Using everyday items for sewing tools
1.
Hair barrettes that click open and close. For holding binding down when hand sewing.
2.
Any plastic lid or plate for circle appliqués.
3.
Cookie cutters for appliqué shapes.
4.
Brown paper bag taped next to you for trimmings
and thread.
5.
Crisco stick trays for needle packs.
6.
Rubberized shelf liner under your sewing machine
to keep you machine from moving.
7.
Wooden skewers for stiletto’s.
8.
Ziploc bags for scraps or small sewing tools.
9.
Blue painters tape. Put on your machine to guide your seams or marking quilting lines.
10.
Lip stick case great to store your bobbins in.
11.
Telephone book pages for foundation piecing.
12.
Bed risers for your table legs.
13.
Magnetic bar from harbor freight to hold your
scissors.
14.
Plastic table cloth with flannel on the back
intent design wall.
15.
Qtips to clean lint from your bobbin case and
feed dogs.
16.
Swiffer floor wipe to dust off your machine and
Ott lamps it hold the dust.
17.
Dryer sheet to clean the bottom of your iron.
18.
Compact mirror to change the light bulb on your
machine.
19.
Pencil eraser to hold needles.
20.
Utensil carousel for sewing tools.
21.
Fish and tackle box for sewing tools.
22.
90 degree angle screwdriver to work on your
machine.
23.
Chopsticks for turning corners to a stiletto.
24.
Wooden clothespins to hold binding in place.
25.
Coffee filters for stabilizer for machine appliqué.
26.
Silverware insert for drawers to organize fabric
for log cabin blocks.
27.
Plastic Prescription bottles for Pins, safety
pins, thimbles, sewing machine feet, bobbins.
28.
Wooden kitchen spoons for finger pressing.
29.
Spice racks for buttons and small sewing items.
30.
Empty paper towel roll to wrap binding around.
31.
Empty Tic Tac containers for needles or bent
pins.
32.
Plastic sheets that come in a package of bacon
to make templates (scrub it with dawn first).
33.
Muffin tin for sorting buttons, pins, clips.
34.
Empty tissue box for trimmings.
35.
Smooth rock hold fabric down, paper weight,
pressing seams, small hammer….
36.
Post-it notes for organizing fabric pieces or
reminders for setting on your machine for the project.
37.
Freezer
paper for appliqué.
38.
Parchment paper can be used to ironing , and
making patterns.
39.
Pony tail holders around bobbins.
40.
Cuticle sticks to shape corners or help with gluing.
41.
Pencil box or case to store rotary cutter and
extra blades.
42.
Dental floss to zig zag over for gathering.
43.
Beeswax candle for drawing sewing thread
through.
44.
Small paint brush to keep lint out of your
sewing machine.
45.
Letter rack to store your rulers.
46.
Door stops to put under your machine on the back
so to help you not to lean over (helps the back)
47.
Eye glass case to hold rotary cutter and blades.
48.
Baby changing table for storage and cutting
table.
49.
Single packed alcohol swabs for cleaning needle
goo build up.
50.
Long pipe cleaners to keep matching thread and
bobbin together.
51.
Coffee creamer containers to keep water in to
keep by your ironing board to fill your iron.
52.
Make-up brush to clean your machine.
53.
Small electric beard clippers for unpicking.
54.
Magic Eraser to clean an iron.
55.
Tooth brush great to get rid of loose threads.
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