Awhile back, I had posted about my habit of tossing threads to the floor as I work. Well, I'm happy to report that I haven't changed and I don't plan to. (except when I'm teaching on someone else' s machine. Why is it that my conscientious behaviour works in this situation, and not my own?)
I was a little bit worried about how my vacuum would like this habit. I finally came across something that works...
Voila, your $1.00 toilet brush.
It's clean of course! I picked this guy up from the dollar store. It works like a charm! So I 'sweep' this brush over my carpeted area and pick up all of the tossed threads - Aurifil, Wonderfil, Glide, Superior, Guterman. It doesn't play favourites! It doesn't get every single one of them, but it does the majority. And my vacuum is grateful.
And I found another use for it:
My design wall - it's been a disaster. I've tried vacuuming it, and the vacuum doesn't pick up the threads without sucking up the flannel. I've tried the sticky lint roller - which works somewhat but not that great and I hate wasting all of that paper!
Look at the after:
Amazing right!?
A great little tool for you tossers working on carpet.
You're welcome!
Thank you for the info, I have thread all over the place and I am always picking it up. It is on my clothes, carpet, runners - corners. This tool will help.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea especially for the design wall. That's the hardest one to clean.
ReplyDeleteThank you so,much for that great idea. I'm going to try it as soon as tomorrow morning
ReplyDeleteI am picking one up this week for my design wall. I've been so conscious of the threads since you pointed them out! And really, they are pretty bad right now.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea! The bottom of my tennis shoe works pretty well too!
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