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I usually use the painters tape I have for marking lines to remove extra threads
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That is a gr8 idea. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Suz
(Post 7161193)
I mad
e a scrappy quilt which allowed lots and lots of strings, lint and debris (pests) to gather on the quilt top. Before I started to FMQ, I had to "pick" the nested area to avoid stitching over these pests. Finally decided it was easier to run my lint roller to clean the nest where I wanted to quilt. And I didn't need to remove my gloves!! When the quilting was done, the top had very few pests remaining. Next time, I will run the lint roller over the entire top after pin basting and while it is flat. Now off to the dollar store to get another lint roller. |
Using the lint roller to clean my design wall is on my to do list today!!! I noticed on someone's post yesterday they needed to do it, too. I thought I had the only "hairy" design wall lol!
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Lint rollers are fantastic inventions. Before them I used wide scotch tape in a circle around my fingers.
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I don't get many threads etc. on my tops. I have used lint roller to clean off my cutting mat when I have had to trim tiny pieces off the piece edge.
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Something new to try. I have used masking tape that I wind around my hand to pick up stray threads and fuzz. It is inexpensive and I can tear off what I need and just throw it away.
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Yep. I confess that I am the proud owner of several lint rollers also. Useful little inventions, aren't they?!
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I have both the kind with the sticky paper and one I found at a quilt show that the tread and fuzz just rinses off
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We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. I honestly can't tell you how many lint rollers we have!! At least a dozen, if not double that. I keep one in my car and at my desk at work, too. And two in my sewing room - a little one at my machine for un-sewn seams, and a larger one at the pressing station.
Whoever invented those things is a genius, I hope they got rich from it! |
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