Happy Tuesday!

About five years ago my lovely Eric found this book and brought it home to me. a simple, pink book, with the words almost completely faded from the binding.

It’s taken me this long, but I think I’m finally ready to share its contents with the world. It has helped me come to the conclusion that girls named “polly” have a much higher probability of being crafty and awesome.

It’s one of the coolest books I own, chock full of genuinely helpful tips, in addition to some quaint ideas about women’s responsibilities in the home. I thought I’d start sharing some of my favorite bits with you on a regular basis. Today’s Tuesday? Maybe Tuesdays will be my Polly’s Pointers days. Here’s the first one. Most of these are actually written by homemakers who have written in to Polly’s column.

“When I sew I never keep a wastebasket near me as there are always children playing on the floor. Now I take a six-inch piece of masking tape and lay it, sticky side up, on the right side of my sewing machine. Cut-off threads are put on the sticky tape. It never seems to get pushed off or blown on the floor. After the sewing is finished, I throw both the thread and tape away.”

Ever since I read that tip that’s how I deal with my cut threads. Some tips just don’t age!