[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Thanks for a wonderful trip back down memory lane Nancy!! I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard my mother say never to cut ANYTHING but cloth, with her "good sewing scissors"....and one of the most memorable spankings I ever got was when I decided to cut out Valentines with her pinking shears, so I would have that pretty zig-zag edge on my Valentines!!! That was back in 1952!! And that tip about the threrad pulling to get a straight line!!! Learned that from my home ec. teacher in sewing class, back in 1964! I had completely forgotten that until just now, reading your post! Y'all are making me want to start sewing again!!!

Yeah, I took home ec too, I guess they stopped offering it and it's such a useful class. Even if you never plan to sew, it gives you skills to know if you are looking at something that's well made or not. I had to hide my scissors from my children, but in 30 some years I only had to sharpen them once. They still look brand new. My avatar has my latest creation, "Little Miss Muffet."