**A post dedicated to my tragic sewing mishap today... don't read if you get whoozy over things involving blood and body parts***
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I was sewing up some lovelies, and in the middle of installing a zipper, my finger ended up in the way... this finger always gets in the way... once it got in the way while I was "slicing up" my fabric with a rotary cutter...needless to say, the fabric wasn't the only thing that was sliced up...
But enough about that... back to TODAYS tragedy...
Yes, no worries... there was no blood/DNA left on any of the lovelies involved... it was for my first priority...
If you can believe it, I actually had to use my "reverse" mode on my sewing machine to get the needle out of finger... and when I say finger, I mean nail, flesh, etc...
It wasn't just a tiny prick like a cholesterol test...
It was a puncture wound (needle entered from the top of my nail, and went straight through)...
If you're not grossed out enough, quite yet... know that I actually had to use a seam ripper to take out a "stitch"...
Such a tragic thing... which means I'm typing with one hand today... and this blog post took about 30 minutes of my time to type...
But that just shows you how much I love blogging...
You can feel sorry for me now... go ahead, I know you want to comment and wish me well... go on... especially since I won't be getting any manicures anytime soon... my poor finger...
To make it all worse... my hubby isn't even around to give my "boo boo" a kiss...
Okay, enough whining, and back to sewing... yes of course, not even an injury can keep me away from my machine...
(Taken after my wound was cleaned)
Oh Karen! Ouch!! You are a trooper for blogging about it, and continuing to sew today. Nothing keeps a good crafter down! :-) Hope it heals quickly for you.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I throw up! You're like me..except my accidents occur in process of preparing culinary tasties...Did I tell you of the time I grated a LARGE chunk off my index finger knuckle? Then I was dumb enough to put the chunk back on in the hopes it would grow back ot have the nurse tell me I had to rip it off again! Oh yes, and I didn't bleed alot or leave any additional protein in that meal :o) Once it happened I just kept keeping on...Hope your war wound heals up fast and well!~Tini
ReplyDeleteOuch!! I'm always afraid of that happening, and frankly am shocked that it never has. Take care of that little finger. You're so dedicated. I can't believe you got "right back on the horse". Way to go!! Get well soon.
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Annee
ouch! if that happened to me id probably still be at the machine too freaked out to take the needle out. im scaread of needles, yet i love to sew, go figure! hope its feeling better!
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ReplyDeletekaren! i just love looking at your pictures and reading your stories. you are seriously talented, lady. love you and miss you!
ReplyDeleteSeriously OUCH!!! I did that to my finger when I was first learning to sew....(we wont talk about how long ago that was....) I hope it's feeling better!!
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