Sewing apron / Thread catcher?
#13
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Horse Country, FL
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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.
#15
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Location: Tennessee
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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
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
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 09-07-2018 at 07:39 AM. Reason: shouting/all caps
#16
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
http://gabrielsgoodtidings.blogspot....-to-apron.html
#17
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Location: Somerville, NJ
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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.
#18
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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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.
#19
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.
Aprons also help keep your clothing cleaner when cooking, cleaning or whatever.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 09-07-2018 at 07:39 AM. Reason: shouting/all caps
#20
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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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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