Artfabrik: What Not to Do

Saturday, January 14, 2012

What Not to Do

In my haste to get out of town before a Chicago January really kicks in, I have made a few.....mistakes. Placing a fused fabric glue-side-up on a quilt and then fusing it to the iron instead is not uncommon. (See Gunk Protection for what I should have done.)

But this will make you cry. It seems when I put a bundle of soaking threads in the washer to spin out the water I actually ran the thread through a rinse cycle and agitated it into snarls. There are 3 different bundles I have ruined. This is what my nightmares look like. Please promise me you will never do this.

15 comments:

Gene Black said...: Hmmm... You could cut the snarled threads into chunks and send them as samples with orders.
And since I sometimes work with our "prevention coordinator" I have to say "always use protection!"; 7:02 AM
WoolenSails said...: I am good at ruining my irons so I buy cheap ones. I also get my threads into nests, but I finally took it all apart and wound them into neat hanks. If I have bad ones, I usually just snip off pieces for projects. I am always needing just a bit of thread, so it is a good way to use the nests without wasting;)

Debbie; 8:31 AM
Stacey Queen of Rants and Ramblings said...: I have ruined several irons for similar reasons... I am sure you can find some use for the thread...; 8:38 AM
Josie McRazie said...: will the thread come apart if you use a TON of conditioner?? Is it worth trying? Just wondering!; 8:54 AM
PJ Howard said...: Before you dispose of this thread, I'd be glad to take it off your hands and unravel it while I stay with my 95 year old mother. Maybe she could even do some unraveling!; 8:56 AM
Monica said...: De gunker is my friend. That snarled mess looks like a promising hat.; 11:13 AM
Richard Healey said...: My little girl keeps buying yarn to use and all of hers looks like that. I have gotten good at untangling messes because its cheaper then replacing every day.

http://richardquilts.blogspot.com; 1:10 PM
Robin in WNC said...: My iron has looked like that, I am more careful with the pressing sheet now.
Parts of these bundles surely can be saved!!!!; 1:56 PM
FabricandFlowers said...: Thanks for sharing your mishaps and keeping it real. In blogland everything is often so perfect.; 5:03 PM
StitchingKat said...: I think your thread nest would make an excellent bird nest on a quilt! That is how I make nests on my quilts.
Kat; 8:45 PM
Edie said...: That "tangle" is a gorgous sunflower! I see a pillow top in its future!

Edie; 9:45 PM
Julie Bagamary said...: OOOO - shape it into a heart, cover with tuile and secure...oh the possibilities. Reminds me a bit of the heart I made out of thread tails on:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/90351866/children-are-a-gift-pink; 6:45 AM
MooseStash Quilting said...: Welcome to my world, as it seems I have managed to do both of those dumb things. On a brighter note, to me anyway, I am glad to see that I am in good company!! hahahaha

I do not miss those ole Chicago winters! C O L D :-); 9:27 AM
Anonymous said...: the thread looks like the perfect opportunity for a giveaway!!

katina
kjkoukla(at hotmail dt cm; 6:43 PM
Juana Castañeda said...: Hay que tener siempre la plancha limpia, es le juramento, espero que entiendas lo que te escribo, soy una alumna de Madrid.

Un beso.; 6:45 AM