I have taken a lot of craft classes over the years, and I
appreciate the teachers or other students sharing craft tips that are really
helpful. One of my favorite from a
quilting class is about safety pins, used to hold the layers of quilt front,
batting and backing together. There are
many ways to hold the layers together, but I like to use safety pins. I found, though, that it is a hassle to open
the pins and close them each time I put them away so they don’t get in a
tangled mess. I learned a trick! You
just pick up a pin, which is connected to several other pins in a knot, and
drop them from a few inches above your surface.
They come untangled! Sometimes
you may need to drop a small bunch a second time if they are still tangled. I am so happy to report that now I put the
open safely pins in the container when I am done with them, and don’t worry
about possible messes, because I know that I can untangle them in a heartbeat.
It saves much time, which is important to me, since I always have so many projects
I want to finish. Happy crafting!
~Gayle
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