.........save all kinds of sewing snippets, pieces of fabric.....things you can not bear to throw away..........when I buy fabric that I really love, I use to have a hard time even taking the scissors to it.....well I have progressed, how else can I complete a project?????? now I save the selvage edge, where the name of the fabric designer and maker are located..........isn't it funny what little things bring a smile to a crafter's face..........I also collect, pin cushions, thimbles, tape measures, scissors, buttons, sock darners, rug hooking tools, and the list goes on.........thanks mom, for the talents I inherited from you and all the wonderful things you taught me........till next time....remember me, Linda
I too save the many bits and pieces from my life of creating...no selvages yet...small snippets of wool from rug hooking to fill pincushions...makes me smile to "use it all up"...
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Hi Linda......I`m guilty of the same snippet crime......drawers stuffed with maybe I can use this or that treasures......Love the blues in your sweet prim picture......Enjoy the weekend.....Blessings Francine.
ReplyDeleteI collect everything but not selvage edge - yet!
ReplyDeleteI have baskets and boxes full of odds and ends of wool and fabric, that I just cannot bear to throw away because I know that if I do then I will need them.
Buttons, tomato pincushions, old spools are some of my favorites to collect!
I collect the same things you do! I also keep all fabric/wool scraps/snippets (or I turn them into snippets) and I use them for stuffing pincushions along with sawdust. I did see a huge tassel in a quilt store once and asked if it was for sale - lots of muted colors and they told me it was made of selvages they kept!!! It looked really neat.
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Yes, I keep everything--collect anything that has to do with sewing. . .I've tried to cut down, but like you said, it brings a smile to my face. . .
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