Keep Gloves Clean

To remove loose threads from my quilting gloves when I'm machine-quilting, I roll a large piece of clear packing tape into a circle with the sticky side out and place next to my machine. When I pick off a thread, I just touch the tape and it's no longer on my glove.

Vicky Hensley

Wingate, Texas

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