbons on two corners to keep it there. Nothing fancy, just efficient.


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