{"id":6595,"date":"2013-05-07T09:18:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T13:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=6595"},"modified":"2018-11-28T14:26:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:26:04","slug":"tool-tuesday-thread-snips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/05\/tool-tuesday-thread-snips.html","title":{"rendered":"tool tuesday: thread snips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thread snips are one of those rare items I buy in bulk. I keep a jar of them (I’m not kidding) next to the sewing machine because I can never find a scissors when I need one. (And I suspect you’ve been in this situation too, right?) They’re basic thread snips, nothing fancy, but they do the job well, and I don’t feel bad if I’ve already misplaced six pair that day; I just grab another one without taking the time to look for its buddies. They’ll show up later when I’m cleaning.<\/p>\n

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These are a simple, ingenious little tool that makes quick work of clipping the threads at the end of a seam or for removing stray threads from your finished sewing projects. They’re also useful for clipping into seam allowances on light- to medium-weight fabrics, and for marking notches. (I usually mark my notches with just a little clip at the location of the notch. Do you do that too?)<\/p>\n

We’ve added these\u00a0thread snips<\/a> to the shop, for your sewing tool kit.<\/p>\n

And I just went and counted. There are seven thread snips in the jar by the sewing machine today. Obviously I haven’t started my sewing yet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I always try to keep a pair or two of these thread snips handy. They make quick work of clipping thread tails from your seams or for removing any dangling threads from a project. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/thread-snips.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1In","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54157,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/03\/top-fifteen-tools-for-sewing.html","url_meta":{"origin":6595,"position":0},"title":"top fifteen tools for sewing","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"March 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When putting together an essential sewing toolkit, here are fifteen tools to consider.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/toolsTITLE.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39248,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/11\/how-to-do-a-faux-flatlock-seam.html","url_meta":{"origin":6595,"position":1},"title":"how to do a faux flatlock seam","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"November 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Shelley shows us how she tinkered with the tension settings on her overlocker to get a pretend flatlock seam. 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