Much Needed
Everyone needs the circular file bin. Though we recyclable, there is no end to what I need which is more than one of the circular file bins in my sewing studio.
As I can move around all four sides of my church tables, sewing table and ironing board, it is important to have bins . . . everywhere. I can make a mess everywhere. It is not to say that sewing is “no-mind.” If I take my mind off of what is in front of me, it could be . . . one for the file bin. That was such yesterday afternoon. I was working on my suede cloth barn stitchings. Before I knew it there rose such a clatter it made my teeth ache. I had missed one of the steps to get the thread into the right tension slots. The green button let me start the stitching . . . for only so long before all went to hell.
The mess when you don’t thread the machine right is called a birds nest. That nest is underneath the stitch plate where mountains of thread have balled up pulling along with it some of the fabric to be stitched upon. The needle has been pulled down and . . . by the way, been bent. All that can be done is to get out a long handled sharp blade and begin sliding it under the pressure foot to get some leverage.
As it turned out, I did have enough of my suede to redo the block that I mucked up. It took me awhile to clean out the area in the sewing machine. As I was hacking away to get the material out from the small hole of the stitch plate, it took the basement vac to suck up all the frayed pieces of stabilizer and suede. What better time to take the machine down and oil it and do a cleanup. With a new needle, I did get that block embroidered in fine shape.
Lesson learned: some days if you can’t keep your mind on what you are doing, it’s time to shut off the lights and leave the area.
Things to be grateful for: when Kevin redid our kitchen and bathroom the three foot door going into the bathroom is the perfect size for Dennis and his walker to get through. Dennis will get through this, it just takes time and patience . . . from both of us.