What type of notions are your go-to items?
09-07-2011, 03:05 PM
#13
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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I love my retractible 120" measuring tape, my 8 1/2" square ruler, my Purple Thang, and O'Lipfa rulers with the lip to grip my cutting mat. I also like my Olfa 17" square revolving mat for trimming blocks and my long thin Clover flower pins. I've always liked gadgets.
09-07-2011, 03:36 PM
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 662
This is what I have and I need it all. I don't have anything I could do without.
Cutting mat and rotary cutter
6x24 ruler
12.5x12.5 ruler
tape measure
safety pins
pins
tomato pin cushion
scissors
sewing needles - betweens, sharps, embroidery
needle threader
beeswax
rubber needle grabber
seam ripper
water soluble marking pens
thimble
Cutting mat and rotary cutter
6x24 ruler
12.5x12.5 ruler
tape measure
safety pins
pins
tomato pin cushion
scissors
sewing needles - betweens, sharps, embroidery
needle threader
beeswax
rubber needle grabber
seam ripper
water soluble marking pens
thimble
09-07-2011, 04:53 PM
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Knot Merrill, Southern Indiana
Posts: 5,781
My "always handy" items:
Thread snips - 3 of them. One at the machine, one at the ironing board, one on my cutting table. All three are different. A crane, ginghers, and a tweezer type.
4 1/2 square ruler - use it for squaring up, finding a straight edge, measuring - lots of stuff and it's handy.
Regular lead pencil - I'm always jotting notes and doing math.
then the usual as needed items - rotary cutter, cutting mat, iron, pins, and various rulers.
Thread snips - 3 of them. One at the machine, one at the ironing board, one on my cutting table. All three are different. A crane, ginghers, and a tweezer type.
4 1/2 square ruler - use it for squaring up, finding a straight edge, measuring - lots of stuff and it's handy.
Regular lead pencil - I'm always jotting notes and doing math.
then the usual as needed items - rotary cutter, cutting mat, iron, pins, and various rulers.
09-07-2011, 04:57 PM
#19
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Location: Front row
Posts: 14,646
I have lots of specialty notions that some may think are a waste of money to have. If I use one once for a project and it saves me time I think it's worth having. Right now my favorite item to use is my Go die cut machine. I use it much more then my rotary cutter.
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