Hanging by a thread

Since I posted the helpful hint on feathering floss ends I've been too busy to add the final exercise in the task of separating six strand floss into one and two threads for stitching. I've been busy getting things around the shop ready for winter and as a result my stock of needlework accessories has gotten so low that I had to do a major update to my web site. Add to that, I've been having to go to hospital three times a week to get a problem associated with sporadic high blood resolved. Everything is taking up more of my time than I care for. I won't keep you hanging by a thread, sort of - so to speak, Ok you have feathered out the ends of your cut length of floss. My recommendation is to feather both ends, the reason will show up later in this post. You still have to separate the six threads for use and trying to pull out a single thread from the others often results in a tangle mess. The following works the best when working on a table top or other surface; (a) Take a wooden clothes pin (the one with the little springy thing) and clamp it onto one end of the cut length of your floss. (b) Take the other end of the floss and hold five threads between your thumb and index finger of your right hand. (c) Take the single thread and hold it between your thumb and index finger of your left hand. (d) Raise both hands up until the clothes pin is clear of your working surface and slowly move your left hand to the left and your right hand to the right. (e) This action will cause the clothes pin to rotate in one direction or the other and as it rotates the single thread in your right hand will separate from the others with virtually no tangles or snags. (f) When the separation process is complete, pull the single thread out of the clothes pin and set it aside for future use. (g) Repeat the process for the remaining threads. (h) This provides for a hassle free method of separating your floss into onesies - twosies, - well almost. (i) Depending on the direction of the twist in the floss there may be one or two stubborn threads that kick up a fuss. (j) In this event simply take the end of your floss that you were holding between your fingers and clamp it with the clothes pin and do your separating from the other end. If you can't separate all the threads in your cut length of floss in 1-1/2 minutes read this post again and start over.LOL

Here's hoping that you can spend less time separating floss and more time stitching. Fred

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Hopefully in your next post you will explain an 'easy' way to thread a needle! :)

I hope your health problems clear up soon and that you have a productive winter.

Mavia

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Sometimes you can just pull the single thread out of the pack, sometimes you get a tangled mess. Anchor and DMC seem to separate better than the un-named stuff that comes in kits. I gave up chancing the tangles and just "do it my way".

Medical wise it is a slow time consuming effort. 1-1/2 hours three times a week in out patient, but things appear to be getting better. Dropped from 12 pain killers a day down to about 3 so something is working. A week ago my breakfast consisted of 22 pills of various types. I could have put them in a bowl and added milk and sugar if I had a mind for it. LOL

For some reason my blood pressure has been spiking up and over 230. Three CT scans show nuttin, an MRI is pending. I think that they have taken enough blood out of me for tests that they could train 2 dozen lab tecs, nuttin.

Winter is a four letter word around here - I detest the cold with a passion. There are momentary times when my malamute and dog sledding takes my mind off the cold but they are few and far between. I think I'm getting a bit too old for the sport.

Production wise I'm close to being business ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Fred

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