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Save a Thread, Thread a Needle

Threads Magazine, contributor

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Save yourself time and thread with this crafty solution for errant lengths of string.

Photo: Sloan Howard

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When you're ready to remove a spool of thread from your machine, clip the thread at the spool, and pull the thread out of the machine through the needle. Then take that strand, and thread it through one of the hand needles in your nearby pincushion. Whenever you need to baste; make tailor’s tacks; or sew on a button, snap, or hook and eye, you'll have an assortment of threaded needles all ready to go.

Submitted by: K. Wolff, Laguna Hills, California

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Comments (2)

kygirl writes: that is a really good idea. i usually have strings of thread all over my floor and the cat tries to eat it.
Posted: 12:04 pm on September 10th

Jeanne_L_B writes: with all the years I've been sewing, this is a new trick for me.

thanks
Posted: 12:47 pm on May 3rd

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