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    Old 09-20-2011, 04:18 AM
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    Menards keeps having the tear-off lint rollers for free after rebate, so that's what I've been using, also if I wear fleece or flannel jammies, the threads end up on me instead of the floor!
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    Old 09-20-2011, 05:14 AM
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    I bought some at a quilt show. Spent a fortune. Then found that Harbor Freight had the exact item for much less.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 05:19 AM
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    There is also a lint roller that has sticky tape on it, you use it then pull one part of and a clean one is left. I have had one for a long time and there is still plenty of tape on it. You just roll it over the surface and everything sticks to it then you pleal a layer off and it's clean and ready to use again.
    Originally Posted by quilt gramma
    We all end with with loose threads from cutting or sewing or ironing our material no way to prevent it . I had a friend that showed me a neat tool that picks it easy and fast . It was purchased from the a Dollar store and it is like a lint brush only it is like rubber on the plastic roller and comes in two sizes that i found . All you do is roll over the cutting table or where you have thread you want picked up and it clings to it. I even use it to pick up small pieces of material .Once the roller is full- wash it in cold water and all the threads come off .Let the roller dry and you are good to use it again . Best thing i found so far that works and is cheap to buy.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 05:48 AM
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    i am going to look for this at my dollar store..i use lint rollers, but i have to keep buying them, and buying them, and buying them..........
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    Old 09-20-2011, 06:20 AM
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    Doesn't Harbor Freight seem to come up often? Maybe it's time for a slow walk-thru and see what other potential quilting tools they have.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 06:29 AM
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    While you are rinsing the threads and lint off the roller, aren't the threads and lint going down the drain? Don't you ever get a plugged up drain?
    I got a tip from somewhere to use a clean, never used toilet brush to brush up the threads. I brush everything into a pile and pick it all up with my hands and throw it away. A lot of the threads also stick to the brush so I clean that off at the end as well and throw the threads into the wastebasket. All Done! No clogged drains! No refills for a lint roller to buy! I should say that I have carpeting on the floor where I sew :XD: :thumbdown: :XD: :thumbdown: but I have to leave it there because I live in an apartment with wall to wall carpeting.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 06:34 AM
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    Originally Posted by quilt gramma
    We all end with with loose threads from cutting or sewing or ironing our material no way to prevent it . I had a friend that showed me a neat tool that picks it easy and fast . It was purchased from the a Dollar store and it is like a lint brush only it is like rubber on the plastic roller and comes in two sizes that i found . All you do is roll over the cutting table or where you have thread you want picked up and it clings to it. I even use it to pick up small pieces of material .Once the roller is full- wash it in cold water and all the threads come off .Let the roller dry and you are good to use it again . Best thing i found so far that works and is cheap to buy.
    I use the tape kind and throw the tape away. Be careful washing all those threads down your drain; you could end up with a plumbing problem.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 07:12 AM
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    I also paid quilt-show price for a set and regretted it. Became too hard to keep washing, and filled up so quickly.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 08:16 AM
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    I have a canister vacuum. I use just the wand to pick up all visible threads before I vacuum with the carpet tool. No threads caught up in the roller bar.
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    Old 09-20-2011, 09:38 AM
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    great idea. I will have to cruise the Dollar store.
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