I use a cordless Shark in my sewing room. Then about once a month I take my old scissors and cut the threads off the brushes. Takes me a few minutes but the shark is so handy. I don't have to keep rolling the darn cord up.

I too have hardwood floor in here and use a piece of warm and natural cut to fit the swiffer. Just run it around. Keep a waste basket under the edge of my cutting table and just push the mess over the edge. Masking tape next to the sewing machine catches the threads. Have very little sewing mess. The other mess, I can't address here. LOL

I use a magnetic tool to pick up pins, but I love all the ideas to use instead of the vacuum. My DH is the one that sees all the thread on the beater bar of the vacuum and fusses about it. We just moved to a house with a central vac. We've been there a month, and I still don't know how to use it - but my DH does!!

I should use a back hoe but I use a shop vac....

Great idea!!

I have a Kenmore like this (it's going on 30 years old). ;-)

My windtunnel has a clog that DH has been trying to get out for 4 days (too much dust from remodeling the house). :?

Now that has to be a first - wonderful idea - a one of a kind helpful unit to have in the house for such! :)

I have been wondering what to use. I've burned out three vaccume cleaners over the years from the threads and stuff. A shop vac. Okay ladies, I'm sold. Now to buy one!!! Thanks, you have saved my sanity and my rug.
bev.

I have a swiffer duster that is battery powered, works great on laminate floor. Have an old vacuum I keep in the basement for the braided rug.

I have a painted floor, so I just wrap a scrap of extra batting around my Swiffer, and use that....

But for vacuuming, I just use my regular sweeper. If all the long threads are picked up first, I don't have any trouble with them wrapper around the beater bar...