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From: John Larkin on 11 Apr 2010 22:47 On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:39:53 -0400, "Michael Robinson" <nospam(a)billburg.com> wrote: > >"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >message news:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com... >> When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >> button back on using tiny plastic straps. >> >> You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >> cuff that comes unstitched :-) >> >> Is there such a thing? >> >> ...Jim Thompson >> -- >A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >and some thread wrapped around. Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. > What's a pants cuff? Is that like a spat? John
From: J.A. Legris on 11 Apr 2010 23:00 On Apr 11, 10:39 pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in > messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a > > button back on using tiny plastic straps. > > > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's > > cuff that comes unstitched :-) > > > Is there such a thing? > > > ...Jim Thompson > > -- > > A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it > and some thread wrapped around. Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really sticks to polyester. -- Joe
From: Jim Thompson on 11 Apr 2010 23:13 On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:47:53 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:39:53 -0400, "Michael Robinson" ><nospam(a)billburg.com> wrote: > >> >>"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>message news:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com... >>> When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>> button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>> >>> You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>> cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>> >>> Is there such a thing? >>> >>> ...Jim Thompson >>> -- >>A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >>and some thread wrapped around. Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. >> > >What's a pants cuff? Is that like a spat? > >John Il sprech the San Fransicko hick ;-) Not even a cuff... the _hem_. Though cuffs are easier to fix than a straight hem... the cuff structure will hide a staple quite nicely :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Sjouke Burry on 11 Apr 2010 23:37 Spehro Pefhany wrote: > On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:51:54 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson > <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: > >> When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >> button back on using tiny plastic straps. >> >> You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >> cuff that comes unstitched :-) >> >> Is there such a thing? > > I've been known to use an actual stapler. I can second that. Premium emergency repair equipment.
From: Rich Webb on 12 Apr 2010 07:57
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:01:31 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:54:44 -0400, Spehro Pefhany ><speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: > >>On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:51:54 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson >><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >> >>>When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>>button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>> >>>You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>>cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>> >>>Is there such a thing? >> >>I've been known to use an actual stapler. >> >>> ...Jim Thompson >> >> >>Best regards, >>Spehro Pefhany > >Me too :-) Staple show... you'd think some clever soul would do it >with thread... it's embarrassing when you notice secretaries looking >oddly at your pant's cuff :-( Duct tape, of course. When traveling, take along a 3-ish foot strip. Easiest (for me, at least) is to fold over the first inch or so, glue to glue, and then wrap the rest around that. Takes up no space to speak of and it does come in handy. -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA |