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Comments on: Being Safe in the Wilds of the Sewing Room https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room 19th Century Costuming for Those Who Dream of the Past Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-265777 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:24:27 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-265777 In reply to Lili.

Oh dear! Glad you came out okay and got right back into sewing. 😀

]]> By: Lili https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-265775 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:31:43 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-265775 Next thing I know, my finger just feels like it's jammed in something, definitely not the sharp pain I expected. And I was surprisingly calm as I took my foot off the pedal and slid my finger down the needle that was shoved completely through it. It just feels a bit tender now and I've since had my dad change the needle (which I couldn't do for obvious reasons, and which he made a joke about - "bring the your finger here so we can test it out" 😂) and then went right back to sewing!]]> Aaand after years of sewing, it’s finally happened to me too. Was hyperfocusing for hours on a corset I’d been wanting to make for months, and I guess my brain got a bit tired and somehow let me put my finger in the space above the foot as the needle was coming down…. 😅 Next thing I know, my finger just feels like it’s jammed in something, definitely not the sharp pain I expected. And I was surprisingly calm as I took my foot off the pedal and slid my finger down the needle that was shoved completely through it. It just feels a bit tender now and I’ve since had my dad change the needle (which I couldn’t do for obvious reasons, and which he made a joke about – “bring the your finger here so we can test it out” 😂) and then went right back to sewing!

]]> By: Sam B https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-261301 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:38:11 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-261301 My mother was at her sewing desk in the living room, oiling her machine (not threaded, but she had left the needle in) when my then-3-year-old brother walked up and decided to try to touch the shiny thing. The needle went through his tiny little finger (without hitting any bone!) and they were both so shocked that neither of them jerked or yelled, thank goodness! The hole bled a little, of course, and (after forty years) I’ve forgotten if my mother decided to take him to the ER for x-rays just to be safe, or not. She always removed the needle before oiling her machines after that.

]]> By: Ros https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-228106 Mon, 01 May 2017 22:19:56 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-228106 I remember my aunt telling me a story of the time she sewed through her finger and I thought, how do you manage to do that. Well I found out a few months ago. I only got part of the way through. I released the pedal and went off to deal with the wound. Luckily it was more painful and less bleeding so I just applied a plaster to keep the sewing clean. When I tried to carry on sewing the needle hit the foot. At that point I realised the my finger had bent the needle. .

I’ve also managed to cut myself with sharp scissors. I never realised how sharp they can be till I’d done it the first time.

Doesn’t seem to be worth mentioning the number of times I’ve stuck pins or needles into my fingers.

]]> By: Duane https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-228101 Mon, 01 May 2017 19:39:05 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-228101 At the first quilting class I attended, the instructor said to be sure all fingers are away from the edge of the ruler when making rotary cuts. Guess who sliced her left index finger? I bandaged it tightly and continued cutting in spite of the throbbing. The class must go on! That was 25 years ago and there is still a scar. The feeling in that fingertip never fully returned.

]]> By: Lisha Vidler https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-201796 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:36:37 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-201796 Thankfully, I’ve never sewn through a finger! However, I did cut myself with my sewing shears once. I was clipping something that I was holding in my hand (stupid!), and I clipped a little too far—right through the base of my finger! It was a rather deep cut, but not wide, so I didn’t go to the ER. I just put some antibiotic ointment on it and bandaged it up. Didn’t even leave a scar, which surprised me. I don’t remember it hurting, either, so I must have just missed the nerve.

Also, I had a terrifying experience with my cat, about ten years ago. I left my pincushion out on the sofa arm, and when I came back into the room, I noticed that one of my threaded needles was missing. I thought I must be mistaken . . . until the kitty started this eerie vibrating cough. We rushed him to the vet, where they found the missing needle—lodged at the back of his throat! Fortunately, it got stuck there, where they could easily remove it with pliers. If he’d swallowed it, it would have meant surgery, because the thread attached to the needle can get tangled in their intestines and cause blockages or even gangrene. Now the cats are banned from my sewing room. Too many ways for them to get into trouble!

]]> By: Virginia Koutsouros https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-192478 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:42:36 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-192478 This was a fun and helpful read! Now I know I’m not the only Klutz at the machine…thanks

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/being-safe-in-the-wilds-of-the-sewing-room/comment-page-2#comment-106483 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:46:37 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=4597#comment-106483 In reply to Elisa Fisher.

Ouch and double ouch! 🙂

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