I keep blue painter's tape at the ready. It sticks to everything and doesn't leave residue. I use it to indicate the wrong side of fabric, lay down a 1" (or whatever) seam guide on my machine bed, label slightly used needles, mark places on patterns or in books, and pick up stray threads from my clothes after a sewing session. A favorite application: cut a strip 1/4" wide and about 1/2" long, and lay it over the tip of my left thumbnail to use as a seam guide when hand-piecing.

I loved this! By the way, I have an oak box, about the size of a pound of butter, that opens up (actually, it kind of unrolls and lies flat). It's full of strange-looking feet and other attachments. I don't know what any of them are, except that they seem to fit on my Featherweight. On top of that, a helpful greatnephew took them all out of the box, and now I have no idea how they go back in.

Does anyone out there know what I'm talking about? Some of the things are really odd-looking. I'd love to know more.