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HAND SEWING TIP
How to Cut Thread on an Airplane
Time spent traveling on airplanes is ideal for us dedicated/addicted needle artists, especially with early arrivals and two-hour waits. But you can't take scissors through security checkpoints or onboard planes these days. Here's a fine substitute for scissors that doesn't cause problems: it's the tiny blade on your dental floss container.
It cuts threads smoothly and evenly, including the thick embroidery flosses I use for my personal addiction, sashiko handwork. Dental floss containers come in all sizes and shapes, so it's easy to find one to fit perfectly in your project bag. And you don't need to empty the floss container to use it as a thread cutter.
-- Fred Shultz
Adapted from Tips department, Threads magazine, October/November 2002 (#103), p. 16.
© 2002 The Taunton Press, Inc.
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